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My boots don’t fit, send help
I currently own 2015 Full Tilt Booters. It was probably not the smartest purchase because the boots are for a wider foot when I have super narrow feet. Anyway last season they felt SUPER sloppy especially outside of the park just cruising around the mountain. I wore two thick socks on each foot which helped a bit but still not enough. I have not gotten the liners heat molded as many of my friends with Full Tilts said the liners would mold overtime with use. My question is, what can I do to make my boots fit better? I’d say my main problem is even with all of the buckles at their tightest, my heel still moves up and down quite freely. I know there are heel inserts out their, but would they even help all that much with the situation I’m in, where the boots feel too roomy in general? Or should I just go all out and buy new boots this coming season?
You should sell your boots in bst or wherever and then GO TO A BOOT FITTER
if you can afford it, def sell em and go get new boots using a bootfitter
if youre strapped for money and can deal with it, you could maybe see a bootfitter to see what options you have for making them fit better. but of course that can only go so far
either way your answer is a bootfitter
if youre strapped for money and can deal with it, you could maybe see a bootfitter to see what options you have for making them fit better. but of course that can only go so far
either way your answer is a bootfitter
Heat molding them will more than likely make the problem worse, it will pack out the liners even further making the boot sloppier. Your biggest problem isn't necessary the last of the boot, It would be that the shell size it self you probably need to size down one possibly two sizes. If you can afford it definitely buy new boots and make sure they fit probably. Don't buy boots because someone rides them or what they look like just get something that works best for your foot. There are some things you can do with that boot to make it work better such as toe caps to take up room in the front of the boot so you don't slide around as much and a good set of J-Bars to help hold your heels down.
Buy new boots or see what a boot fitter can do
samuelskiBuy new boots or see what a boot fitter can do
Hey bro 😂
Do yourself a favor and buy a mans boot (Dalbellos)
Gaper_GaryDo yourself a favor and buy a mans boot (Dalbellos)
The manliest boots are the ones that fit his feet. May not be dalbellos.
Sadly your boots will never fit better. Your problem is that the shells are at least one or two sizes too big and this is impossible to truly fix. You need to get new boots if you ever want to be comfortable and ski well. Anything you do to these boots will be a waste of time and money. Bite the bullet, go to a boot-fitter, listen to his/her recommendations, get a supportive footbed, buy thin ski socks, and have a pair of boots that you love and never want to get rid of.
onenerdykidSadly your boots will never fit better. Your problem is that the shells are at least one or two sizes too big and this is impossible to truly fix. You need to get new boots if you ever want to be comfortable and ski well. Anything you do to these boots will be a waste of time and money. Bite the bullet, go to a boot-fitter, listen to his/her recommendations, get a supportive footbed, buy thin ski socks, and have a pair of boots that you love and never want to get rid of.
As a bootfitter myself this is 100%. Stop being super loyal to one brand in the boot world, come into a shop with an open mind and I'm fairly positive any decent size shop will have a boot that you will put on and it will fit like a dream. For myself as an example my feet in general do not like full tilts they are a great brand but they just don't fit right, Dalbello makes a great range with width boots, the Nordica Speedmachine is a 100 last boot maybe a decent option as well. All I'm saying is there is a boot for everyone.
As said a million times before. Ditch them and go to a boot fitter.
Dalbello makes some pretty narrow boots if you cant afford new boots.
You can also get new liners that may take them in a bit. But you will ski 100000000% happier with proper fitting boots.
Dalbello makes some pretty narrow boots if you cant afford new boots.
You can also get new liners that may take them in a bit. But you will ski 100000000% happier with proper fitting boots.
These guys are all correct. If you cannot find at least the near perfect boot, your skiing will be affected and your feet will hurt like hell. For instance, I literally measure out to a 98 last; a very long narrow foot for being 6'3." Long story short, ended up loving my RX130s Low Volumes with 97mm last. For me, there were only 3 boots in the entire large store in Tahoe that worked. I personally wanted Nordica thinking back to my intermediate Nordica boot from 20 years ago; left the store with the RX130s.
kingsskierAs said a million times before. Ditch them and go to a boot fitter.
Dalbello makes some pretty narrow boots if you cant afford new boots.
You can also get new liners that may take them in a bit. But you will ski 100000000% happier with proper fitting boots.
Agreed there. If you have a narrow foot like mine, look into the Dalbello KR2 Kypton or the Rampage, which both are essentially the same boot with different style liners. The coolest thing about the boot are that they are 3 buckle and really hold your heal down into the boot nicely. I had a pair before they were stolen last season. The toe buckle is reversed as well, sort of a park riders design. Mine were 2015s and I tried to replace with the 2017 but it did not have quite the same feel, but who knows, might work for you. Just to specify as well, I really liked the Salomon Xmax 120/130 as the entire boot can be molded to your foot size, shape etc. It starts at a 98 last, but can be molded up to a 103 and it was a really snug and comfortable boot, but it was 800 plus even at seasons end because they are keeping the same boot for this year.
Anyway, I ended up going with the Lange RX 130's because I got them in March at $475 (down from $750) and the boot totally rocks. Stable, comfortable, snug and everything I was looking for in the boot. But at the end of the day, a good boot fitter might get you into something else and your feet will be in heaven.
**This post was edited on Oct 13th 2017 at 12:30:03pm
**This post was edited on Oct 13th 2017 at 12:30:52pm
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