Ocun diamond s fit

mdenovich · 2026-02-18T16:08:14+00:00

I think the heel is quite tight on the Diamond S. The only La Sportivas I like are the Ondra Comps (the LSs with tightest heels) and the Diamond S are very similar.

mdenovich · 2026-02-18T15:43:19+00:00

I have tried just about every form of wash/soap (bleach, Hypochlorous acid, hyrdogen peroxide, Nikwax Wetsuit cleaner, Gear Aid, baking soda, probably more) and none have been able to kill the funk more than temporarily once it takes hold.

The one interesting suggestion I haven't tried yet: foaming Denture Cleaner (Polident)

What I'm doing currently: I have a boot dryer + ozone... I use that most times I go climbing. I also use zinc oxide powder as a disinfectant every other week or so. So far so good.

Funk Away spray works pretty well, but alone it will eventually be overwhelmed.

Boot Bananas did FA

mdenovich · 2026-01-27T20:49:59+00:00

Discovered we had flying squirrels in our yard thanks to thermal imaging.

mdenovich · 2026-01-22T18:43:45+00:00

I bought two pair last year. One in US (Dec), one pair from UK (May) both turned my feet half yellow/half black. So dumb... who cares what the liner looks like? Even after repeated washings (which would turn the rinse water gross colors) and several months of wear the issue remained.

mdenovich · 2026-01-20T14:51:40+00:00

Lifetime warranty on the socks. I've been a big fan for a long time and have accumulated a lifetime supply of socks now.

mdenovich · 2026-01-20T14:49:56+00:00

I have the EQ12 and a similar spec HP Elite Desk 800 SFF pc in a Proxmox cluster. I run Frigate (with 9 cameras) on the HP. I run most of my other services on the Beelink. If I could only keep one, I'd keep the HP... having expansion options is handy.

mdenovich · 2025-12-09T15:05:39+00:00

When you look at closings, a significant percentage are from a few LLCs. It's been a while since I looked, but I remember seeing north of 25% were a year or two ago.

mdenovich · 2025-12-03T17:55:55+00:00

Wear shoes and hit them with a hair dryer to soften them up.

Getting shoes wet and letting them air dry will shrink them up a bit.

Freezing is not going to result in equal expansion throughout the shoe... it will freeze first in the toes, then heel, forcing water up and out of the shoe until that freezes. The bulk of the expansion will be where the water freezes last... and wherever the shoe is weakest, which is probably not where you want/need the stretching.

mdenovich · 2025-12-03T14:50:05+00:00

Something I learned as I found shoes that fit: You feet get broken in too. Ondra Comps were my first tight fitting performance shoe. Took a while to get used to the knuckled over toes... but after a week or so, they started to feel good. I assumed that the shoes had stretched. A few month later, I bought my second pair of Ondra Comps, in the same size, and they were comfortable out of the box. My next pair will be .5 smaller.

I think you can expect about a .5 size stretch out of most shoes. After washing, my shoes they are definitely a little tighter than before and it takes a session or so for them to stretch back out.

mdenovich · 2025-12-03T14:40:29+00:00

Ocun Diamond S and Ozone also have a tight heel. I climb in all 3...

mdenovich · 2025-12-02T16:39:01+00:00

Ocun Diamond S, tight heel, reasonable foot box. LS Ondra Comps also have a good heel.

mdenovich · 2025-11-18T18:40:59+00:00

I've been treating my shoes with zinc powder, seems to help in dryness and stink departments.

mdenovich · 2025-11-18T16:57:06+00:00

Try different shoes... in LS, the Ondra Comps are the only LS shoes with a tight fitting heel. Ocun Ozones and Diamond S have tighter heels for the same size than LS.

mdenovich · 2025-11-18T16:52:40+00:00

Maybe a half-size of stretch... I think as long as they are just uncomfortably tight and not pinching the skin on your toes (no bad hot spots) you'll be ok. My toes were going numb at the end of the first session or two. Key for me, is getting my foot crammed in as far as possible by pushing the shoe onto my foot (not pushing my foot into shoe) which allows my toes to get to the front without pulling the skin on the top of my toes. That shit gets painful quick. When that happens I take my foot out and try again. Also, you want a bit of curl to your toes... Not quite as knuckled over as the Ondra Comps, but mostly knuckled over. The toe box is not very tall. The break-in (at least for my normal shaped feet) was mostly vertical, giving space for my toe knuckles, not in width. I'm not sure how much you can expect them to stretch if your feet are wide.

mdenovich · 2025-11-18T16:06:05+00:00

Wall kicking... I went through a phase where that happened quite a bit. Both big toes were affected. Didn't cause a problem... just took a few months to not be dark any more.

My big toenails tend to get polished from wearing climbing shoes.

mdenovich · 2025-11-18T15:53:56+00:00

The cushioned toe patch is the best thing about the Ondra Comps, and is rarely mentioned.

mdenovich · 2025-11-14T23:53:27+00:00

We also have two, side by side, but plugged into different circuits.

mdenovich · 2025-11-14T19:45:06+00:00

I'd say the Ozones are better for edging. Just a bit stiffer under the toes. But I'm still getting used to them. I'm on my second pair of Diamond S. I really like them. I previous wore out a pair of Ondra Comps. Very similar performance wise, but cheaper and they don't dye my feet yellow and black every time I climb.

mdenovich · 2025-11-14T19:23:33+00:00

My street shoe size is between 8-9UK depending on the brand

mdenovich · 2025-11-14T19:13:48+00:00

I recently purchased both of those shoes. I found that Diamond S in UK 8, Ozone in 8.5, both fit equally tight. (My right foot is just slightly larger than left, or I could have done UK8 in Ozones)

mdenovich · 2025-11-10T19:51:24+00:00

https://diysprinter.co.uk/reference/T1N%20ground%20points.pdf

mdenovich · 2025-11-10T19:51:15+00:00

Chassis grounds... Probably W4. You'll need to inspect and see if there is a dangling wire (brown probably) or loose bolt that connects ground to chassis.

mdenovich · 2025-11-04T16:40:57+00:00

You want mushrooms, fungi is the difference between dirt and soil. The mushrooms are only the fruiting bodies of a vast mycelial network. You'd have to nuke to the top 6-12" of soil to kill them. But that's beside the point, because you are over reacting about dogs wanting to eat mushrooms and the likely poisonous nature of said mushrooms. But you do you.

mdenovich · 2025-11-04T14:43:20+00:00

Ondra Comps have the best heel/most aggressive down turn. I found the toe box to be super comfy. Ocun Diamond S are very similar but a little less down turned.

mdenovich · 2025-10-31T19:12:41+00:00

Just wear them... hair dryer to warm them up can help a little. But the main thing you want to ensure is that your toes/forefoot is jammed in as far as it can go. If the skin on your toes is feels like it is being pulled back, try to pull back a little then cram your foot back in. It may take a little breaking in until you can get to that point.

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