FrankDaTank089

Ok, well I can get some pictures up if needed, but on my sepia embargoo pants (subcompany of 686, pants run for about $220, so they are good snowboarding pants) there is a little metal hook at the end. Its not on the actual pants, but on the very end on the elastic part that actually goes around my leg.

there is a metal hook there that i have no idea what it is for, but i usually have that elastic part stuffed kinda into my boot, and then pull the outside of the pants over my boot, but that metal thing is killing my leg being in the boot. so im guessing that elastic part of the pants isn't even supposed to be in the boot, because that metal hook is so painful. what should i do and what is it for?

please, im making a trip up to the slopes for a few days tommorow, so any help tonite would be greatly appricated. thanks.

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first day of snowboarding 1/25/07

bmies

That metal clip goes on the laces of the boot, on top of the foot. The elastic "gator" goes over the boot and the clip holds it from riding up. Then the outside of the leg covers it. The top of the boot should be exposed to the inside of your pant leg. And the gator covers the top of the boot. Never had an issue w/ snow getting past the gator and into my pant leg. Much more comfortable than stuffing the gator into the boot.

FrankDaTank089

ok, thanks man. i figured the thing was for my laces, but with my dc judge boot, i have the pump system on that, and that would seem pretty weird trying to fit it over that, but ill try it out. and with the boa system too, it will be weird trying to clip that up on that small wire.

bottom line is, with my boot, i dont think its gonna work out that great, but ill try it out. thanks man!

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Petersnoboard93

Thats for the boot lace!?!? Crap, no wonder it kept on digging into my ankle when i had it on my socks under the boot. LOI

Josh

Lol. Agreed with bmies. Hook it around one of your laces and it will prevent your pants from sliding up.

llcooljunr

Haha, I always wondered what that metal piece was for... It's pretty much useless on my boots since I have boa laces.

Grimdog

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FrankDaTank089

actually, it still worked great with the boa system. just put it off to one of the sides on the wire before you tigthen your boots, and once you tighten it down, it should be straight. it worked great!

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SUPERGILDO

i never hook these as i have never had issues with them riding up, but yeah, they are to hook to your boots...

alaric

Ya know. When I read the thread title I was really hoping you had a stain of some sort. I came into this thread with a perverted mind, and it got shot down fast

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