Splitboard Specific Boot Review: Are they worth it?

Splitboarders commonly use their existing resort snowboard boots... Is it worth switching to splitboard specific boots?
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Deeluxe Spark XV TFP Splitboard Boot: aqoutdoors.com...
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[@PhilippUnterreiner]

Excellent information! Would be great to also learn about your hard-boot setup...

[@AQOutdoors]

Thanks for the comment. Much appreciated.. we are going ro do up some hardwood specific content this winter.. stay tuned...

[@franceiroca]

Nice video… but you didnt answer your question : is worth it or no? 🤔

[@AQOutdoors]

That is a very perinent observation. My apologies for not closing that loop. My short answer to people is, if you are only splitboarding 20 days or less a season, regular resort boots are more than sufficient. If you are doing more than that and potentially doing more technical ascents and mountaineering style objectives, the split specific boots now offer enough additional durability and technical features to be well worth it.! Thanks for checking out the video and for commenting!

[@franceiroca]

@@AQOutdoors great thank you to sharing your thoughts 👍

[@bejzunio4689]

Hi. How about crampons. Which would you sugest to buy. Which one works best??

[@AQOutdoors]

Thanks for the question. Are you talking about boot crampons or splitboard crampons? If it is splitboard crampons you bsically have to choose the brand of bindings that you use. For boot crampons I have always been favorable towards Grivel Crampons. No particular reason other than I have used the brand for 20+ years and really like them. I would say that when shopping for boot crampons it would be worth taking your splitboard boots in to mke sure the model(s) you are considering are wide enough in the toe cup to fit your splitboard boots. Hope that helps Simon

[@guglielmo_arte_naturale]

hi, thank you for the video is great. i wanted to ask since i m really concerned about the stiffness since i am a freestyle snowboarder and i ride really soft boots.. once i tryed 7 stiffness boots and i couldnt link not even 2 beginner turns ( i m expert snowboarder with 12 years of experience so i can carve etc) so... the question is, can i still do freestyle moves on the specific splitboard stiff boots ? ( i wanted to buy a setup and i was looking at salomon splitboards and trekkig boots)

[@AQOutdoors]

Thanks for checking out the video and for the question. In short, if doing freestyle in the backcountry is important I would stick with resort boots. All the splitboard specific boots i have tried are at least a 7 stiffness. It makes tweaking grabs and freestyle tricks harder. Not too mention the boots are a lot heavier and have a thicker sole, so the weight and feel of split specific boots take some getting used too. If I were you I would just get a good quality set of resort boots in the stiffness that you like riding. Hope that helps

[@dragonfist]

so basically this is my old northwave boot?

[@simoncoward5955]

I am not familiar with the Northwave boots personally. Could well be quite similar to many higher end snowboard boots

[@nicolasdoebeli3355]

Do the Deeluxe typically come with a wider toe box? If not what splitboard boots would you recommend for wide feet?

[@AQOutdoors]

Thanks for checking out the video and for commenting. The Deeluxe boots are pretty standard width in the toes. However with the moldable liners a good boot fitter can easily punch out the toes to cater to wider feet. I have pretty limited experience with other split boots so can't comment with any great certainty on better options. I have hears the 32 Jones boots fit a wee bit wider.

[@shredderchic808]

Do any of the boots have a boa lacing system? Do they make smaller Womens sized boots?

[@AQOutdoors]

Hi Corinne, thanks for checking out the video. There are some splitboard boot models that use the BOA system (most notably the Jeremy Jones Pro Model), most opt for the speed lace system as they are easier to 'field' fix than the BOA. No womens specific boots I know of, the Fitwells (from what I hear) fit a narrower foot. The Deeluxe boots we sell have a heel cup built into the thermo moldable liner. That seems to work for smaller and narrower feet really well. Hope that helps!

[@ericman3234]

how about foot pain tough? does the stiffness compromise comfort?

[@AQOutdoors]

For me. Not at all. They are stiff I ride mode, not when set up to tour. Now in saying that I have always ridden and like stiff boots.

[@PhilippamBerg]

Great video - do you have a (splitboard) boot recommendation for a narrow feet?

[@AQOutdoors]

Thanks for checking in. The Fitwells probably have the narrowest fit out of the box. Any of the thermo moldable liner options combined with a good boot fitter will work too..

[@lukasurie6775]

nice advert

[@AQOutdoors]

Thanks for checking out the video.