Quote Originally Posted by Dirk Diggler View Post
Laser, Ive read your many posts about how lame it was for Marker not to have included the adjustable AFD on the Jester. I agree with you 100%. It sounds like we both would have bought the Jester over the Duke had they done that. So doesn't that basically indicate that we are viewing the Duke as "an alpine binding with a tour function"?
Yeah basically, which is exactly what I was looking for, I've got dynafits for touring, now I want an alpine binding that I can skin back to the lifts with.

As to the movable AFD and buying Jesters instead of Dukes, I'd probably have bought both Dukes and Jesters(possibly multiple pairs of Jesters)

I'm looking to buy new boots, they're probably going to be 4 Buckle rockered AT's, possibly with dynafit fittings. I think we've finally gotten to the point where 4 buckle AT's are good enough to ski inbounds without giving up too much performance vs alpines. Plus it'd be really nice not to have to lug multiple boots around with me every time I go somewhere.

Unfortunately, as I looked over my quiver I come to the following realization, the 1 boot idea won't work because I can't ski my alpine setups(PE's w/ Mojo 15's and Pow Plus w/ 977's) with a rockered AT boot.

It'd be moronic to put Dukes on the PE's and while the Pow Plus is somewhat appealing, they're a bit too heavy for sidecountry. I think I'm going to have 2 pairs of Heli Daddies, one's already mounted with Dynafits as my primary touring rig, and the 2nd pair will get dukes as my primary inbounds/sidecountry rig.

If the Jesters had movable AFD's, all I'd have to do is buy two pairs, and my entire quiver of fixed heel skis could be managed with one pair of boots. Even scarier is the thought that if I compromised a bit on boots and bought the new Terminator X's and NTN, I could theoretically bring every single pair of skis I own in my rooftop box, and one single pair of boots