What is behind your Vapor?

[SkiRV]

Following the earlier Reflex boot thread, I am curious about what other rear boot set ups people are using with a front Vapor or Strada.

 

I have been using double RS-1 on the Sequence plate for years and was about to upgrade to the new Vapors. I run my rear boot very loose and was considering maybe going to the Vector or HRT

[wtrskior]

I would not recommend going to a vector or any other rear boot where the liner doesn't come out. From my own personal experience those boots do not released as well as the strada/vapor. I Feel if you are running the vapor front, your options are as follows for The rear: vapor, hrtp, rtp, possibly reflex rtype if you are considering going reflex front.

 

If you are good running rear super loose trying the hrtp or even an rtp could be beneficial.

 

 

[Porkfight]

Early this season, I went from Vector (tight lower and loose upper) to HRT and the transition has been smooth. A full rear boot seemed pointless the way I was tensioning it.

 

Front is a Vector but I don't see a "What's behind your Vector" thread on the horizon :p

[ozski]

Vector and Profile will release just fine if you do them up right. Wear a sock if your that worried about it, you will fly out of them. I run a cut down vector behind my Vapor boot and will switch to an Reflex R style as soon as it arrives.

[andjules]

@Porkfight I understand the thinking:

A full rear boot seemed pointless the way I was tensioning it.

But (I think) just that little bit of lateral stiffness in the Vapors makes a world of difference, regardless of how tight you do the bungees. It's an interesting experiment: if you don't tighten (even your front) boot, you may find you ski pretty close to your best in loose vapors. My 2¢.

[cragginshred]

2 Vapor boots!

Soon to be carbitex

[vtjc]

2 Strada Boots, due for replacement.

[JC McCavit]

Always double Radar boots, now 2 Vapor Carbitex boots on sequence plate. Wear rear boot loose. Reason for double boots is to keep feet warm in cold water. I use the stiffeners with the front boot, but not the back boot.

[Porkfight]

@andjules, I will likely go the Vapor route when my front Vector is done, probably by the end of this season.

[Jordan]

Toe loop

[swc5150]

Vector RTP on mine

[fu_man]

@Porkfight I tried the Vapors after the Vectors and although they were really comfortable I didn't like the lateral stiffness. I went with Profiles instead and they are a happy medium between the two. FYI as you make your decision.

[The_MS]

Vapor front with a Wiley rear. I could never get the dual Vapors to work, I was always getting tip rise on hook up.

[JWebSki]

RTP

[Sethro]

Radar adjustable rear toe plate for me. I had an HO adjustable RTP but my foot slipped out a couple of times injuring ribs once. Knock on wood my foot hasn't even slipped to a different position with the Radar.

[Chef23]

Strada front with a RTP.

[Deke]

RS-1 front with Wiley toe rubber mounted directly to Sequence plate (No plate on RTP)