Slipping in Boots -> Ideas-

Hi,

I bought some 32 Lashed boots last year and at first (~10 uses) they were too tight and causing discomfort in my foot and ankle from my toes mashing against the front.  They eventually packed in and worked well for a while.  Now I find that I slip around a lot and no amount of retightening/tying seems to fix the problem for more than about 1 run.

Is there any solution that might help me here?  From looking around on my own it seems that I might be able to remold them with heat molding.  Unfortunately, my local mountain is tiny and there probably aren't any shops that could do it, so I might have to DIY if that could even fix my problem.  What about insoles or inserts like SHL products http://www.stopheellift.com/SHL.html?

Has anyone tried any of these or had similar problems that they were able to solve without getting new boots and going through the process again?

Thanks in advance!

If it is way too loose then you're better off getting a new boot because even if you pack your boot with ankle padding, heel wedges, and tongue, etc you're totally changing the feel and function of the boot.  

Even though I am 200 pounds i have really skinny ankles. I just added some padding in the tongue area of my boots and a small heel support underneath my foot and it made a world of difference.

Originally posted by markyjas Originally posted by djmaya Even though I am 200 pounds i have really skinny ankles. I just added some padding in the tongue area of my boots and a small heel support underneath my foot and it made a world of difference. Did you buy from tognar or shl or just do a custom job?  Next time I go out, I'm really going to try to figure out where I have too much wiggle in my boots and see if I can get something to fix it.  I'll report back on here.

I just buy foam with a sticky backing from the arts and crafts store.  $1 for a sheet of foam and I cut it up and place it in areas where I feel there's wiggle room. 

what kind of socks you rocking with? if just a thin one, try a medium weight or something that have more padding on it. it should help a bit. also, change out your insole should help a bit as well.

Wearing a thick sock is ok, but two socks might slip between the socks themselves. Plus since there's so much socks between feet and footbed, it might lack response. It might also causes the rider to want to tighten the boots more...not ideal.