Snow Moccasins
The pinnacle of foot wear for the cold snow. Rubber is a KILLER on or near your foot. The former breathes - this is critical - and is tough - the latter (rubber) not at all (but can be tough). There is a reason the Canadian military mucluck is made almost entirly from nylon breathable canvas.
Limit the use of these mocks to the woods with snow, with below freezing temperatures. In other words, avoid water and rough abrasion.
It does not take much to keep a moving foot warm in cold temperatures—but keep it dry.
A fur on deer hide sock for cold cold temps will take too much time to make wbit can work well.
Avoid over two pairs ofe commercial socks (including wool) as these will cut off circulation and thuscool your foot; you should half wear any additional socks when this is done however, by folding back shoot portion of the sock so the opening is just forward of the toe of the sock.
Opt for wool socks or wool rags wrapped around the foot for a sock.
The best additional insulation and to keep the foot dry is to stuff it with dry wild grasses when available as this is a free, readily available, biodegradable and very warm solution; it’s also abundant in the woods; cut it, dont rip it out; replace when well damp and/or frozen which should be about every three or four days.
Know that rags if used as insulation, tend to migrate and bunch and are not replaceable when they get wet, frosty, and frozen. They would need to be dried and this can be a chore in the freezing winter.
I have read the escimo used rabbit hid socks for the inside of their boot with dry moss.
As mentioned earlier, use a running stich or any other stitch with an overlap seam. Do not use a whip stitch on smoked skins.
My current preferred approach is to lay a generous inner sole of the moch with worked fur on deer hide. Wear two wool socks in very cold temperatures or one with a buckskin mock or other cloth wrap over the socks. Any cold spots that arise should be covered or stuffed with dry grass.
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