Boot warmers....which brand?

Hi,

I have skied for a number of years now and found that both with my first pair of boots and my second pair that my feet still get cold and begin to ache after even only 30 mins to 1 hour. My hands, ears head ect do the same if they get cold so I was thinking of trying the boot heaters to see if that solved the problem. I can't use the little charcoal bags as I'm one of those people that can feel even the smallest stone in my shoe and find them extremely uncomforatble. Can anyone recommend any brands. I don't ski all day (and as it's gotten worse I'm lucky to ski more than a couple of hours) but even if they weren't aching I'd probably only ski a total of about 4 hours per day, maybe 5.

Cheers,

Jess

Edited to add: I should probably also tell you that I have very low blood pressure and bad circulation. Not sure if that is making it worse

Bad circulation will definitely not help. A friend swears by thermic bootwarmers.
Making sure you start warm and dry helps, sounds obvious but easily overlooked if you wear ski socks in trainers to the hill and then get changed the chances are your socks are not dry when you put them in cold boots. I find that filling a couple of water bottles from the kettle and putting them in my boots with my ski socks used as stoppers on the way to the hill means I start the day dry and toasty, it is far easier to stay warm rather than get warm.
Boot gloves are a useful addition, if you've not come across them they are made of neoprene and go over your boot like double glazing for feet. I bought mine in Canada but you can find them easily by using google. Again put them on while you, your socks and boots are dry and warm.

I have Thermic warmers, and they work well. They do need to be cut in to footbeds by a boot fitter, unless you are happy with cheap inner soles that come with them. They are expensive, and the additional work to install them may not be worth it for limited use.

Boot Gloves are fantastic. They really help.

Just to check... that you are putting the charcoal warmers over, and just behind your toes, not underneath. Most people have enough room at the base of the toes (above the foot) for toe warmers (not hand warmers). I have used hand warmer between boot gloves, and the boots. It works well and last about two to three hours.