You guys with the Bunny boots

[Coon]

Got mine today...are the soles on these things thick enough to put sheet metal screws in? I know the heels are, but not sure about the soles. Not much of a tread on em.

[Random guy]

Nope, and you cant get the blood out of your socks when you do try it. They are slick thats for sure. I actaully like it as I don't track as much snow in and out of the rentals and plow trucks but watch out for a little loose snow on the ice or a wet kitchen floor. Both will put you on you butt, this I know.

[Mid-Lake Rock]

Jonny is 100% correct. My advice is to get some ice spikes. Bunny boots are super warm and should last you many years. Don't wreck them with screws.

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[motley man]

Slip on the ice spikes.

[Ed Carlson]

I used 1/4" Sheet metal screws in the lugs on my Bunnys for 15 years or more, worked well for me. They have a raised head, that offers more bite on ice.

A few on the heal, and a X on the lugs of the fore step across the front. Just in the thickest lugs, and just deep enough to seat them, do not strip them...snug is good. I never bothered with super glue, but a drop as you seat the sheet metal screw couldn't hurt.

Once installed, they do get slippery on tile floors, so watch that. And as was mentioned, done walk on linoleum floors with them, or you will cut holes.

I installed them years ago as I could not find a decent set of add on cleats that stayed put on the fat boots. And the ones that did, were a pain to wear anyway. The screws did the trick for me and did not lessen the life of the boots any. Mine just wore out and the seams finally let loose after 20 years of use...not a bad investment in boots for $15 at the time..new.

Add a couple, and see what you think. They will not hurt them thick lugs one way or another.

[Coon]

Ed, Man them lugs on the main part of the boot dont stick out but about an eighth of an inch. I'm half ascayerd to put the screws to em.

[bee]

I have used screws for years. No problem. No leaks.

[Mainehazmt]

always hated em too heavy just wasnt right now the mucklucks the airforce had were great till they got wet now I stick to my rocky blizzards and yes added self tapping screws to them!

[castmaster]

I tell ya, after reading how many guys have these and say are "super warm" they are I wonder if all the pairs we had years ago were defects or something. We always called them "Koreans" back then, I'm guessing cause they must have been Korean War surplus boots. Had USMC stamped on the back. Those things were some of the coldest winter boots I have ever owned. We had to have ahd 6 or 7 pairs at one time, and each was as cold as the next. My dad still wears his early and late in the season but I've long since gone to warmer boots.

Plus I always HATED the way you got nice black rubber burns/blisters on your ankles if/when your socks slid down.

[Random guy]

I love my mickey/bunny boots because they are are warm, water proof and hold up to the wear and tear of running rentals houses and plow trucks. This incudes welding, torching, fuel getting on them, crawling around on the shop floor and all the knicks and cuts from augers, skimmers, and steel skids. Now if all I did was go out and ice fish all day I would not use them. My mukluks are much warmer as are my good old Lacrosse Ice Kings. Now as far as mickey boots once you breach the air barrier between the layers of the boot such as driving a screw into it you can bet they are going to be colder. I had one boot that the air layer cracked on the top about 1/2 inch long and that boot/foot was cold right away verses the other on that was not cracked until I glued it shut.

[Ed Carlson]

The (ECWCS) soles are 35mm thick, before the bottom tread is vulcanized on, it's nearly 2" thick before the bottom of the tread. A 3/16 to 1/4 " sheet metal screw will never reach the inner sole let alone the sidewall bladder chamber. The air bladder is vulcanized to the bottom not the foot bed or the tread base.

The insulated white boot, called the white Mickey Mouse or "Bunny Boot," is designed for wear in cold-dry conditions and will protect the feet in temperatures as low as –60° F. The boots have a seamless inner and outer carcass, direct molded sole, sealed insulation, and an outside air release valve used to compensate for pressure differentials. The sealed insulation exceeds that of the black boots for protection against the hazards of a cold-dry environment. Like the black boots, the white boots are worn over one pair of cushion sole socks. The air release valve provides airborne troops a means of equalizing external and internal air pressures when undergoing extreme changes in altitude. This valve must remain closed at all other times to prevent the possibility of introducing any amount of moisture into the insulation of the boot and rendering it permanently unserviceable.

These boots remain an active component of the Extreme Cold Weather ensemble (ECWCS). Later nomenclature was similar to "Boots Cold Weather, Men’s and Women’s, Rubber White, Insulated, with Release Valve" or "Boot, Extreme Cold Weather" under specification MIL-B-41816. There are a large number of NSNs that apply to these boots, depending on time period and size.

The boots and procedures for use are described in FM 31-70 Basic Cold Weather Manual.

Problems with Mickey Mouse Boots.

While the Mickey Mouse type Extreme Cold Weather boots are the most effective American boots for cold conditions, they have their drawbacks. They are very heavy and bulky and can inhibit rapid movements by soldiers wearing them. The top edge of the boot can chafe the calf on marches, quickly causing a painful sore. The wearer's feet tend to sweat a lot in these boots which can cause problems when clean, dry socks are not available in field conditions. However, the problems are small compared to the cold injuries prevented by these boots.

Everything you ever wanted to know about Bunny or Mickey Boots, but were afraid to ask.

Bunny/Mickey Boots History of.