Boot Fitters

[mikes781]

Anyone have a boot fitter that they like in the area? My boots are starting to have a little play in the heel and I’d like to have my alignment checked.

[RidgeRacer]

@AtomicSkier knows a good one.

Edited April 21, 2020 by RidgeRacer

[Justo8484]

who knows what the ski shop scene looks like next year, but i trust adam at buckmans in whitehall. not sure how frequently he works though, since it's not his full time job. tyler in ardmore is great, but i'm 99.9% sure he won't be working at the shop next year. i'd love to get my hands back into the bootfitting game but i don't have the time for a part time job right now. first step would be getting an aftermarket footbed in your boot if you don't already have one. even a set of superfeet will be much, much better than whatever came stock in your boot.

[mikes781]

who knows what the ski shop scene looks like next year, but i trust adam at buckmans in whitehall. not sure how frequently he works though, since it's not his full time job. tyler in ardmore is great, but i'm 99.9% sure he won't be working at the shop next year. i'd love to get my hands back into the bootfitting game but i don't have the time for a part time job right now. first step would be getting an aftermarket footbed in your boot if you don't already have one. even a set of superfeet will be much, much better than whatever came stock in your boot.

Thanks for sure can’t get anything done in the near future. I did get a costume footbed done from The Boot Pro in Ludlow, VT two years ago and it helped stabilize things. I have one foot is a little larger than the other and was sized based off of it. Probably should have gone with what fit the smaller foot and had the boot for the other one punched out. They aren’t too far off each other but I’m starting to notice a little movement with less than 30 days in them.

[Justo8484]

Thanks for sure can’t get anything done in the near future. I did get a costume footbed done from The Boot Pro in Ludlow, VT two years ago and it helped stabilize things. I have one foot is a little larger than the other and was sized based off of it. Probably should have gone with what fit the smaller foot and had the boot for the other one punched out. They aren’t too far off each other but I’m starting to notice a little movement with less than 30 days in them.

Yeah generally I would always shell size for the smaller foot and tweak the other boot to fit the bigger foot. Way easier to make a boot bigger than smaller, within reason. Some high density foam rubber pads can probably take up some of the space.


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[mikes781]

Ended up seeing Billy Kaplan’s name mentioned in a few locations and had a nice long talk with him this morning. Going to set up an assessment with him later this summer assuming we get out of this virus situation.

[theprogram4]

I’ve been spending a lot on paper towels as the waterproofing on my boots is shot.  Totally forgot until today that Wawa has complimentary boot driers in their lobbies

[Shadows]

Are they made fresh and taste grate?

[theprogram4]

Just now, Shadows said:

Are they made fresh and taste grate?

I’m guessing they are not fresh as I can’t imagine their is much demand for them nowadays

[Shadows]

Read em in the truck. Flipping through like joe dirt

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

55 minutes ago, theprogram4 said:

I’ve been spending a lot on paper towels as the waterproofing on my boots is shot.  Totally forgot until today that Wawa has complimentary boot driers in their lobbies

Do you have a boot dryer?  I gave mine away to my delivery driver. I actually might have a second one in my storage unit(office)

[theprogram4]

3 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

Do you have a boot dryer?  I gave mine away to my delivery driver. I actually might have a second one in my storage unit(office)

I do not.  Doing the good ole stuff them with paper towels or newspapers 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

1 hour ago, theprogram4 said:

I do not.  Doing the good ole stuff them with paper towels or newspapers 

Did you watch the eagles game?  One guy says he’s not a fan anymore.  

[theprogram4]

1 hour ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

Did you watch the eagles game?  One guy says he’s not a fan anymore.  

Call the coroner, cause the season is dead

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

13 minutes ago, theprogram4 said:

Call the coroner, cause the season is dead

He gets mad when I say well they’re in the playoffs. He also thinks the NFL is rigged SMH first time I’ve ever heard that. 
 

[Mixilplix]

3 hours ago, theprogram4 said:

I do not.  Doing the good ole stuff them with paper towels or newspapers 

Take the liners out too...

[RidgeRacer]

18 minutes ago, theprogram4 said:

Call the coroner, cause the season is dead

At least you had / still have a season. My shit was done ages ago

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

6 minutes ago, RidgeRacer said:

At least you had / still have a season. My shit was done ages ago

You need to pick a better team for next year.  Maybe the cowboys.  People in Allentown seem to love them. 

[RidgeRacer]

9 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

You need to pick a better team for next year.  Maybe the cowboys.  People in Allentown seem to love them. 

No way Jose 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

1 minute ago, RidgeRacer said:

No way Jose 

Is Arizona a good team?  Maybe the Steelers. 

[mbike-ski]

So the new boots are good except for one hot spot on the tumor that must’ve grown into the old boots

Not sure where to go locally for a punch decided to try a diy, $30 and a C clamp later I am set  to give it a go

Marked The spot and heated those puppies up

and clamped ‘em, will pet you know how it works out

[indiggio]

2 minutes ago, mbike-ski said:

So the new boots are good except for one hot spot on the tumor that must’ve grown into the old boots

Not sure where to go locally for a punch decided to try a diy, $30 and a C clamp later I am set  to give it a go

Marked The spot and heated those puppies up

and clamped ‘em, will pet you know how it works out

Slim had some issues with his new boots and actually put the shell in the oven to soften it up.
May want to chat with him on how he did it or Gargle around for suggestions, to heat them up before putting the clamp on, or go with the heat gun/IR handheld thermometer to just heat up that one section.

[mbike-ski]

7 minutes ago, indiggio said:

Slim had some issues with his new boots and actually put the shell in the oven to soften it up.
May want to chat with him on how he did it or Gargle around for suggestions, to heat them up before putting the clamp on, or go with the heat gun/IR handheld thermometer to just heat up that one section.

Yea I talked to him about it the other day,  since its just the one spot I just heated heated up the one area for 15 minutes  with Mrs snobunski’s blow dryer (sshhh 😉)

if it doesnt work I’ll heat up the whole shell 

they are supposedly mold able shells. Too bad JD and mugsy aren’t  still at blue 😒

Edited December 28, 2024 by mbike-ski

[indiggio]

1 minute ago, mbike-ski said:

Yea I talked to him about it the other day,  since its just the one spot I just heated heated up the one area for 15 minutes  with Mrs snobunski’s blow dryer (sshhh 😉)

if it doesnt work I’ll heat up the whole shell 

Not sure if a hairdryer has the horsepower to heat it up enough.  Did you have/use a thermometer to tell?

[Benm]

5 minutes ago, mbike-ski said:

Yea I talked to him about it the other day,  since its just the one spot I just heated heated up the one area for 15 minutes  with Mrs snobunski’s blow dryer

I have a cheap harbor freight heat gun if you wanna borrow it. Can bring tomorrow just lmk.