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I have two questions regarding hardbooting
Whats the difference in terms of riding (cruising, charging, powder, carving, edgehold) with a hardboot vs softboot?
Does anybody know how much weight i will shave off my setup? (malamutes and burners vs tlt5, phantom and dynafit toe pieces)

I THINK i want to get into hardbooting, but im hesitant because i really dont know how it is freeriding, charging and cruising with hardboots! Is hardboots nice to ride compared to a softboot setup?

Cue another 10 page hard v. soft boot thread in 3, 2, 1...

I bought a cheapie setup for under $100 to try it out. (Used Voile Mt. Plates, I had slider plates laying around, and cheap used boots from the local 2nd hand bargain basement ski shop in Portland). And I was hooked. So then I invested in TLTs, Dynafit toes, Phantoms, etc.

However, I still use soft boots a lot for powder, and certain terrain where I think soft boots will be more fun.

If you have a local shop where you can rent hard boots and find Voile plates to use, I think that's your best bet -- trying it out prior to investing major Kronor.

Good luck --