 Bunny boots in the hallway of Cully Camp, Point Lay, Alaska. Image by Alaska Jack, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Mickey And BunnyBunny boots Bunny boots Extreme Cold weather boots, originally issued to the military Bunny boots or Mickey Mouse boots (depending on the version) are the most common nicknames for the Extreme Cold Vapor Barrier Boots (Types I and II) used by the United States Armed Forces. These large, bulbous, waterproof rubber boots can be worn in extremely cold weather, −20 to −60 °F (−29 to −51 °C), with the liner-free interior retaining warmth by sandwiching up to one inch of wool and felt insulation between two vacuum-tight layers of rubber; this vacuum layer insulates the wearer's feet similar to a vacuum flask.[1][citation needed] These boots were originally developed at the Navy Clothing and Textile Research Center in Natick, Massachusetts, for… (Source: Wikipedia)
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