Heating Boot Liner to Increase Size

[Angus]

My son has huge feet and it is really difficult to find Junior ski boots in this size (plus expensive to buy new pair every year). Anyway, yesterday a technician suggested heating the liners of his existing boots to stretch and accomondate his current foot size. obviously need to make sure shell would be fine. Has anyone had experience with this technique and could recommend reputable retailer. thanks.

 

[hammer]

I don't know about heating the liner, but what size feet does he have?

I'm curious because my son is nearing a size 6 (weight just over 100 lbs). His current boots need replacing but I was wondering if junior boots will still do for him.

 

[Hawkshot99]

In order to do that, you would need to have liners that can be heat moldable. Most junior boots however do not have moldable liners. So heating it up wont work.

 

[skidbump]

HEATING A LINER WILL ACCELERATE LINER BREAKIN PERIOD/PACKING OUT....Sorry for caps...using a oven at under 150 degrees...microwave"needed to use this with my zipfits" should do..hair dryer also ...heat gun but will burn...what about renting boots for season..also if he has stock foot bed try a thinner store bought

 

[Angus]

someone else on the board has a similar issue. my understanding is that youngsters should have boots with greater flexibility (65 or less of something) and be lower on the calf for safety reasons. my son is 5' 5" has a 8-9 men's foot, is all leg, but just turned 10. with those long legs, I worry about injury. finding reasonably priced boots greater than 24.5 - 25.0 is tough.

 

[skidbump]

also dropping footbed "hard plastic one in bottom of boot not liner"down will give you some extra room

 

[skidbump]

also where are ya
kieth at the pro ski and ride by hunter will if its not a lost cause

 

[tree_skier]

Most kids are in boots that are too big. my recomendation is to go visit The Starting Gate on Rt 30 near the stratton access road. My son who is wearing a size 9 sneaker is using is using Fischer RC4 worldcup junior boots and they had 2 jr boot sizes larger then his. A good bootfitter can make a tight boot comfortable, but its real hard to make a loose boot tight.

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

My son has huge feet and it is really difficult to find Junior ski boots in this size (plus expensive to buy new pair every year). Anyway, yesterday a technician suggested heating the liners of his existing boots to stretch and accomondate his current foot size. obviously need to make sure shell would be fine. Has anyone had experience with this technique and could recommend reputable retailer. thanks.

The liners of his existing boots should have already packed out from the body feet of his foot.

 

[bigbog]

heating the Liner?

Hi Angus,
Are you sure it was the liner, not the shell?..that would be heated & "blown out" a bit? Liners don't have to be heated!
Just my opinion, but try not to scrimp towards the inexpensive when it comes to boots and footbeds. 99.9% of skiing originates from, and takes place....inside the boot. Agreed on the over-sell of stiffness(Forward Flex)...as well as its Forward LEAN(balance/alignment...ie "stance")...in a boot. They're simply the most profit a "salesperson" can make....at a ski"store".