Just a quick point on the “wrong size boots” comment above. I have hard to fit feet, and its an especially big problem with mountainering boots and climbing/approach shoes. Given the cost, I always get them at REI so I can return them if they result in bleeding blisters, etc. If and when I return them I tell them that the fit is wrong, which is true. Yeah, I generally get some attitude from the person at the counter, but I don’t feel at all bad about it because there is generally nobody at REI (at least in San Diego) that has any idea of how to fit boots (or really much about anything alpine oriented) so I would never buy them there to begin with without the return policy, which they offer specifically to get business. Not really the same issue as the thread, but my two cents.

what’s up when your boots delaminate during the first season?
they fit great, just wet, an invitation for trenchfoot.

@troweller wrote:

what’s up when your boots delaminate during the first season?
they fit great, just wet, an invitation for trenchfoot.

Uhh… well did you buy ’em at REI? If you had I guess there would be no issue right? 🙂

If not, I’d suggest calling Burton. I have gotten great support from them over the years. I sent in a pair of well-used out-of-warranty Driver X’s which had the outer sole starting to delam from the inner sole (no leaking), fully expecting to pay a fee for a repair… and they sent me a brand new pair, no charge. So it’s worth a shot. And it doesn’t hurt to be nice to the customer service people on the phone.

You calling us hippies????
😯
It may be that we’re hippies but may having something to do with our age as well.

Strippers are wise. Whenever I’m facing a difficult question of personal ethics, I often consult the girls down at Deja Vu. The secrets of life are revealed during a lap dance.