Hjortleifson has been heard, the DynaFit Vulcan

[Chugachjed]

What's the pricepoint on the Vulcan? I might be replacing my Titans with these next season.

[LeeLau]

About $ 1000

[Chugachjed]

I'm going to have to get a job...

[LeeLau]

Godamn they are pricy. Maybe try the Maestrale RS instead which probably has 90% of the performance, is 2x uglier but is "only" 699.

Btw - probably going to spend 3 wks in Haines next year in mar - april

[Chugachjed]

I hate the way scarpa boots fit. Titans are the only at boots that ever worked for me. I had lasers, spirit 3 and 4 and skied skookums for a couple days and they just didn't work for me. To be fair the titans didn't work either until I put in intuitions.

[LeeLau]

Maestrale is totally different last than Spirit 3, 4 or Lasers. Smaller heel pockets, slightly smaller toe box. I put my own intuition liners in both the titan/zzeus and maestrale to make it fit. For the Spirit boots and Skookum I had to use a helluva lot of foampadding to take up space. Vulcans fit well though - no padding required. It's got a nice performance fit for sure

[Meathelmet]

Lee, any info on the lest width, like what will it be it in the smaller sizes, 24-25?

[ready2tumble]

And does this mean the Vulcan fit is about like the Titan/Zzeus? Or a little wider or narrower?

[pappag]

I hate the way scarpa boots fit. Titans are the only at boots that ever worked for me. I had lasers, spirit 3 and 4 and skied skookums for a couple days and they just didn't work for me. To be fair the titans didn't work either until I put in intuitions.

Both the Titan and Maestrale fit my foot like a glove. Something to consider if you go the Scarpa route.

[LeeLau]

Lee, any info on the lest width, like what will it be it in the smaller sizes, 24-25?

Not sure - I'll ask

[LeeLau]

And does this mean the Vulcan fit is about like the Titan/Zzeus? Or a little wider or narrower?

Its a bit narrower but not by much. The heel pockets in particular is narrower - actually fits me like a glove. My foots wide so it was a bit tight at forefoot but once the liner was heatmolded it was pretty good

[Chugachjed]

I'm actually still kind of butthurt over a warranty issue I had with my spirit 3s, deformed tech fittings. It took almost 2 months to get them replaced and I missed some awesome skiing because of it. I actually bought factors in the interim and I have scars on my feet from the blisters. I've had nothing but awesome experiences with Dynafit's warranty so...

[verbier61]

I hate the way scarpa boots fit. Titans are the only at boots that ever worked for me. I had lasers, spirit 3 and 4 and skied skookums for a couple days and they just didn't work for me. To be fair the titans didn't work either until I put in intuitions.

As said before, the fit of the maestrale has nothing to do with laser, spirit and skookums

[Skiwald]

At 135 lbs and poor I'll be passing on the Vulcan. I'm really interested in the ONE and Mercury boots. What would I be giving up going with the One vs the Mercury? Seems like the main difference is the material: pebax vs Grilamid.

[verbier61]

the maestrale vs maestrale RS story tells that pebax and grilamid (or grilamid-like nylons) are VERY different in stiffness. I believe the one will be significantly softer than the mercury

[marshalolson]

MERCURY- made from grilamid, has secondary removable tongue
ONE- made from either pebax (PX) or polyurethane (PU), only 1 tongue.

MERCURY and ONE boots are the same weight, but the mercury includes 2 tongues, so it is basically 70g lighter than the ONE boot if neither have the second tongue on there.

The one PX will feel the softest, since pebax shells deform more than PU or grilamid.

i found the VULCAN pretty much stiff enough without the second tongue, and doubt i would use it much personally.

[LeeLau]

i found the VULCAN pretty much stiff enough without the second tongue, and doubt i would use it much personally.

Same here. I'd use the tongue inbounds but leave it out touring

[BoatBound]

Jong post alert. I know this isn't a direct comparison but it does have some relevance. Can anyone compare the functionality and performance of a Vulcan vs the new Lange XT or Cochise? It seems like the vulcan could offer the best of both worlds enabling one boot for Alpine and AT using tech bindings vs. a duke-like binding with the Langes/ cochises. Since I have not skied tech bindings I am curious of their performance vs a duke or Guardian type binding for inbounds days. I know its lower and lighter but how does it do in trees and tracked out if you are going to have tech on a ski that I would normally use for both AT and Alpine?

[1000-oaks]

Jong post alert.

lol, so you suspected the answer to your question could already be found in numerous articles on the web, but asked anyway instead of reading up on it?

[BoatBound]

no, if I had found commentary from Marshal and others that I trusted, I wouldn't have asked. And no, I did read several articles this weekend and none addressed this. There could be some and if you know of them, I would appreciate the links.

[marshalolson]

i have a big article coming in the next couple weeks, but quickly:

unless you ski inbounds on duke/tech or grind the piss out of the vulcan's sole, you are not skiing it inbounds. the soles will not work well in alpine bindings IMO.

the lange xt and fisher ranger are...... underwhelming. the walk mode articulation is more similar to a factor. there is no spine in the boot, so they are outgunned on mixed and firm snow. the flex of both are soft because of the lack of spine and the soft materials used on the cuff (and lower in the fisher's case). oh, and neither are tech compatible, which these days is required to be even discussed as being a touring boot in any capacity IMO.

the cochise pro and pro lite (if you downsize 1 shell) are really basically legit alpine boots with a darn good walk mode, interchangeable soles, and the shells are only 150g heavier than a vulcan/mercury/one. i just run the dynafit heels 100% of the time and switch toes between tech and alpine. works great.

the vulcan flex pattern is sorta weird. i was surprised by how much i didn't like it. the boot flexes smoother without the added tongue. i would strongly suggest trying them on in the fall before buying. the TLT5 and Titan both have a more performance/snug/even compression fit than the vulcan. neither fit all that similarly to the vulcan.


anyhow, several thousand words of actual review are coming.

[hutash]

no, if I had found commentary from Marshal and others that I trusted, I wouldn't have asked.

i have a big article coming in the next couple weeks,

See, you're a JONG for not waiting a couple of weeks for an article to come out that you did not know about.

[BoatBound]

Excellent info! this is great. Until my knee and ankle heal up I can't tell how a boot will fit so I got plenty of time. Can you post up when and where to find this info once it's published?

Much appreciated.

[BoatBound]

thanks! yeah. I should have know about this but my Delorean is in the shop.....

See, you're a JONG for not waiting a couple of weeks for an article to come out that you did not know about.

[marshalolson]

Excellent info! this is great. Until my knee and ankle heal up I can't tell how a boot will fit so I got plenty of time. Can you post up when and where to find this info once it's published?

Much appreciated.

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