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Some Basic Thoughts on Good Ski boot Fit
jim-ratliff:
--- Quote from: Svend on February 12, 2013, 09:05:52 pm ---Jim: a home brew version might be what Intuition Liners recommends for home heat molding their liners: a stocking or sock filled with rice, put in the microwave, then inserted into the liner to warm it up.
https://intuitionliners.com/fitting/home-fitting-instructions/
You will not want to heat the sock as hot as they recommend, for risk of damaging your liners, so a shorter time in the microwave would be in order.
You can also get similar results by using cherry pits or flax seed. I have seen several heat packs filled with these -- my wife uses one filled with flax; works great for a sore neck or back.
Fill a couple of old ski socks, and you'd have your own boot heaters for less than $2. Let us know if you try it.
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Thanks one and all. I'm definitely going to try it. Nice that the socks can be refillable. Buy the rice when I get to Colorado, throw it in the trash at the end of the week
HighAngles:
You'll want to use a narrow/tight long sock for this - ideally made with a slick material that will slide into the boot liner easily. That was the real key to the BootBurners - they had a slight angle to their shape and had a panel on the back side that made them easy to slide into the boot.
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