Message #18926

[LivingProof]

I have found that liners are typically shorter than the inside of the shell which makes a proper shell size feel too small. So I stretch the toe box of my liners before the 1st use. Usually takes quite an effort with the Heads as they are fairly beefy liners.

Wow, the above hit me like a ton of bricks. Never even thought about the aspect of liner length being short and may need stretching. When I tried on boots this winter with the intent on downsizing, the tips of my toes just crunched the boot front and no way would I consider going through the pain to ski them.

Max, thanks for the thought. It will expand my thinking next time I go boot shopping.