Sorrel if it’s cold. Llbean duck boots are not warm. Something like this for non massive snow storm days: https://www.amazon.com/Tretorn-Womens-Lina-Rain-Black

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, just wait until it gets cold and have them check out what the other kids are wearing.

I’m from Minnesota and think it’s good to have a pair of waterproof, insulated boots for when it’s actually snowing and/or below zero. I like Timberlands for that purpose, but I’m in my 30s and don’t know what the kids are wearing these days. On the average day that it’s just cold outside (like 0-30 degrees), I think a regular boot with wool socks is fine. Think Blundstones or a Chelsea boot.

I don’t disagree with you but if getting 2 pairs of boots for this reason, instead of the timberlands I’d get an actual pair of snow boots like Sorel so they could be used when going skiing etc.

Anonymous wrote:Blundstones. Water proof, stylish, sturdy chelsea boots.

Try on every show’ I love the look of blundstones and sorrel, but they don’t fit my foot.

Anonymous wrote:LL bean duck boots. Gortex lined

This

Honestly, just wait until it gets cold and have them check out what the other kids are wearing.

I’m from Minnesota and think it’s good to have a pair of waterproof, insulated boots for when it’s actually snowing and/or below zero. I like Timberlands for that purpose, but I’m in my 30s and don’t know what the kids are wearing these days. On the average day that it’s just cold outside (like 0-30 degrees), I think a regular boot with wool socks is fine. Think Blundstones or a Chelsea boot.

I and my brother went to Bowdoin and Bates, respectively - I don’t remember what boots I wore, but the paths to walk around campus are constantly icy and slippery in the winter, because even though they are cleared and salted, the adjacent snow melts a little in the day making the paths wet and then freezes every night. My brother broke his wrist this way and it was not an uncommon fall to take.

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Anonymous wrote:Those Uggs that look like duck boots. They have been rated the best ocerall by NYTimes Wirecutter.

If the Uggs are too pricey, get something from Pajar or Merrell.

Wire cutter slammed the llbean snow boots as “rain boots masquerading as snow boots”. Pretty harsh.

DP. You know what? I always disagree with wire cutter. It is inexplicable. I know they have a whole methodology, but it’s just always opposite of what I’ve found. I have both the Sorels and the LL Bean duck boots. The duck boots are a billion times more comfortable and easy on/off and plenty warm. They are too slippery for icy days, yes, and for those I wear the Sorels, which are really too heavy and cumbersome for every day use. I think if I were a college student I’d want a boot like the Blundstone or LL Bean for regular use, and a snow boot for when it’s actually snowy/icy/slushy.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Those Uggs that look like duck boots. They have been rated the best ocerall by NYTimes Wirecutter.

If the Uggs are too pricey, get something from Pajar or Merrell.

Wire cutter slammed the llbean snow boots as “rain boots masquerading as snow boots”. Pretty harsh.

Don’t care. They have been made in Maine and worn on the very snowy northeast and Midwest for decades. Their reputation has stood the test of time

That doesn’t mean other brands aren’t better.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Those Uggs that look like duck boots. They have been rated the best ocerall by NYTimes Wirecutter.

If the Uggs are too pricey, get something from Pajar or Merrell.

Wire cutter slammed the llbean snow boots as “rain boots masquerading as snow boots”. Pretty harsh.

Don’t care. They have been made in Maine and worn on the very snowy northeast and Midwest for decades. Their reputation has stood the test of time

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Anonymous wrote:LL bean duck boots. Gortex lined

No. This is a terrible suggestion; duck boots are too slippery for ice and snow. Duck boots are for wet fall conditions, not winter.

I wear mine all winter in Chicago. They are fine. No boots will prevent you from slipping on ice unless they have ice grippers on them. But that is overkill for a college student

Anonymous wrote:Those Uggs that look like duck boots. They have been rated the best ocerall by NYTimes Wirecutter.

If the Uggs are too pricey, get something from Pajar or Merrell.

Wire cutter slammed the llbean snow boots as “rain boots masquerading as snow boots”. Pretty harsh.

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Anonymous wrote:LL bean duck boots. Gortex lined

No. This is a terrible suggestion; duck boots are too slippery for ice and snow. Duck boots are for wet fall conditions, not winter.

NP - not in my experience. I wore them through four years of college in Chicago, and three years after that, also living there. I still have them, actually 25+ years later - they still keep my feet warm and dry. I agree with the suggestion to pair them with warm, thick socks.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LL bean duck boots. Gortex lined

No. This is a terrible suggestion; duck boots are too slippery for ice and snow. Duck boots are for wet fall conditions, not winter.

I never had trouble with them.

Correct. For college students who don't want to look dorky--as they would in Sorels--this, or Blundstones, is the answer.

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Anonymous wrote:Uggs Adirondacks with wool lining

These

Times a thousand

Those Uggs that look like duck boots. They have been rated the best ocerall by NYTimes Wirecutter.

If the Uggs are too pricey, get something from Pajar or Merrell.