Life expectancy of Full Tilts

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Big_Frickin_Nev

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Does anyone know on average how long full tilts last before they are either too worn down and broken to use or smell too foul? I know on some pairs you can replace the toe and heel piece but on the rest how long will they last for? +k for responses.
 
It's going to depend on how well you take care of them, how often you ski, how often you walk in them, etc.

Make sure to let them air out after you use them, replace anything that cracks, etc. My pair has around 80 days and other than the new liners I put in and a broken buckle I replaced, they're doing great.
 
13303053:CameraWiz said:
Why would you not get them heat molded..?
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ive always heard that skiing in non heat molded boots for 2-3ish days will produce a boot almost identical to a heat molded boot. And that heat molding boots just quickens how fast they pack out.

i could see it being somewhat true.
 
13303077:taay said:
correct me if I am wrong but most ski equipment is tested for a 200 day lifespan
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I wish that was true! Out of curiosity, where did you get that number?
 
I probably have around 200 days in mine. been going strong for 3 seasons. this will be their last season tho. toes are getting a little too close to being razors hahaha i will definitely be getting another pair.
 
13303130:NPFilm said:
I probably have around 200 days in mine. been going strong for 3 seasons. this will be their last season tho. toes are getting a little too close to being razors hahaha i will definitely be getting another pair.
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you can also imagine they smell like fresh roses
 
13303113:pat_in_the_hat said:
ive always heard that skiing in non heat molded boots for 2-3ish days will produce a boot almost identical to a heat molded boot. And that heat molding boots just quickens how fast they pack out.

i could see it being somewhat true.
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Yep. Heat molding is really just a comfort thing. Your foot in the boot naturally creates heat to make the liner form to your foot therefore they only get mor comforatble over time, just makes the intial breakin process easier, however i would recomend goin to your shop and getting footbeds and make sure your boot truly fits. If you want to heat mold them but dont want to pay then look on intutions website on how to do it at home with rice. Not as effective but still makes the process slightly easier.

In regards to life, the liner and shell lifes are completely different as the liners tend to get packed out a lot faster than a liner breaks. So if you follow care instructions like said before, they will last a while. Also depends how you treat them. Helps that ft has such replacable and easy care parts.
 
I guess it depends on spare parts and comfort. I have a pair of booters 2013, Been killing over 100 days a season for 2 seasons. They are on their third year and still feeling good. I had to get the one strap fixed, 2 buckles and the top nylon strap. I may get the insert replaced soon.
 
2 Seasons if you have about 100 days a season. Thats what my experience says. After that they are worn down, packed out a bit and pretty fucked
 
13303120:rtl32 said:
I wish that was true! Out of curiosity, where did you get that number?
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My brother works at a local ski shop, apparently most equipment (including things all across the board such as gloves, boots, poles , goggles , Helmets, etc) is tested for about 200 days. Some more and some less , obviously. Just an average for more of recreational skiers rather then people pounding rails every day or ripping through trees.
 
Mine lasted about 50 days. By the end of the year I had replaced every single buckle and the liners. I bought different boots after that.
 
Full tilts are shitty quality. I've probably got 75 days on mine and half my buckles are broken. One of my toe buckles is duct taped on. I'm gonna make them last through the end of this season (their second season) but they're already in pretty rough shape now. Every other boot I've owned since my feet stopped growing have lasted at least 4 years. Every pair of boots before then lasted long enough for my brother and I to both use them, and then my mom could still sell them after that. Do yourself a favor and buy a ski boot that's built to last instead of cobbled together out of shitty parts that break all the time.
 
I've owned two different pairs, neither of which has made it through 3/4 of a season without needing to have a part or two replaced. That being said, if anyone has some cheap 25.5 Dalbellos for sale, I'm in the market.
 
full tilts are reasonable durable for the price. but they are known to have somewhat fragile buckles and in my experience the cables have stretched. they can definitely last if you take good care of them but wont take as heavy a beating as higher end boots.
 
13303133:B.Quincy said:
however i would recomend goin to your shop and getting footbeds and make sure your boot truly fits.
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This. Makes an insane difference on comfort and keeps your feet from moving at all in the boot. Really guards against nasty blisters that can come from boots.
 
On season 6 of my dalbello kryptons...aboslutely love them still. Just replaced the rubber soles on them. Don't see a reason to spend $5,6,700+ on a new pair of boots when they still work great and feel nice
 
13303807:Heavy.Head said:
About 92 years if they're canadian
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Barely lasted 2 seasons. All my buckles were broken by the start of the 2nd season. (snowmaking isnt easy on them though, climbing towers and deicing and such really wears them down)
 
take it or leave it... intuition, and various other stock liners that are in boots are rated at 80 ski days, compared to surefoots foam injected liners which are rated at 400 ski days.

As far as shells go. From every boot rep that has come through my shop they say the average boot is rated for 8 years of solid use. After that plastics start to degrade and the shell loses its flexibility and they will eventually crack.

Now all that being said everything is effected by care and use

are you a ski patroller and on your boots all day every day, or do you ski them once a year

minimizing exposure to uv light

minimizing exposure to extreme temperature

properly drying a boot also important

properly tightening a boot before storage

all the little things will add up to either destroy a boot or keep a boot for some people 20 years. Everything varies. But just a huge FYI full tilt boots are made with a thinner less dense plastic, than say a dalbello or a lange. While this makes the boot extremely light, it also makes them slightly more susceptible to the forces i was talking about above.
 
13303859:split.view said:
wut. no way lol

if you use park skis hard, you probably would go through a pair every 40-50 days or so.

Ski boots are definitely longer, but the two pairs of full tilts i have had were pretty much done after around 60-80 days.

some bindings can last around 200 days, but that may even be pushing it.
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.... read my post after.... GENERALLY and NOT accounted for POUNDING on rails .. the AVERAGE skier
 
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