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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I've got some heated insoles - cost about £15, powered by 3x AA battery packs.
You can pick them in Swiss Aldi branches, also a few online: heated insoles
They work really well. Had them for about 5years
Last edited by Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person on Sun 28-11-10 13:18; edited 2 times in total
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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putting a liner under a wool sock will negate some of the wool effect and may affect the fit of the boot
the best solutions are either the intuition style liners or the battery powered heaters but they are not a cheap solution ...unless you buy the aldi ones ...not got any experience of them so cant say how long they would last etc etc
the toe warmer packs will most likely not fit in the boots if they are a snug fit as you say.
the other thing you could try is getting some foil onto the bottom of the footbed or liner to reflect the cold back out, and the heat in, it does work and well in many cases... dryguys in the USA sell a thick foil which is self adhesive for the purpose or foil tape for duct work works well
also worth having checked to see that you do not have raynauds syndrome as this can cause all sorts of foot problems in the cold and whatever you try it would be mostly inefective other than heated insoles, and even then they may not do the whole thing, the fact that you say that sometimes you get cold toes and sometimes they stay warm leads me to think it could be raynauds but it needs to be tested properly....
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psbbst, I find a good thing is to start off with the boots absolutely dry and ideally warm to begin with. IMV there is nothing worse than leaving boots in a cold basement boot room overnight probably a bit damp and sweaty from day before and then sticking your tootsies into them. At the very least I take mine to my room overnight, but ideally its worth obtaining a Thermic boot drier/heater and running that overnight in them - the warm flow of air nicely drying the boots and it warms them up fabulously at the same time. I think half the battle is having them nice and warm and dry to put on in the first place. N.B. The only place I've ever seen heated boot driers in a ski locker room is the Oxalys in VT, so I've found plenty of use for my one. The only problem is then keeping it in your boots when your kids discover that they can get their boots toasty warm by nicking it out of mother's boots!
Thermic also do retro fitted battery powered sole heaters for boots, but I haven't tried those.
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I think you make a very good point, Megamum, . Which sort of overnight drier is the best?
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Chris Bish, They seem to vary, the thermic type actually blow warm air into the boot, you can also get something called dryzone which have a moisture absorbing chemical in them and you refresh in an oven, but they don't make the boots warm - they just dry them out, I also spotted a drier online earlier that was like a boot shaped towel rail concept - it sat on the floor and you sat the boot over the vanes that stuck up in the air. Off all those I've only tried the thermic air drier, and to my mind its the best £45/£50 I've spent.
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you can have a heated footbed with your custom beds, just need the right ones, the element is inserted onto the footbeds you have
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Colin, do you fit them? If you don't mind, how much would these be - I can be contacted on ben_t6789@yahoo.co.uk for an offline conversation!
Thanks Colin!!
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| CEM wrote: |
| you can have a heated footbed with your custom beds, just need the right ones, the element is inserted onto the footbeds you have |
This ^. It's really easy to do. Choose the expensive Thermics version or the cheapo from Maplins / Aldis, cut up the heated insole until you find the element, make a small hole (make a cross just big enough to squeeze the element through) in the toe area of your molded foot beds. I prefer to make a another small hole in the boot liner under the toes and run the wire out through the liner, tape it up the back of the calf between the liner and the boot. Batteries on top of the boot. Voila, controllable heat. Easy!
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psbbst,
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I wanted to know if anyone has tried/uses silk sock liners and how they fit with a race sock/light sock made from Merino wool over it.
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I wear thin compression socks and am worried about getting cold in Tignes next week. I'm going to try putting silk ones over the compression socks (I think the important thing is to ensure that what is next to your skin doesn't slip about - that's probably more likely to cause blisters - and the compression socks are, obviously, quite tight.) I'll let you know how I get on!
I've also bought some of those gel thingies, mainly for my hands, but I might also experiment by putting them, as you say, on top of my toes. I only just catch the clips over my toes, anyway, merely to stop them flapping about, not to tighten the boot - so with luck the boots will still accommodate the pads. Again, I'll let you know.
Oh, and I'm taking a large box of blister plasters in case these experiments end in tears. 
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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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Oh by the way Colin/CEM, I have thought about he Hotronics M4 pack but as my custom molded footbed is contoured in the toes area (its a hard shell custom molded footbed), I'm not sure that the heating element will sit completely flat under the toes area which it needs to (according to the installation instructions).
So that's why I've been searching for other alternatives.....it could be Intuition liners are my last best bet.....
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| Hurtle wrote: |
psbbst,
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I wanted to know if anyone has tried/uses silk sock liners and how they fit with a race sock/light sock made from Merino wool over it.
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I wear thin compression socks and am worried about getting cold in Tignes next week. I'm going to try putting silk ones over the compression socks (I think the important thing is to ensure that what is next to your skin doesn't slip about - that's probably more likely to cause blisters - and the compression socks are, obviously, quite tight.) I'll let you know how I get on!
I've also bought some of those gel thingies, mainly for my hands, but I might also experiment by putting them, as you say, on top of my toes. I only just catch the clips over my toes, anyway, merely to stop them flapping about, not to tighten the boot - so with luck the boots will still accommodate the pads. Again, I'll let you know.
Oh, and I'm taking a large box of blister plasters in case these experiments end in tears. |
Let me know how you get on Hurtle - you can try your liners both underneath and over your compression socks and let me know! 
Plus the heating packs above the toes
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You know it makes sense.
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psbbst, who made your foot beds? Sounds like you need to see CEM ASAP. Get them ironed nice and flat, insert element, ski happy.
Are you a chick? What do you wear on your head? If you think you could fit heat packs in you certainly can get a heating element, worse case have it under your footbed, it will still be better than anything else you can try.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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Chris Bish, That's the one 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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as someone further up the thread mentioned...aluminium foil tape is cheap and is very effective in reflecting cold and keeping the heat in. Just need to remove the inner boot and away you go
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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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Not sure if the liners make a difference but the liners in my latest boots are very toasty - definitely warmer than the liners in my previous boots. I think they're Palau thermo something-or-other.
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We all use Mycoal/Little Hotties which work really well and you don't know you've got them on. Just bought a supply for the season from Ebay. Make sure it's the toes one you get as the hand ones wont work !
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I'm still thinking about boot heaters. My poor feet/toes were blocks of ice in La Thuile last season but it was uncommonly cold for March. Something tells me January in Scheffau won't be much better.
I only wear thin compression socks too. I need the compression factor and I haven't found any affordable ski socks that offer it.
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Well I have just ordered a pair of heated , rechargeable insoles from an austrian company. They are not cheap but claim to retain heat for 8 hours and charge upfrom the mains ( or invertor ) quite quickly. Occasionaly I get chilly feet whilst skiing and as other people have mentioned I try to dry them overnight if the inners get sweaty. I hire boots now so I pull the inner liner out which I feel aids the drying process and you havent got soggy ski boots in the bath all the time. Any way, to continue , I work outside and despite wool, thermal. 1 pair 2 pairs , seal skinz my feet still get cold so have bit the bullet and ordered some insoles and will keep you all informed. Watch this space. ian
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