 Poster: A snowHead
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Hey all,
I can't remember how boots should be left over the off season!
Is it buckles done up, or leave them loose?
Cheers:)
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Mark2010, wear them! When you're not wearing them, I'd do the buckles up. I'm sure I've read that somewhere around here by someone who knows what they're talking about. 
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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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Mark2010, Make sure your liners are completely dry, put them back in the shells and buckle lightly. Store them away from direct sunlight and especially mice, mind you fish can also do a lot of damage 
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LARGEZOOKEEPER, my aunt had her custom liners eaten by mice...is it a common problem?
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cool, thanks guys
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Ian Hopkinson, happened to a friend of mine as well.
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Must be a very fat mouse by now
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Ian Hopkinson, Yup very common, apparently the little bugs just love smelly liners 
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Make sure your liners are completely dry
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Are we talking the footbed / Insole or can you get more out of the boot. I think mine would eat the mouse
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Frosty the Snowman, you can get the whole liner out - leaving you with a plastic shell - I'm not sure if you're supposed to but I've managed to get mine in and out a few times...
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Hubby takes his out every night after skiing, and dries them out before putting them on again next morning.
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You know it makes sense.
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Frosty the Snowman, Taking the liners out frequently is highly recommended, moisture is the number 2 enemy of ski boot liners after mice of course ! 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Mark2010, Ski boots need regular practice (just like skiers)... so the best way to store them is to use them at your nearest articificial slope....otherwise they'll forget what to do....... 
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Poster: A snowHead
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| Helen Beaumont wrote: |
| Hubby takes his out every night after skiing, and dries them out before putting them on again next morning. |
I used to do this but several people who ought to know have told me that this wears the liners out unnecessarily quickly. Take them out once a week is apparently the way to do it. No doubt others will have strong views on this.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| richmond wrote: |
| Helen Beaumont wrote: |
| Hubby takes his out every night after skiing, and dries them out before putting them on again next morning. |
I used to do this but several people who ought to know have told me that this wears the liners out unnecessarily quickly. Take them out once a week is apparently the way to do it. No doubt others will have strong views on this. |
I concur! I bought some of those dryers years ago that are crystal based and absorb water. I use them thru the week, then remove my liners when I'm home for 24-48 hours, then put them away in the bedroom.
Don't store them in the loft, it can get incredibly hot up there.
regards,
greg
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| richmond wrote: |
| Helen Beaumont wrote: |
| Hubby takes his out every night after skiing, and dries them out before putting them on again next morning. |
I used to do this but several people who ought to know have told me that this wears the liners out unnecessarily quickly. Take them out once a week is apparently the way to do it. No doubt others will have strong views on this. |
If the inner boot doesn't dry properly inside the boot, it is better to take it out and dry, in my opinion. On the other hand .. nothing's better than the smell of a semi-wet worn boot... I'll get a hard time getting the smell right, if you always leave your boot in dry condition. 
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WiRED, I've got one of those and it does a good job of drying the inside of your ski boot liners (a gentle heat, so doesn't seem to affect any thermal footbeds). I also take the liners out of the shells once or twice a week because moisture also gets between the shell and the liner, and the warm air dryer isn't able to dry this.
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rob@rar.org.uk, Ah, thanks for the tip. Having stayed in a chalet with a boot warming rack this year, I just can't go back to the possibility of cold, wet boots first thing in the morning again.
Mark2010, I usually take the liners out at the end of the week, let them dry/air for a few days, then spray some anti-bacterial shoe freshener into them. Then re-assemble and buckle up gently, ready for next time. I've currently had 6 years from my current boots with no sign yet of degradation (apart from the usual scuffs and scrapes and a couple of gouges where I've tried to ski up my own leg ).
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WiRED, I agree, cold wet boots are a bad way to start the day.
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When I was having my boots thermally fitted or whatever the Salomon trademarked jargon for it is the fitter gave me this advice about the electric warmer thingys:
- Get them. Dry your boots in your room overnight - apparently letting them dry on the boot rack in the boiler room of your B&B is poor form to your boots
- Using them not only does not adversely affect your boots, but has the quite positive effect of re-fitting the boots that day. I can quite agree with this as my old technica's fitted like a dream in the morning but by lunch had warmed up and my feet were slopping around like proverbial things which flop about. My current boots fit like a glove after they have been gently warmed overnight.
- What could be better than starting the day in a pair of warm boots?!
He also suggested in the absence of these gadgets, go to the ski shop at the bottom of the hill, chat up a lonely looking staff member and have them put your boots on the formers again for a couple of mintues - only a couple mind as this could potentially ruin the liners forming if left on for too long.
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FAQ
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