My boots are only two years old but having worn them for over 20 weeks they were feeling quite sloppy. I was contemplating buying new boots but having bought a pair of liners for a fraction of the cost my boots have a new lease of life! I reckon I’ll get at least another season out of them. Heals are totally locked in! Would totally recommend!
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David Benson
Liner sleeve
Game changer!! My boots were packed out. On last buckle and still loose. Put these in, no issues getting boots on and off and no longer swimming in my boots Thank you
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Benjamin Bloom
Better heel lock, but…
My feet move less and my ankles feel more locked in. That said I can also feel the liner sleeves and my heels (the “balls of my heels” if you will) feel like they’re constricted. I’m right at the size split, so that could have something to do with it. Don’t love them, don’t hate them; will keep fiddling to find the right fit.
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Silvio Calabi
Improved Boot Performance
My boots—Nordica Promachine 120—were fitted at sea level on the East Coast; but I use them at 10,000 feet in Colorado, where my feet and calves are a slightly different shape. Recently, after about 120 days on the boots, I added a pair of Patriot’s liner sleeves and now (after five days on snow and with the addition of one of the supplied foam bars) the boots fit better than when they were new. I’m wearing the same socks as before, so I had to fiddle with the buckles a bit, but even on very cold days there’s no more heel lift. Once or twice I could feel the forward edge of the sleeve under my right foot, which prompted me to pull out the liner to make sure I’d installed the sleeve correctly; turned out I had, and the feeling went away. This might be the best $45 I’ve ever spent on ski gear. (And what bit of ski gear now costs only $45?)