Posted: 12/28/2010 1:53:35 AM EDT
...to break in a Pair of Danner Striker II"s?
I have had these damn things for a few months now and have wore then almost every day, they still feel like I am wearing a pair of ski boots. What gives? Fury |
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I did this to my original strikers
Put on really thick socks Put on Boots and lace them all the way up Fill up bathtub with Hot water (as high as you can get it) Stand in bathtub with boots on (about 30 mins) Get out and walk around a bit to strech them Take them off and them the dry out Repolish ect... |
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I dont know about that model boots.
I had a pair of leather work boots that were so stiff I warmed up the oven on its lowest setting. Stuck them on a pan and popped them in to warm up. I then slathered them with mink oil and let them sit in there and absorb it , repeated this a few times. It helped alot to soften them up. |
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I did this to my original strikers Put on really thick socks Put on Boots and lace them all the way up Fill up bathtub with Hot water (as high as you can get it) Stand in bathtub with boots on (about 30 mins) Get out and walk around a bit to strech them Take them off and them the dry out Repolish ect... I think that I will give this a shot. Thanks. |
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Quoted: Quoted: I did this to my original strikers Put on really thick socks Put on Boots and lace them all the way up Fill up bathtub with Hot water (as high as you can get it) Stand in bathtub with boots on (about 30 mins) Get out and walk around a bit to strech them Take them off and them the dry out Repolish ect... I think that I will give this a shot. Thanks. If that's what it takes to get your boots to fit properly, you bought the wrong boots.  |
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Quoted: Fucking precisely.Quoted: Quoted: I did this to my original strikers Put on really thick socks Put on Boots and lace them all the way up Fill up bathtub with Hot water (as high as you can get it) Stand in bathtub with boots on (about 30 mins) Get out and walk around a bit to strech them Take them off and them the dry out Repolish ect... I think that I will give this a shot. Thanks. If that's what it take to get your boots to fit properly, you bought the wrong boots. |
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I did this to my original strikers Put on really thick socks Put on Boots and lace them all the way up Fill up bathtub with Hot water (as high as you can get it) Stand in bathtub with boots on (about 30 mins) Get out and walk around a bit to strech them Take them off and them the dry out Repolish ect... This. |
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I did this to my original strikers Put on really thick socks Put on Boots and lace them all the way up Fill up bathtub with Hot water (as high as you can get it) Stand in bathtub with boots on (about 30 mins) Get out and walk around a bit to strech them Take them off and them the dry out Repolish ect... I think that I will give this a shot. Thanks. If that's what it takes to get your boots to fit properly, you bought the wrong boots.
My thoughts exactly...however, I bought them, so I have to make them work. Should have stuck with the Blackhawks. 
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I did this to my original strikers Put on really thick socks Put on Boots and lace them all the way up Fill up bathtub with Hot water (as high as you can get it) Stand in bathtub with boots on (about 30 mins) Get out and walk around a bit to strech them Take them off and them the dry out Repolish ect... I think that I will give this a shot. Thanks. If that's what it takes to get your boots to fit properly, you bought the wrong boots. Actually that's the correct way to form fit boots to your foot. |
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Quoted: It's mostly impossible to make boots in standard sizes that exactly fit feet that aren't standard size.Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I did this to my original strikers Put on really thick socks Put on Boots and lace them all the way up Fill up bathtub with Hot water (as high as you can get it) Stand in bathtub with boots on (about 30 mins) Get out and walk around a bit to strech them Take them off and them the dry out Repolish ect... I think that I will give this a shot. Thanks. If that's what it takes to get your boots to fit properly, you bought the wrong boots. Actually that's the correct way to form fit boots to your foot. Feet also change size/shape slightly according to time of day, activity, and environment. It's also not uncommon to have different sized feet from left to right. It's also not uncommon for manufacturers sizes to vary from pair to pair in a particular style. Try different pairs in the same size/style/model/brand when you shop. A lot of people swear the time of day you shop for foot wear should coincide with your activity level. Anyway - getting a size 9 boot to fit a size 9.1 foot is achieved by wear/breaking it in. Getting a size 9 boot to fit a size 9.1x to 9.3x foot is achieved by the methods above - hot water, mink oil, stretching, etc. Fitting Fitting a 9.x foot? try a different brand, they aint all the same size standard. ETA: My opinion from experience, reading, talking to podiatrists, and other stuff. I've given away a LOT of boots that just never worked out over time. YMMV. |
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I did this to my original strikers Put on really thick socks Put on Boots and lace them all the way up Fill up bathtub with Hot water (as high as you can get it) Stand in bathtub with boots on (about 30 mins) Get out and walk around a bit to strech them Take them off and them the dry out Repolish ect... I think that I will give this a shot. Thanks. If that's what it takes to get your boots to fit properly, you bought the wrong boots.
A military guy taught me that and it worked just fine. |
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I did this to my original strikers Put on really thick socks Put on Boots and lace them all the way up Fill up bathtub with Hot water (as high as you can get it) Stand in bathtub with boots on (about 30 mins) Get out and walk around a bit to strech them Take them off and them the dry out Repolish ect... I think that I will give this a shot. Thanks. If that's what it takes to get your boots to fit properly, you bought the wrong boots.
A military guy taught me that and it worked just fine. +1, excpet I was told to walk till the boot is dry. Last pair of danners I bought were Fort Lewis ones After 18 years and 3 soles I had to toss them. |