Made the switch to Zipfits and now need some heat. VT Joey said Lenz socks over in the Zipfit thread. What do I want that just works?
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Made the switch to Zipfits and now need some heat. VT Joey said Lenz socks over in the Zipfit thread. What do I want that just works?
Lenz, thermic, or hottronic heated stuff is the best. $200 ish for a package
Double that for socks (or more) . . . and don't get the small batteries.Quote:
Originally Posted by mntlion
Buy Lenz from Euro sites to save $$$.Quote:
Originally Posted by gregL
Costco heated ski socks are $40. They seem pretty good. Maybe a little thicker than I would prefer. Of course now that I bought them, it's warm enough to rain [emoji849]
Suggestions where? Might do this...Quote:
Originally Posted by funkendrenchman
I tried the heated sock thing and wasn't impressed. Part of the reason is that I like thin socks, and thought they were too thick. Anyways, when I bought new boots I decided to go the heated insole route. I find them to be much better.
Next up for me will be heated gloves.
Yep, saved over $100 on an extra set of Lenz batteries for those spare socks.Quote:
Originally Posted by funkendrenchman
Tradeinn and SkateProQuote:
Originally Posted by Danno
Therm-ic boot batteries are excellent. New design is super stable on the attachment point, easy to charge, and bluetooth control. $ but also $.
Seems like warming store has 20% off with FB20 and then ActiveJunky 8% as well. Edit: 20% coupon voids the cashbackQuote:
Originally Posted by Danno
Heads up on Warming Store - ordered a couple items this winter that took 3-4 weeks to ship.Quote:
Originally Posted by oldblue
I can't even seem to add any of the Therm-IC line to my cart on the warming store website. Shows literally everything as OOS.Quote:
Originally Posted by oldblue
Tesmasport has the best pricing on Lenz but shipping batteries takes a while… I picked up some from a great Italian shop w/ fast ups shipping to UTQuote:
Originally Posted by Danno
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Super stoked on the new Thermi-Ic heated socks. After struggling with busted wires on heated Sidas footbeds over the yrs these have been a godsend. Bunch of subzero pow days and 2 days of standing in the snow for the kids' freeride comps have sold me....
yeah, the shipping batteries from Europe seems a problem, how long does it take?
I bought a heated boot bag from Skatepro. The website ended in .ca so I assumed it was Canadian.
The bag has a 12v plug for the car but the other plug is european voltage so I would need a transformer to use it in the house.
Shipping was fast though.
Happy with my hottronics 1800 Bluetooth setup Works well, heats good and minor change in feel of footbed
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New to this world but between age and a few frostnip days last year now have been getting cold / numb big toes only . I have an intuition and a tight shell fit in a Cochise so use ultralight socks. Have custom footbeds and not much instep room at all so between that and the intuition don't know if a bootsole heater is an option. But are there any truly ultralight heated socks either? WWJD?
fwiw i have lenz 6.1 socks in xl that are a little big; only worn a couple times .....i ended up getting same in a large. anyone can pm me if interested, then just need the battery packs.
i have a real tight fit on my mach 1 lv''s....i hear you on the socks - these lenz 6.1 socks are thin enough for meQuote:
Originally Posted by Duffman
try the chemical bootheaters stuck to the top of your toes and if they don't work its like 3 $ to find outQuote:
Originally Posted by Duffman
The wife swears by those.but I don't have enough room to make those fitQuote:
Originally Posted by XXX-er
Boot heaters are by far the thinnest option. It's like the width of a business card. Or less. You won't feel it. Goes on top of your footbed, then don't use the liner cover they give you. Just stick the heating sticker on top of the footbed and done.Quote:
Originally Posted by Duffman
They're awfully proud of those Lenz socks, huh?
The Costco ones list a higher Merino content, btw.
Boot gloves with a chemical heater between the glove and the shell is a cheap (but dorky) solution if you don't have room in the boot. Bonus is you can use the hand warmer size instead of the toe warmers, and ime those usually go the full day no problem.
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Interesting idea. I'm ok with looking like a dork ,but never used boot gloves bc I typically unbuckle my lower shell buckles from time to time on the lift to keep circulation going. I saw atomic came out with those Redster boot gloves that have cutouts for the buckles , but they don't seem to be available anywhere. Anyone else make something similar?Quote:
Originally Posted by radam
So, if it's cheaper to buy from a European site, I am going to be in Europe in 6 weeks, should I just consider buying then? Or will it be super expensive in a small ski shop?
I have hotronics heated socks now, but have used them a lot and wouldn't mind having a backup pair (of any brand) or a second pair to reduce wear.
I don't like the socks, if your boots actually fit they're too thick IMO.
That said heaters are the best thing I've bought for skiing in a long time, pay whatever. I don't like the Hotronics stuff as I have broken them in the past. I have Thermics now, would buy again. The battery pack sometimes does dumb stuff though, but a re-boot fixes it.
Do you still have to do all kinds of surgery to install Hotronics and Thermic stuff?
I have the thinnest hottronic socks and they are OK with the large battery, but if you like a good, tight, "pErForMancE" ski boot fit, even their thinnest offering is too thick. I like thin socks.
I was thinking about modifying a pair of those ugly "boot gloves", to use only the toe section with double-sided tape. I need to have access to my buckles...
And then, by the magic of cookies and algorithms, I got an ad on Instagram for this, a toe box only insulator:
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Has anyone tried these? I don't really have a cold feet problem, just a cold big toe problem (which got way worse after getting frostbite in 2013). They are expensive, but I might give them a try:
https://www.bootcap.com/
I have a Kulkea heated boot bag that I really like. Comes with 12V plug. At least in California, starting the day with warm boots makes a big difference since it's rarely Montana cold. It certainly makes the boots easier to get on as well.
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Originally Posted by stuckathuntermtn
it’s normally a hole in the insole and slice the liner heel. So not much. But this is the reason I went to socks. Wire adds volume under insole. Also hate cutting stuff apart. Plus having multiple boots makes it expensive to heat all of them with boot heaters.
if you are dead set on boot heaters it’s better to make your wire hole in the back of the liner offset to the inside of the heel as opposed to straight out the back.
It isn't too bad. I just did mine and my wife's and it took like a half hour total. Her's were kind of a bitch because the insole was hard plastic. Mine were soft and easy to cut through. Someone said you can just wrap it around the side of the footbed too.Quote:
Originally Posted by stuckathuntermtn
Take it slow, watch a YouTube video, and it’s easy. Like a 2.5 outta 10 on the diy gear scale.
Speaking from experience, if your boots have a walk mode and you use it on a regular basis either walking or touring be prepared to go thru several heat elements/cords. Regardless of how well you tape the wires you will break them over time. Another big reason we have switched to socks in our household…
If you use a nice sharp blade (xacto or good scissors) I think you could cut your own slits no problem. But also if you're not running a lot of tension/tightness on those buckles, there's enough stretch in the neoprene you can usually get them loosened even with the gloves on. Like if you're able to flick them open/closed with a ski pole or one finger, that's probably a good gauge for if you could undo them under the boot gloves.Quote:
Originally Posted by Duffman
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These chicks think we're all a bunch of Sally's with our heated socks and fancy skis that turn themselves https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...4483df6a3a.jpg
Thats ^^ gotta be an old picture cuz I don't see any breast implants, its sunny and they are walking thru puddles so no heat needed
Picked up a couple chemical packs today, it seems like I have enough room and will try them tomorrow. Buying 5 packs they came out to $1.37 per pack.Quote:
Originally Posted by XXX-er
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I’ve been using the Bootcap for about 10+ ski days. My toes had been cold before using them and since I got them, some of the after Bootcap days have been the dreaded AltaBird pow days, it wasn’t cold today at 26° and had one foot that seemed like it was going to be a problem, I got through the day at least.
I have the Kulkea bag and appreciate my Zipfits being warm as I step into my warm shell racer style.Quote:
Originally Posted by old goat
I had a Hotronic warmer setup and stopped using them two weeks after getting fitted for my Zipfits. Shredding the cables, pulling gaffe tape, and seeing the hack job that one of the more reputable Zipfit dealers in Salt Lake County had done on the install was discouraging. Listening to their explanation that it wouldn’t be a problem on the life of the liner was comical. Reinforced heel tab isn’t large enough when using a meat cleaver I guess.
Anyone in this thread interested in the Hotronics warmers. I’ll pull them out and charge the batteries and will list them in GS.
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