Work Boots

Work Boots is an Outer feet item in The Long Dark. It adds 2°C warmth and 1°C windproofing. Waterproofing is 5%. It weighs 1.5 kg.

Within the Outer feet slot its 2°C warmth ranks #6 of 12 entries here — mid-pack for that layer.

At 1.33°C per kg its warmth-to-weight ratio ranks #81 of 100 clothing items with both values recorded — a poor return for the weight.

Its 7% protection is a small edge in a predator struggle, though mobility and warmth matter more in most runs.

Note the 10% 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; 1 × Cloth; 90 minutes; 50% condition and harvests into 2 × Cured leather; 90 minutes.

Verdict: Overall Work Boots is a 2°C Outer feet piece, best reserved for cold-weather loadouts where the mobility hit is affordable.