i used to freeze my katooies off using stocking foot waders but since i went 5mm with a heavy insulate bootfoot life has been good
it keeps your core heat up so a little lose here or there is no big deal plus the circulation in your feet dosen't get cut off like stocking feet tend to do
polor fleece stirrup pants (got mine from cabela's)
light weight gore-tex type hooded jacket in my pack

about the only saftey gear i carry is a dry roll of TP and one of those magnesium bar type fire starters but i'm thinking about getting one of those SOS types of PFD's for this winter