I looking for something to wear with water shoes/sandals. I need to keep fire ants away when at the river. How do you think these would work?
145628
These "socks" are good for their intended use, but based on my experience with fire ants, you need something that will fit very tight - nearly air tight - and these aren't constructed that way
145629
I used them with Chaco sandles in Hawaii on a muddy trail. Worked great for me.
145630
The socks are only about 3 inches high--just over the ankles. They also have a tread pattern on the bottom. So I think they may be of limited use for your purpose although, happily, I don't have any experience with fire ants!
145631
Hmm-m-m . . . I have no experience with fire ants at all, so I'm hesitant to say. But these are a synthetic material, definitely thicker than a typical pair of socks, and have rubber grips on the bottom. But not thick enough to go very long on a rough surfaces (asphalt, say) without any shoes. Our river experiences are with some smooth-ish rocks and sand. These should be great for that. And I would think fine for your purposes-- although, as you can see, they're only ankle high. (I loved them for snorkeling!)
224195
It makes a good sock. I use it with my wading boots when I don't want to wear my waders. I wear a women's 8 & my neoprene socks are a small. Very comfortable, wet or dry.
1289143
I haven't had that problem because I always wear socks and don't get mud over the sides if I can help it. So far, I haven't had mud or water spill over. If I think that might happen, I wear another type of boot or I can avoid the problems areas in the fields. I would think these are just for casual yard wear...something that you don't get your regular shoes wet.
1466690
I think you can use them for either. I use stocking waders with shoes over them n these fins work awesome. I'm sure you could tighten them down to work with just stockings if you wanted.
1659176
Yes! Musquito dunks should work wherever there is standin water. I use them in my waterfall to keep the pest at bay.
1426358
Dicey. I use them to keep my feet warm while kayaking in cold weather. The bottom is a soft diamond pattern of the same material as the sock. I noticed the other day that the diamond pattern around the ball of my foot (where it pushes on the foot brace) was starting to wear. I've since attached moleskin to the foot brace so I'm not pushing against the hard plastic. Sand is pretty abrasive. I believe neoprene boots have a hard sole; those might work better on sand. Hope you find something that works for you.
1466691
I think they would work either way. My boots fit snuggly and I've use them with lighter weight neoprene boots. So I think they would work fine with wader stocking only.
1411635
Hmm-m-m-m. . . I love thinking outside the box! Yes, I THINK these would work for that. They're stretchy, would cling to your feet, and offer a measure of protection from debris in the sand and heat. I don't know if they would keep the sand completely out though. Don't know what to say about size, except that I take between an 8 1/2 and 9, got a large, and it was a bit big (but no problem for swimming with fins).
1579227
These boots definitely kept the water out for my purposes ( tide pooling on the rocky Northern California Coast). I had my doubts, but the combo of these boots plus some wool nearly-knee high socks, kept my normally cold feet warm and dry. One thing that I avoided was trying to enter pools of water that were taller than the boots. After adjusting/tightening the boots, I made sure the tallest body of water I entered was approximately the same height as the boots. I didn't have a problem with keeping dry because I kept that in mind. Hope that helps. Good luck in your adventures!
1029903
I would say no. The feet on these are for walking in the water but you should put on water shoes with the feet so you don't cut them on anything. Lobster men would have reinforced boots on them.
871285
I would just get a good pair of felt lined waterproof boots and wool socks. These socks are good for keeping your feet dry but they also make your feet sweat a bit. In a cold weather situation these socks would keep your feet dry, but they would also be frozen.
552568
I wear them over my dry suit socks.They work OK for that, water gets trapped in them because of the soles. This I only notice when walking out of the water.
1338764
These boots are not watertight as they are meant to be worn with waders which keep your feet dry. In fact, one of their features is that they "drain well".
634908
I actually wear stocking foot fishing waders under these boots. The waders' neoprene foot material is probably about 3mm thick. I ordered the boots one size larger than my shoe size and there is plenty of room. Unless the sock you're thinking of is VERY thin, I would assume that they would not be comfortable unless you ordered the boots a size larger.
2104227
I ruined the first one I used - I pulled it in two trying to wear it in a shoe that was too snug for the apparatus but since then I have worn one on each foot in my sneakers especially when I'm walking. I find it hard to wear them with sandals but they sure help in the sneakers. I ordered an extra pair from Amazon as I couldn't find them in the stores here at that time. I've had them for about 3 or 4 months now. Hope this helps............hint don't try to stretch them too far.
950882
In Georgia, I have applied Termidor in early April due to the amount of rain we have received this year. It has worked quite well for our Fire Ants even though they still spread because the rain has a tendency to drive them from their nests and make them seek other places, such as hollow trees and some man-made places such as car ports, etc.I will re-apply when the rain ceases for a week or so straight in a stretch.Great stuff, though. I wish you well.
469335
Works with swarming carpenter ants. Fire ants usually found outside and there are many products to eradicate those.