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Wooden wedge for rampages
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sooo my ankles just arent working well with my rampages. I got them last year and skied them about 25 times. during the summer i hurt my ankles and i now i have bigger constantly swollen ankles. so i was talking to my dad and he suggested that i wedge a piece of wood (where my ankles fit in the boot) and then proceed to heat the boot with a heat gun until the actually shell of the boot expands. what do you guys think of this? have any of you tried this before? thanks
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What happens when the swelling finally goes down though? Your boots will then be messed up. Or is it not swelling and it's the actual bone protruding more and totally permanent?
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yes its totally permanent. my bad forgot to add that
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yes thats true, im thinking maybe cut around the ankles in the liner?
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i dont think thats somethign you should do, take it to a competent bootfiiter
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Agreed. If you try to custom fit yourself your only gonna fuck up your ankle even more. A CERTIFIED custom fitter is well worth the money.
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By the companies that manufacture and sell the boots. It is known as a ski shop.
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captain lando calresian duh
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haha yeah ive made the decision that i shouldnt do something like that so im going to see what a bootfitter can do for me. maybe i may need some spks?
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he lost the millenium falcon to me fair and square
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At the shop i worked at it took me 2 years to get certified to work on boots/bindings. Were you working out of your garage?
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What the owner of our store did was basically an in store certification. He would test you and make sure you knew what you were doing, then he would sign some papers saying that he trusted you to make decisions that could hold him liable for the customers.
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Boot cert is really for shops that need something other then their reputation to recomend their boot fitters.
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I have to disagree. Boot cert is completely necessary. I wouldnt want some random guy who works for a shop that has a reputation to be fucking with my shit.
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We've got Masterfit Qualifications here, i thought that was worldwide?
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The shop I work in doesnt have any type of boot certification, and yet we are regarded as one of the best shops in our region. Its pretty easy to tell who knows their shit when you walk in to a shop and talk to the guys that work there for a bit. Of course as far as boot work goes, the noobs dont do much at the start besides maybe streching a liner or trimming some superfeets.
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Like the guy above me said shops don't get a reputation as being good if they just let any staff work on boots. The shop I work at is considered to be the best bootfiters west of the rockies (in the US) by alot of people. we (In WA) have people drive from Califonia to get their boots done here. yet we have no real 'boot certification.'
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