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What size boot am i if i wear a size 13 street shoes?

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littlekidlover21
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let me know please
Mar 7 2010 3:43PM
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HamFaceGirl
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Mar 7 2010 3:55PM
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fragglemuffin
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Mar 7 2010 3:59PM
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greyninja
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i have a size 13/14 shoe, depending on the company. i had some 31.5s for a while, now i'm in 30.5s, and next i'll prob get a straight 30, maybe less

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Mar 7 2010 4:44PM
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PeterWojnar
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1)Go to a ski shop
2) measure your foot
3) try on ski boots
4a) buy ski boots
4b) tell them you'll think it over, and buy that particular model of boot online.

Do not ever buy ski boots online without having tried them on, first. Ski boots are things that need to fit perfectly.
Mar 7 2010 4:51PM
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greyninja
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fer sher
Mar 8 2010 7:55AM
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iffe
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Your size is exactly goseeabootfitter. I think you should get that size.
Mar 8 2010 8:40AM
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yeahitsdave
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or dont dick over your local shop like that. thats pretty beat

any good shop will guarantee fit, so if u have a problem you can take them back and get work done, otherwise you get charged out the ass, we charge 50 an hour for work.
Mar 8 2010 8:50AM
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Jweid
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TRROOOLLLL!!
Mar 8 2010 6:49PM
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Brock.
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shoe size has little to no correlation to your ski boots size. BOOT FITTER
Mar 8 2010 6:57PM
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PeterWojnar
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I was thinking REI or something. I'd never dick over a local shop like Porter's or something, because more often than not, the local shops do need the support. Not to mention they'll bend over backwards for you if you're a frequent customer and happen to need something tedious or unusual done... like figuring out Atomic product replacement. (It's a long story, I won't go into it. Basically, my skis broke, Atomic had me send them in, but I never got skis back. So my local shop went out of their way to make sure Atomic hooked me up with an upgrade on my sticks for free. (Metron 11b5 to Crimson Ti))
Mar 8 2010 7:45PM
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austinmetsch
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shoe size has nothing to do with boot size and you will never find a boot that fits by guessing your boot size and buying some online. go to a bootfitter and support your local shop. you could buy boots online for cheaper but you will pay a ton to get any custom work done. a shop should do custom work for free(if its a good shop) if you buy the boots there.
Mar 8 2010 7:53PM
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Ben.
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not to mention if you buy in a shop, the fit should be better from the beginning, thus less work
Mar 8 2010 8:15PM
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TheHuggyBear
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http://www.rdcshop.com/index.php?cat_id=30568
look at that its a good website to see cuz personally i figure these things out with google
Mar 8 2010 8:36PM
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selkirks
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NO! That's wrong... The shops need our help now more than ever. The Internet is literally running them out of business. Soon the legit shops won't be able to offer free bootfitting services because of all the dickheads that do this. So just SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHOPS! I completely understand going online for closeout and last model year gear. But for something like new boots or this years' skis, it's worth it to buy from your local shop because of the outstanding customer service and warranty that they offer.

Bootfitter; great.
Buying online; great for you, horrible for everyone else.
Mar 8 2010 8:44PM
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gombo8
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GO SEE A FITTER ski boots completly different then street shoes i wear a 13 street shoe but a 28 ski boot
Mar 8 2010 8:48PM
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PeterWojnar
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Read my other post... I meant if you go to an REI or Any Mountain, go ahead. But support your local shops.
Mar 8 2010 8:52PM
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selkirks
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I'll admit that I didn't read the whole thread... I'm in iNS. But I still fail to understand that logic, because you're still screwing over your local shops--you're still going elsewhere.
Mar 8 2010 10:13PM
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PeterWojnar
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Read: If your local shop is REI or Any Mountain, feel free to screw them over, because they get enough business as it is. If it's a small local shop, support them.
Mar 9 2010 11:44PM
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Ben.
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i think he means go to a local shop in the first place, not your local REI etc.
Mar 10 2010 12:47AM
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andrew.
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about a 18
Mar 10 2010 12:47AM
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icon1234
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dont use what your "street shoe" size is. Go to any shoe store use one of those metal foot size measurements and then get your true shoe size. From that go find a mondo shell size to US shoe size chart and pick whatever matches.

But your best bet is to go to a boot fitter and have them tell you whats best. But if you live where I live and the boot fitters are completely clueless I did the first method and it works for the most part. Just figure out what type foot you have, narrow, wide etc. Find a company that tailors to your said foot dimensions use what i sad in the first chat and just buy some boots.
Mar 10 2010 1:21AM
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starsky_hucks
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if you want to ignore what everybody is saying and by the boots online anyway here is a size chart

but yeh you should get them fitted as theres more to size boots than just length.. ie width, flex, stiffness, plus sizes vary between brands

Mar 10 2010 2:23AM
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Ski.Ballet
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This. I wear boots 2 sizes smaller than my shoe size. Plus, all boots fit differently, so the only way to know for sure is to go to a bootfitter.
Mar 10 2010 3:10AM
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PeterWojnar
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If you live in a large city, or small town far from the hills, and not in a ski town with a nice local ski shop, you're going to go to REI. If I need skis, I'm willing to put it off until the next time I am in Truckee, three hours from my home, to buy them in Porters. But someone else might not, and they will go to REI or Any Mountain in Berkeley.
Mar 10 2010 7:57PM
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HiTz
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dave hes clearly a 28.5....
Mar 10 2010 9:43PM
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