 Poster: A snowHead
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After too many years of persisting with a boot that was one size too large, I spent a few hours getting fitted properly yesterday - after a lot of sucking of teeth and amusement at my fully collapsed arches we agreed on a pair of Salmon x-max 100. The difference in my skiing today was incredible, it was like going from flip-flops to running shoes. I've been skiing with the boot fitter so he knows how I ski and has been tutting at my boot fit for some time now.... Should have listened sooner!
One question though.... And I suspect this will prove to be divisive as the casque / sans casque debate:
Should I do them up again after taking them off each evening, or should I completely undo and open up, so I start the buckling afresh each morning with, arguably, an easier time getting the boots on.
I'll ask the chap I bought them from when I go back for some tweaking tomorrow afternoon (if I don't see him for a drink before then), but would welcome the thoughts on pros and cons from the assembled masses.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@NoDosh,
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should I completely undo and open up, so I start the buckling afresh each morning with, arguably, an easier time getting the boots on.
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If you struggle to get into your boots in the morning then I can recommend a Slippin - .... http://www.slippinltd.com/
Otherwise, I've always assumed keeping them closed helps to retain the shape. Most important thing is to get them dry and unbuckling may help that. When a boot is damp it is v hard work to slip into. Which is completely the opposite of some other things.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Closed, @NoDosh, definitely.
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Closed, no debate to be had 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I keep mine closed, on the loosest notch.
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Was always told to close them to keep their shape, been doing it since I was 8. Don't know any different really. But never had issues with my boot losing it's shape either.
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Presume though who close don't close with the liner in?? Def want that liner out overnight to dry... I don't bother buckling my shell overnight but do leave them stored with liners in, dry, fully buckled for long periods of time.
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I don't think my boots dry out completely during the season.
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Never felt the need to take my liners out while away, but then never had any issues with them getting wet either.
I used to shove my boots in to the locker open and have a 5 minute fight to get them done up again (big calf mussles from playing hockey that need to be squeezed up each morning, which takes me from hardly able to latch on first notch to snug on final notch). I now leave them buckled up reasonably tightly and it IS easier to get them buckled again in the morning as they do hold a bit of their shape, so I'm just fighting my calfs, not the boot plastic too.
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closed on the loosest notch (which just happens to be the notch i use anyway), with liners in. close them up right away, so the micro adjusts don't get randomly turned between use.
doubt that not closing or closing the buckles will make any difference to the drying of the liners.
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I leave mine open to dry out, closed for any other storage
Getting them on in the morning, easily dealt with by putting them on the boot dryer for 10 mins before putting them on, just warms them up a bit to be flexible
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Never felt the need to take my liners out while away, but then never had any issues with them getting wet either.
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+1 I store mine closed. My arthritic fingers are incapable of getting liners in and out without pain - they stay in permanently. Never been aware of any problems of dampness.
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Never felt the need to take my liners out while away, but then never had any issues with them getting wet either.
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+1 I store mine closed. My arthritic fingers are incapable of getting liners in and out without pain - they stay in permanently. Never been aware of any problems of dampness. |
+1 in every detail. But I put boot heaters in them every evening and for a short while in the morning again, before I put them on. And I also use a Slippin.
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You know it makes sense.
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Fully closed with a set of these in em
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Ah yes, should have said - the wardrobe/boot store in my apartment has a built in set of 4 cold air blowers, which I put on overnight, and I also use bootwarmers if feeling indulgent.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Closed !
You only have to look on fleebay to see what happens if you store boots with the buckles not closed. Does it cause any lasting problems  not sure as I have always stored boots with buckles closed.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Mosha Marc, +1 to your post! I have same, very good.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Fully closed with a set of these in em
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Are those the things that make them easier to slip into when they are damp .... ?
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@foxtrotzulu, brilliant, thanks for posting this. Never seen these before but already just ordered one, should help my size 13's slip into the boots a bit easier! Obviously big feet are good in some ways  but they are a right pain to get into ski boots!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@sev112, lol! So that's why I have such trouble, didn't realise I was supposed to take those out before putting the boots on 
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So..... Closed then 
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@NoDosh, yes - and remember, always but your left sock on before the right. That's also tremendously important
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Even if I wear the left one inside-out on the right foot? These are the details we need.
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My new heated ski socks are "handed" - or "footed", so require that much more thought. Plus I have to have the "app", of course to avoid groping up the leg of my trousers to alter the heat setting. Life gets more and more complicated....
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@pam w, I would 'ave thought you have a glamorous assistant to grope up/down yer trouser leg to make any and all adjustments that you may find necessary or indeed desirable? No?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@red 27, No, my personal dresser doesn't like the cold, but does come with me to Sardinia in the summer.....
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@sev112, no, they're boot dryers/warmers.
Once you've put on a pair of warmed, dry boots in the morning you'll never look back 
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I have been told a few times that the boots should be left buckled at your ski setting overnight, but cranked on really tight for storage between seasons/trips
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You know it makes sense.
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Closed. Open. The bigger picture is keeping your boots right after you've skied. What really matters is removing the built up moisture immediately after skiing. After each day - just like yesterday, today, tomorrow - I get home, open the boots and stuff about six balled up pages of newspaper into each boot, especially from toe to heel for about two hours. If need be remove and repeat with new newspaper once more. Remove for remainder of p.m. to fully air out. In the a.m. each boot is fully dry, ready to ski again.
Newspaper is funny stuff........., nothing to have to plug in - ergo no variance in current or outlet, it never gets hot, above all never over-heats, it's exceptionally hydroscopic and then some, it's readily available throughout the world. Crazy. Like a fox.
Last edited by You know it makes sense. on Tue 17-02-15 17:02; edited 1 time in total
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Stored=closed
Overnight=really doesn't make a difference apart from easier to get into.......
Drying the liners is vital though!
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Poster: A snowHead
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sev112. I think my wife has something like that
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| SkiG wrote: |
| I have been told a few times that the boots should be left buckled at your ski setting overnight, but cranked on really tight for storage between seasons/trips |
just loosely closed fro long term storage too, plastic has a memory and of you crank the boots really right for 8 months then it will want to retain that shape, makes the boots feel really tight when you put them on again as the plastic has got used to being in that position
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