If don't want to mess around, go for the bunny boots.
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Didn't know you were in Maine. Bunny boots are overkill. But seriously, they are the best for "real" winters. The kind of winter where 0F feels like a heat wave.
Gosh, I'm a dope... I forgot I had, at one time, been issued Bunny boots... Those are definitely too much for what I'm aiming to do. 😁
Yeah, I figured it out after I read some of your notes... For me, they are my daily footwear for now... Something about dragging kids down the side of the road if there is a car wreck or unforeseen disaster warrants the bunny boots whenever I go out.