Comments on: Dynafit – Scarpa – Garmont — Fit Comparo http://www.wildsnow.com/936/dynafit-scarpa-garmont-fit-comparo/ Backcountry Skiing Weblog Blog, FAQs, more, links and info about randonnee, telemark and backcountry ski mountaineering. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:30:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Alex R http://www.wildsnow.com/936/dynafit-scarpa-garmont-fit-comparo/comment-page-1/#comment-29212 Alex R Thu, 11 Nov 2010 02:49:57 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=936#comment-29212 J, I wear a 9.5 (42.5 Eur) HiTeck cross trainer and also have a narrow foot (B width). Last season I tried on BD Factors, Dynafit Titans, and a Garmont and Scarpa boot as well. I ended up with the Titans in 27.5, and they worked out pretty good. Shell fit was big for alpine standards, but probably on the tight side for AT (two fingers behind the heel). I will get a little work done on them this winter to give me just a tad more width at the very front of the toe box, but that I did use them about 21 days last spring so its just a tweak. I used the boots in Dynfit bindings, and used them for everything from climbing with crampons, to hiking a couple of kilometers from the end of the snow to the trail head, and never had any big issues with comfort or fit. I did not like the feel of the Factors more from a stiffness/flex/touring mode point of view than the fit, so I do not remember what size I tried on. I found the Scarpas way too roomy just about everywhere on the boot that fit my length of foot, but I can't recall if it was 27 or 27.5. I really don't remember the Garmont much because they did not have any of the stiffer models in stock so I was not too serious about getting them. I know the shell sizes for Dynafit are the same for 27 and 27.5, only the liner is different, and if you search this site you can find out how the other companies break up thier sizes because at least one company does it the opposite way. Sorry for the long post, but if you can't get to a shop and try anything on, it might help you out a bit. Also if you want to compare, you could order two sizes from Backcountry.com and just return the one that does not fit since they have a great return policy. Ciao, Alex J,

I wear a 9.5 (42.5 Eur) HiTeck cross trainer and also have a narrow foot (B width).

Last season I tried on BD Factors, Dynafit Titans, and a Garmont and Scarpa boot as well.

I ended up with the Titans in 27.5, and they worked out pretty good. Shell fit was big for alpine standards, but probably on the tight side for AT (two fingers behind the heel). I will get a little work done on them this winter to give me just a tad more width at the very front of the toe box, but that I did use them about 21 days last spring so its just a tweak. I used the boots in Dynfit bindings, and used them for everything from climbing with crampons, to hiking a couple of kilometers from the end of the snow to the trail head, and never had any big issues with comfort or fit.

I did not like the feel of the Factors more from a stiffness/flex/touring mode point of view than the fit, so I do not remember what size I tried on.

I found the Scarpas way too roomy just about everywhere on the boot that fit my length of foot, but I can’t recall if it was 27 or 27.5.

I really don’t remember the Garmont much because they did not have any of the stiffer models in stock so I was not too serious about getting them.

I know the shell sizes for Dynafit are the same for 27 and 27.5, only the liner is different, and if you search this site you can find out how the other companies break up thier sizes because at least one company does it the opposite way.

Sorry for the long post, but if you can’t get to a shop and try anything on, it might help you out a bit. Also if you want to compare, you could order two sizes from Backcountry.com and just return the one that does not fit since they have a great return policy.

Ciao,
Alex

]]> By: Lou http://www.wildsnow.com/936/dynafit-scarpa-garmont-fit-comparo/comment-page-1/#comment-29207 Lou Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:32:30 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=936#comment-29207 J, buying boots online frequently necessitates at least one return/swap, keep that in your budget. I'd just pick a boot you like, and order your best guess. Perhaps someone here uses boots in that size range and can give you some beta. As for me, to give you more information I'd have to be sitting in a shop with a storeroom full of boots so I could compare all the brands and models (bear in mind that the models within a brand often fit differently.) J, buying boots online frequently necessitates at least one return/swap, keep that in your budget. I’d just pick a boot you like, and order your best guess. Perhaps someone here uses boots in that size range and can give you some beta. As for me, to give you more information I’d have to be sitting in a shop with a storeroom full of boots so I could compare all the brands and models (bear in mind that the models within a brand often fit differently.)

]]> By: J http://www.wildsnow.com/936/dynafit-scarpa-garmont-fit-comparo/comment-page-1/#comment-29206 J Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:24:14 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=936#comment-29206 Hello again -- Thanks. But I have been advised that the 27 or the 27.5 (which the chart you link to gives for U.S. shoe sizes 9 and 9.5, respectively) would be TOO large -- at least in Scarpa boots, and maybe in other brands. I have also been told that one brand's Mondo sizing is not the same as another brand's. So, I am trying to get a bit more nuanced information before committing to an online purchase (that may be my only means of buying). Any help / experience will be useful. Thnx much! Hello again — Thanks. But I have been advised that the 27 or the 27.5 (which the chart you link to gives for U.S. shoe sizes 9 and 9.5, respectively) would be TOO large — at least in Scarpa boots, and maybe in other brands. I have also been told that one brand’s Mondo sizing is not the same as another brand’s. So, I am trying to get a bit more nuanced information before committing to an online purchase (that may be my only means of buying). Any help / experience will be useful. Thnx much!

]]> By: Lou http://www.wildsnow.com/936/dynafit-scarpa-garmont-fit-comparo/comment-page-1/#comment-29205 Lou Wed, 10 Nov 2010 23:52:47 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=936#comment-29205 J, you can find a Mondo conversion chart here: http://www.wildsnow.com/more/backcountry-glossary/ J, you can find a Mondo conversion chart here:

http://www.wildsnow.com/more/backcountry-glossary/

]]> By: J http://www.wildsnow.com/936/dynafit-scarpa-garmont-fit-comparo/comment-page-1/#comment-29204 J Wed, 10 Nov 2010 23:52:20 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=936#comment-29204 Well, in fact, I have not previously owned a pair of ski boots. When I've rented, I usually get size 9. Well, in fact, I have not previously owned a pair of ski boots. When I’ve rented, I usually get size 9.

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