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Thread: Just how uncool is the boot glove???

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    Just how uncool is the boot glove???

    Just how uncool is the boot glove???

    A friend of mine is having cold feet issues. Nice tight fit on the boots, just like we all like them... but his feet are frigid. Doesn't want to use boot heaters and it seems like the glove may be the way to go.

    FWIW, Ski instructors I know swear by them.

    I've not tried them so I can't recommend any advice.
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    you need to increase ciculation in your feet to warm them up. a boot glove will not do that. it just makes you look like a grandma with FUPR and a fanny pack.
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    Have him get Intuition liners. They'll improve the fit on his boots and are noticably warmer than any stock liner.

    EDIT: I get cold toes pretty easily and I'm really impressed at the difference Intuitions have made. I've skied on several 0F-5F days this year and my toes have been comfortable. I think it's a combination of a warmer liner + the fact that the Intuitions provide better circulation in my feet.
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    Intuitions baked with a thick toe cap would be my suggestion.

    Not that the grandma with a fupa and a fanny pack look is 'bad' thing per se....
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    Has he had any work done on the boots to help the issue?

    That aside, I have used the boot glove....and they do work. The key is that they will retain heat, not create it. So, putting them on when you and your boots are warm is the only way to achieve good results.

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    what Shen said. I've got tecnica xt17s that are cold-when its below 10 degrees I rock the boot glove.

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    I pulled the stock boa liner from my Factors because molding did next to nothing in the toes. Threw in some intuitions from my old boots, rebaked, and my toes have never been warmer. I'm planning on going to Rainier in the spring and am fairly seriously considering getting some of those just for a little extra insulation.

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    If you are the type that buckles your boots when you first arrive and start sking and do not unbuckle for each or for that matter any lift rides back up then I think they can help out. You can't be undoing the bottom buckles though until you pretty much take them off.

    I wear them on really cold days or days that I want to ski as long as possible without stopping for 15 minutes if the temperature is even in the mid 20's.

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    very ,but if it's that cold who cares what people think,I heard the same thing put em on a warm boot and they will keep it warmer

    I got some but i havent had to use them yet ,i get by with chemical heater packs so far

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    I know several people who use them and really like them, including a buddy who is a patroller and has to stay out in all temps.

    Who cares if people think they look silly? Does it really matter if strangers think your boot gloves are dumb? If you've got warm feet, that is what matters.

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    Several instructors I work with swear by them, FWIW. The ones that do tend to use battery powered boot heaters too.

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    My feet are always too warm in intuitions. Is "your friend" interested in a foot trade?

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    I just installed a new set of Hotronics in my wife's boots. Toasty are her toes.

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    I just started using the boot glove this year and I love em. My toes freeze in my boots normaly but this year I've had 4-5 days of below zero/windy weather and my feet were fine. FWIW, they tear easily from trees, rocks, skis. I've got one glove all gorilla taped up.

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    Boot gloves are ghey. I recommend you stop by JHS in the Bridger center and talk to their bootfitter about Intuitions or maybe even some new foot beds. I hear they make good ones there.

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    ditto on the Ghey...I am a gear snob, and my feet don't get cold, because I have a good fit

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    I've got to disagree with all the comments about how your feet only get cold if your boots don't fit.

    Yes - that's the first thing you should check. If your circulation is getting cut off by tight spots in your boots or over buckling - yes, that's got to be the first thing you try.

    But my boots fit. My feet don't get cold in them unless... it's cold out. My hands usually get cold first - and I wear expedition mitts (which Mr.AG calls "ovens"), and my hands still get cold. I wear disposable heater packs in my expedition mitts when it's around zero. And I wear the disposable toe heaters when it's around zero too, otherwise my feet freeze. And for some ungodly reason, the more I exercise, the more cold my extemeties get when it's cold (so when I'm hiking, my hands and feet get even colder). No, it doesn't make sense, but it's not boot fit that makes my feet cold. My feet get ice cold sitting in the living room with big fuzzy wool socks on too.

    I'm not saying the person in question shouldn't verify that their boots aren't cutting off their circulation as step 1 - but I disagree that it's the only possible reason/solution.


    Anyway - if the toe heaters didn't cut it, boot gloves might be the next step, no matter how lame they look. Oh - and put the heaters on TOP of your toes, outside your sock. Then point your toes down as you put your boots on. Provided you have ANY room to wiggle your toes in your boot liner, they'll fit in there. I put them on almost at a diagonal so the heater is going across my toes and staying in the toe pocket.
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    I wear boot gloves on really cold days. Warmth is more important than fashion.

    Do intuition liners make your feet sweat too much on warm days?

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    I really want some. I couldn't care less if they look stupid - anyone know a good place to get them online/cheap and if possible in Canada? Had a google and not had much joy.

    My boots are fine, and my liners are foamed, but snow can get in even with the buckles done so my feet get cold and I'm in boots 8hrs a day.

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    ^^^^Snow shouldn't be getting into your boots.
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    My wife, sister, mom and mother-in-law all use them and love them. They are a little uncool, but they work. Now my wife's feet get cold at the same time as mine which is perfect.

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    Quote Originally Posted by snowful View Post
    ^^^^Snow shouldn't be getting into your boots.
    Cool. It is. Useful advice.

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    too bad I didn't read this thread before doing four straight days in 0-10 degrees and surely fucking up my big toes permanently, fucking lange toe.

    My big toes have not returned to normal feeling for three weeks.


    Might be time for some gloves.


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    ^^^^ You could use Hotronics.
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