DiY boot Liner moulding

Hi
Looking for some advise ( not a a lecture please) :!:
Bought some boots off ebay, I know :roll: ( atomic B tech 90); seem a decent fit ( done shell check etc all good). The boot liners ( Atomic T2 sport liner) are custom mouldable to 'your' feet. Am okay with 'doing' the liners myself but not sure about the insoles. They are made by SIDAS & looking at their web site also seem to be able to 'cutom fit' by heating.......If they are, is this also possible DiY task rather than treking to a boot fitter?
Any advise welcome
Thanks
Frost bite

Quite a lot of people on TGR home-bake intuition liners but I don't think that info. would apply here.

If it comes to hit, take them to a store which sells boots and talk to one of the guys/girls nicely and they might do it for a small fee (or even for free if you are really lucky) :thumbup:

Some modern custom mouldable liners, don't need separate heating. It's done by the warmth of the foot and a bit of skiing. My OH has some self mouldable footbeds,(Conformable) but they are not stiff enough for skiing, where it's often desirable to have the underside of the footbed stiffened to give more support. Check that the ones you have are right for the job. If in doubt ask a pro.

Pablo Escobar wrote:Quite a lot of people on TGR home-bake intuition liners but I don't think that info. would apply here.

Those would be like the thermoflex or similar liners that are removed from the boot and heated in an oven. These are common in tele, and touring boots. The liners come out of the oven puffed up and wobbly, like jelly. They are the most conforming liners, are very comfortable, and are very warm. I use use them in alpine snowboard boots. They work well for these applications because they flex easily.

I'm not sure about reusing a custom moldable footbed. I don't know that you would be able to get all the memory out of it.


Trencher

do you have something against bootfitters ????

the conformable insole supplied in the B90 is not a mouldable one, it is a step in product which conforms (a little) to the foot when you stand on it... the heat moulding in the liners of that boot is also minimal and if it has been moulded once / or has been skied in then it will do very little to adjust further than it will with skiing so heating it will be pretty pointless (it will feel lovely and warm and fluffy when you do it but it won't achieve much)

BTW they are meant to be heated on a boot liner heater (like a giant hair drier) not put in the oven

CEM,

do you have something against bootfitters ????

Not at all; just that these boots came up & I couldnt resist them at the price ( I know about buying without trying & to be honest once I'd committed to buying began to regret it) ; and they are actually unused ( as yet), brand bew out of the box; hence the Q's about liners/insoles etc.

I justified buying them in my head in that they cost no more than a rental boot for a week & so these are pretty good at that price.
If they dont work out I was planning to come & spend some money with you but will need to save up so the other 1/2 doesnt notice the 'drop' in 'our' bank balance ( should never have got into that joint account).

So in the meantime,would you not bother getting the liner 'moulded?
Cheers
FB

if they feel ok as they are, heating will make little difference (especially if you are doing it yourself without the correct heater