Many down booties are designed with a certain degree of water-resistance and soles made for use in harsher elements like snow, ice and puddles. The GearJunkie squad uses down and synthetic-fill booties and socks on outdoor adventures year-round.

We love that there’s a heel loop and tongue loop, so you can easily slide in your fingers to pull on the booties over thick socks. The aluminum frame – if you’re into that kind of thing – and suspension system evenly distribute the weight of the load around your body, making the Rock comfortable to wear. Made with a 100% recycled adventure-ready ripstop upper, 100% recycled polyester rib knit collar, and 50% recycled polyester heel, you can walk in confidence knowing these kicks were sustainably manufactured. Designed with a vegan quilted upper insulation, the Teva ReEMBER will keep your feet warm while doing chores around the house or hanging out by the bonfire at camp.Throughout our field tests and personal experience, we determined the best down booties and socks based on a variety of metrics including insulation value, warmth, durability, comfort, support, fit, cuff height, adjustability, traction, and quality. Waterproof Fabric: The surface is made of 20D waterproof nylon, which has good breathability and prevents moisture and water vapour from entering. If you are looking for the lightest down booty option that will be hardly noticeable in your pack, the GooseFeet Gear Down Socks or The North Face Summit Advanced Mountain Kit Sleeping Sock are the way to go. Big Agnes’ FireLine Eco recycled synthetic insulation kept our tester’s feet comfortably warm while sitting on a patio in 30-degree temps.

Before you wear your down booties out in the snow, also make sure they have tractioned soles that are thick enough to keep your feet insulated while you are walking. Most commonly this drawstring closure is found in mid-calf styles like the Baffin CUSH Booties, but the above-the-ankle Big Agnes Full Moon Camp Booties utilize this engineering as well. And while they’re labeled as socks, we found them to be more of a bootie style, as they do have an insulated sole. Standing on her feet atop snow all day with these extremely stylish booties at 10,000 feet above sea level: This après bootie is also a worker’s bootie. The Standard Booties contain 800-fill European-sourced goose down and are finished with a foam insole and nonslip Toughtek outsole.If you live in a place that sees colder, wet winters, you’ll probably want to snag a pair that has more coverage if you’ll be out in the elements more frequently. You’ll commonly see them worn in places like winter huts, inside four-season tents, or on trips for ski mountaineering, ice climbing, backcountry skiing and touring, winter camping, and more. If you’ve scrolled through our list of down bootie options, you likely noticed that some of these products have outsole tread while others have little to none. They offer high coverage, feature a high fill power for maximum warmth, and are amazingly lightweight at 6 ounces per pair. I usually wear a medium (or sometimes a small; 32"x30" jeans) and the medium fits me fine (EDIT: I am a man, 5'9" 170lb).

While the extra amount of tread is ideal for outdoor use, they probably wouldn’t be ideal for sticking in your sleeping bag or kicking back in your apartment due to the bulkiness. Along with cuff lengths, down booties use various mechanisms to provide your feet and ankles with protection from debris, cold breezes, snow, and other intrusive elements. Some down booties are designed with an elastic cuff closure that fits snugly around the ankle or lower leg. On the other hand, many down bootie options listed in this guide are water resistant, meaning they can repel water or snow off their surfaces to a certain degree. There is a lot to love about these slippers, but our favorite aspect is the collapsible heel that converts them into slide-on slippers.

More expensive premium down booties have extras like robust soles for walking outside, more down, and a higher cut.