Combat Boots

Combat Boots is an Outer feet item in The Long Dark. It adds 1.5°C warmth and 1°C windproofing. Waterproofing is 20%. It weighs 2 kg.

Within the Outer feet slot its 1.5°C warmth ranks #7 of 12 entries here — mid-pack for that layer.

At 0.75°C per kg its warmth-to-weight ratio ranks #99 of 100 clothing items with both values recorded — a poor return for the weight.

Its 10% protection is a small edge in a predator struggle, though mobility and warmth matter more in most runs.

Note the 7% mobility penalty — it slows you slightly, so a lighter inner layer can be the better trade when you are carrying a heavy load.

Crafting notes: it repairs with 1 × Cured leather; 30 minutes; 25% condition and harvests into 1 × Cured leather; 90 minutes.

Verdict: Overall Combat Boots is a 1.5°C Outer feet piece, best reserved for cold-weather loadouts where the mobility hit is affordable.