I think that Bill Fornshell had started a thread about a pair of cuben booties he made a couple years ago, though I couldn't find it, so I'll start a new one and maybe someone can provide the link for the old one. My vision is a bit heavier, but potentially a little more utilitarian as well. I've used some left over momentum 90 to fashion the front end of the bootie, and some scrap dyneema to make the "under foot" material. They can be worn as booties or finger warmers and the silnylon bottom version could also be used as a rain mitt. Total weight using 5 oz XP is 1.7 oz for the pair. The 2.5 XP pair I made with sylnylon is .95 oz, but the fabric is VERY slippery if using on snow. Initial testing had my feet sweating in 40 degree weather within 20 minutes. This weekend will be my first field test, though my girlfriend has used them 5-6 times with warm and comfy results.
The inspiration for these came from my own thoughts as well as reading about the pair of cuben ones Bill made a couple of years back.
