hotronics

[SKIQUATTRO]

even with my custom fitted boots, my feet get icy cold..even today in sneakers (60 degrees outside) my feet are close to numb.....i have decided to get some Hotronics or similar this year, any one have pros/cons, what to get or not....price is not an issue

 

[ctenidae]

If it's 60 degrees and your feet are cold in sneakers and socks, you might want to get tested for diabetes. Not to be scary, or anything, but it sounds like you may have some circulatory issues.

That said, I don't know anything about heated insoles. My feet roast barefoot in the snow.

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

no diabetes here, they said it Reynoyd's Syndrome

 

[JimG.]

no diabetes here, they said it Reynoyd's Syndrome

An ex-girlfriend has Reynaud's Syndrome. Nice girl, but part of the reason we broke up was because she was perpetually cold and didn't want anything to do with ski resorts. That and the fact that being in bed with her hands and feet was like sleeping with ice cubes.

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

it does suck, but not enough to keep me from being outdoors every chance i get, i'll suffer with the cold feet/hands......the wife hasnt complined!!!!!! yet!!!

 

[dl]

Hotronics just introduced their new models - m3 and m4 (see www.hotronics.com or www.snowshack.com). New battery technology, smaller/smarter/lighter, lasts longer, etc. I know that many Raynauds sufferers use Hotronics to survive the winter. If you're semi-handy you can install these yourself. The first install takes the longest as you read/re-read the instructions to make sure you get it right. If you were to do a second install it would take less than 1/2 hour.

Charger is included. Charge the batteries when you get in and they're good to go in the morning.

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

thanks.....

 

[zook]

are Hotronic and Therm-ic similar or is one better than the other?

 

[Birdman829]

I have had great results with Hotronics and know a few guys who have used them for many years. Highly recommended. My feet don't usually get cold but I ski at Sugarloaf so I do use them on those 10 degree January days.

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

thinking it might be good to have before our 5 day Smuggs trip (can get brisk up there to say the least)

 

[bigbog]

Hotronics

They do work great SkiQuattro..imo. Now....the one con..the cable has to do thru a slit you make in your footbed..and the ribbon cable lies underneath your footbed, which means that if you want it lying straight...you have to make a little(as can be without destroying the bootbed!!!) notch underneath. But done carefully...it should work...but it comes close(imo) to cuttin' your precious beds apart on the underside...

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

that wont be a problem, thanks

 

[Birdman829]

I also found that to be not so big a deal, though I was a bit concerned before I did it.