...what are the warmest boots readily available to me?

Okay, so I admit that I've been reluctant to pull the trigger on the Canada Goose coat. In fact, I went to TWO stores, tried on different styles, decided on the medium Trillium Parka in Pacific Blue and asked that my family contribute to that coat as my Christmas gift. But, according to the manager at Woodfield's Nordstrom, Canada Goose blew up (I attribute this fact to my recent blog post, obvs) and didn't have good enough import/export practices in place... so now, especially because of the animal products/coyote fur, they are being held up at customs. Woo.

While I haven't committed money to that coat yet, I still need to replace my old Timberland boots (from college like 10 years ago) which have held up admirably... until recently beginning to leak in spite of me waterproofing them every year. So I took to Google and found The Wirecutter's AWESOME winter boot test + results~ they really thought this out, and you can read their full report here.  I ordered them. $120 is worth it for another decade of warm, dry feet! Plus Zappo's has free shipping and free returns. Here's what Wirecutter said in a nutshell:

"After more than 30 hours of research, six expert interviews, 18 bouts of dunking boot-clad feet in frigid water (with six catastrophic boot leaks!), salt baths, and donning sophisticated temperature and humidity sensors most commonly used in frozen food container shipping, we found that the Columbia Bugaboot Plus II Omni-Heat Winter Boot is the best winter boot for most people. It’s available for men and women."