 Poster: A snowHead
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I'm sure most think it's obvious but just wondering if there are any tips or tricks when storing boots at the end of the season?
Skis are well known, for having a re-sharpen and wax but not sure anything is done for boots..
All I've done is given them a quick spray inside. Light clean outside and all buckles and straps loosely closed and then ski socks placed in the top, to stop stuff getting in them (once the insides have sufficiently dried out from the spray).
Not sure if these are the best things to do or if I've missed anything - just trying to make sure they are stored away as best they can to ensure they work well for next time!
Is it worth putting a light lubricant on the clips? I don't usually bother over summer, but might put a small amount of WD40 on them before heading out next time.
Someone must know best practice or am I over thinking this?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Take the liners and footbeds out. Let everything get completely dry (takes a day or two). Footbeds and liners back in, clip up loosely and out back in the box then came in if you have it. Most important is to store in a dry and dark place, sunlight will degrade the plastic over time.
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Cheers, will do!
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1. Lightly do up the buckles
2. Avoid excessive heat or cold
3. Keep away from light
4. Thoroughly dry before storage
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@eps, WD40 isn't really a lubricant. It's designed to prevent condensation on missiles. It gets sticky when it dries and attracts grime.
Better off with a little 3-in-1 oil, or silicon spray I think.
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Open the zip on the suitcase, put in cupboard
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Remember to take them to a dryslope of snow dome in the summer so they don't forget.
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| holidayloverxx wrote: |
| Open the zip on the suitcase, put in cupboard |
This, yes. Provided that they're properly dry and that you loosely did up the buckles before packing nothing more is needed.
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@eps, WD40 isn't really a lubricant. It's designed to prevent condensation on missiles. It gets sticky when it dries and attracts grime.
Better off with a little 3-in-1 oil, or silicon spray I think. |
Nearly correct about the WD40 (WD stands for Water Displacement). It can provide some temporary lubrication, but not good for the long term, and its contents are likely to be harmful to any plastic that it touches, which may also be true for any other oil. I've never felt the need to lubricate boot clips, not sure what problem it would be trying to address.
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Yep, I'll use a smidge of 3in1 oil or silicon spray - the clips on the boots felt a little resistant to movement, when unclipped.
Just trying to maximise the value from them really.
I always keep them in the upstairs storage area or my wardrobe so they're well away from sunlight 
Will definitely look to give them a dusting in the summer on an indoor slope!
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@Chaletbeauroc, I can't recall where but I heard the most excellent interview with the then CEO of the company that makes WD40 - about its history, etc., and the lengths they go to to prevent fraud. So if you are being pedantic, it's designed to get condensation off of missiles. What does the "40" stand for then, eh? 
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| under a new name wrote: |
| ....it's designed to get condensation off of missiles. |
So only use on Boots if you ski fast enough! 
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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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40th attempt at getting it perfect?
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| Chaletbeauroc wrote: |
| holidayloverxx wrote: |
| Open the zip on the suitcase, put in cupboard |
This, yes. Provided that they're properly dry and that you loosely did up the buckles before packing nothing more is needed. |
Call me lazy, I never do the buckles up.
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You know it makes sense.
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Put a gel-based air freshener (one in a plastic cover) inside each boot prior to storage
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| biddpyat wrote: |
| 40th attempt at getting it perfect? |
Yes
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| zikomo wrote: |
| Take the liners and footbeds out. Let everything get completely dry (takes a day or two). Footbeds and liners back in, clip up loosely and out back in the box then came in if you have it. Most important is to store in a dry and dark place, sunlight will degrade the plastic over time. |
Same here, we leave them with liners out for about a week or so, not specific, just to get thoroughly dry right through the lining material.
Always fine on re use.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I just keep my boots in the bottom of the hotpress, dark, and not too hot.
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| Chaletbeauroc wrote: |
| holidayloverxx wrote: |
| Open the zip on the suitcase, put in cupboard |
This, yes. Provided that they're properly dry and that you loosely did up the buckles before packing nothing more is needed.
| under a new name wrote: |
@eps, WD40 isn't really a lubricant. It's designed to prevent condensation on missiles. It gets sticky when it dries and attracts grime.
Better off with a little 3-in-1 oil, or silicon spray I think. |
Nearly correct about the WD40 (WD stands for Water Displacement). It can provide some temporary lubrication, but not good for the long term, and its contents are likely to be harmful to any plastic that it touches, which may also be true for any other oil. I've never felt the need to lubricate boot clips, not sure what problem it would be trying to address. |
It is a lubricant, mineral oil as I understand it.
Roughly, mineral oil with isopropyl alcohol, butane as propellant. Spray on, alcohol makes it creep and disperse then evaporate to leave v-fine coating of oil wherever it has reached.
I'd use silicone oil if needed for this application, that's IF needed as tney are normally constructed to work without lubricant from materials specification point of view.
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@ski3, 
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I seem to remember that back in the day it was recommended to put a quantity of cat litter in an old pair of tights and shove right into each boot. It was meant to draw out any moisture. My boots generally get dried out by other methods nowadays.
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Call me lazy, I never do the buckles up.
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It's (a bit) better to leave them done up. The plastic will then stay bent to the correct shape
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@ski, never had an issue in 30 years of boot owning (not the same boots!)
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I always do the buckles up, plus the velcro, but only as loosely as possible.
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| eps wrote: |
| All I've done is given them a quick spray inside. Light clean outside and all buckles and straps loosely closed and then ski socks placed in the top, to stop stuff getting in them (once the insides have sufficiently dried out from the spray). |
Sprays of what? Is there anything I should be spraying the insides with (or sprinkling with washing soda, or anything) in addition to drying out the linings and footbeds thoroughly?
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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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I always do up the buckles to the same size as when my feet are in the boots to ensure they keep their shape, same as I do when I put them on the boot rack after skiing each day. Why would you do them up in a different shape/size? 
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CBA taking liners and footbeds out. Spray inside with Fabreze and left in the kitchen for a couple of days to dry out. Boots now loosely clipped up and back in my bag with all my ski clothes. Bag in the loft.
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You know it makes sense.
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There can sometimes be moisture trapped between the liner and the shell, which can be difficult to dry out without removing the liners (my partner's shells are translucent, and you can see water droplets around the toes). However, beyond wiping the mud off and not storing damp things, I think anything else is overthinking.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Mine are lying where I left them on Jan 18 (under floor heating) after doing my knee in. They'll stay exactly there until we move house, hopefully in the Autumn.
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Poster: A snowHead
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| jmr59 wrote: |
| eps wrote: |
| All I've done is given them a quick spray inside. Light clean outside and all buckles and straps loosely closed and then ski socks placed in the top, to stop stuff getting in them (once the insides have sufficiently dried out from the spray). |
Sprays of what? Is there anything I should be spraying the insides with (or sprinkling with washing soda, or anything) in addition to drying out the linings and footbeds thoroughly? |
Shoe fresh spray sort of stuff... Not really sure if/what the name is!!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Liners out for an air, for a couple of days. Soles out as well. They all look in decent condition still. There was a little condensation in there.
Shells wiped down and ready for the liners to go back in. Will do up the clips and straps as loosely as possible and then store in a cupboard.
Will look to get them out in summer, if MK or Hemel have a special offer.
I may well sell the boots on and look to get some fitted. We're 10 minutes down the road from cem.
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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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I've never sprayed them with anything. If the liners and footbeds are thoroughly dried can't see the need.
Taking liners and footbeds out and putting them back in takes seconds. I do so most days when out skiing.
Kids have Wedze/Decathlon boots at the minute and they are a nightmare - get wetter/damper and take longer to dry out.
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Put in boot bag, zip up, put boot bag in cave. Next season reverse process. Simples!
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@eps, …just to add a further thing…
Yes regarding liners and footbeds out and dried thoroughly.
Yes to reassembling when completely dry and then storing in cool dry place with buckles lightly done up to prevent compressing liners
Thing I would add …
Feet have 250,000 sweat glands. That’s a nasty thought but a stark reality. 250,000 of anything is a lot. Bacteria love sweat. They also love the hot dampness in ski boots.
We dust the inside with athlete’s foot powder after thoroughly drying the boots and liners.
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