A call to all experts - BOOT tricks and TIPS

2 cents worth....

Wear the socks that feel best with the fit of your boot, not for the temperature that day. If you haven't worn the boots for a long time, you may want a thinner sock to start with. As the boots re-pack in, you may need a slightly thicker sock to take up the slack.

Assuming you have micro adjustable buckles, air on the side of slacker when you first put the boots on (esp. the two lower buckles). you can always spin the buckles a little tighter if they are coming undone. Once you have over tightened buckles, they won't stay done up if you try to slacken them off during the day.

I like to have my boots quite warm before I put them on. I carry them in a thermal bag, with a heat pack across the fronts of the boots. This helps with getting them on, but also allows the boot to conform to my foot/leg. Cold boots seem to want to do their own thing.

If you are able to look :shock: while you are turning, you may see the boot moving sideways/laterally a little in the front binding. This is the way the binding is designed. Any up/down movements sounds wrong.


Trencher

Trencher wrote: Cold boots seem to want to do their own thing.

Ain't that the truth....I had a stand up fight with my old Atomic boots in Sauze last year when I stupidly left them out on the balcony all night. They were cold, not frozen, but they did not allow my foot anywhere near them, so I gave them a right good talking to, a bit of a kick, and sweated a lot.

So you sleep with your skis but leave your boots out in the cold, Tony?!!
Suggest you're nicer to your boots in future, it's more important to treat them sweet than your skis!

My experiences are similar to the other guys I have two pairs of the same good quality ski sock and they are the only ones i use.
Many trips of trial and error. :)

I have brought my self small boot warmers (about £20)which are the best thing i have ever brought.
Not only do they dry out any water from worn front seal and sweat (although im really lucky on that front and dont really suffer with sweaty feet) but they also mean my feet slide into them reasonably easy.
Many a comedy sketch has unfolded with me hopping around car parks swearing and trying to get my feet in cold boots trying to avoid stepping in snow/puddles or fall against dirty cars.
If you have damp boots your feet will get cold no matter how good your socks are.
Try a little test see if you feet are warm for the first couple of days and get colder towards the middle of the week. If so bet its moisture in your boot.

If they are really cold not a hope in hell of getting them in too painfull.

Finally even though i have had my boots proffesionally fitted by Pro Feet I still need to do a cruise run on a blue or green first thing to warm up my feet. If I go straight into a steep,Bumpy or icy run then i get cramp all day. Easy run first and bliss all day. Boots are a funny thing its about trial and error and seeing what works for you.

With regards to tightness no tighter than you need them I have the top two and power strap reasonably tight and the bottom 2 just about tight as your feet warm up they will expand into the boot anyway now i have my setting i stick with it if i change it then problems.

Socks ,,,,,,, guys wear the socks that you were wearing when you had the boots fitted remember one pair for a week ......... and please don't leave anything out in the cold overnight :shock:

Ian Wickham wrote:Socks ,,,,,,, guys wear the socks that you were wearing when you had the boots fitted remember one pair for a week .........

snowb4ndit wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:Socks ,,,,,,, guys wear the socks that you were wearing when you had the boots fitted remember one pair for a week .........

You changed the photo ????

Yeah...I thought the new picture looked more like you. :lol: :wink: