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Scarpa Spirit 4 Alpine Touring Boot
I've got very wide forefeet and very skinny ankles and wanted...
By arc2498291
Ranked #1045 - Alpine Touring Boots
October 22, 2008
I've got very wide forefeet and very skinny ankles and wanted to pack out the heel area of my Spirit 4s, or add a bit of padding over the top of my foot. (I can lift my heel very slightly inside the boot). My local boot fitter seems to be clueless when it comes to these boots / Intuition liners, so does anyone know where I can buy some kind of product for this purpose so that I can go it alone?
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By spe3620102
Ranked #238 - Alpine Touring Boots
October 7, 2010
Packing out, or punching a boot is exactly what you want to do to a boot that fits in length but not in volume. There's not much you can do to a boot thats too big, because the liner will eventually pack out on its own and your foot will be dangerously swimming inside a too large of boot. Mold the liners first and see if that accomodates your foot volume. You can do that yourself, in the oven, just find a tutorial vid on youtube or elsewhere on the web. Now punching a boot, or enlarging the volume of a shell should probably be left to a bootfitter, so you don't ruin the boot, but a heatgun and the back of a screwdriver should do the trick.
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By R.Barclay
Ranked #638 - Alpine Touring Boots
November 3, 2008
Intuition liner is heat moldable. so try that first with a proper boot warming device. Also you may go to any pharmacy and get a heal cup... a soft rubbery insert that only covers the heal, but may give you a little lift. they only cost $5. start there, maybe even try a slightly thicker sock. and a word of caution: where I'm from "packing out" the boot's liner means that you're essentially making the inside of the boot larger... which is NOT what you want to do.
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Tech Specs:
- Shell Material:
- Plastic
- Liner Material:
- Intuition Precision High
- Thermo-moldable Liner:
- Yes
- Number of Buckles:
- 4 + Power strap
- Micro Adjustable:
- No
- Forward Lean:
- Yes (19-23)
- Binding Compatibility:
- AT, TLT (Dynafit)
- Weight:
- [Pair, size 27] 7lb 14oz (3576g)
- Recommended Use:
- Freeride AT
- Manufacturer Warranty:
- 1 Year
- Country of Origin:
- Italy
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