Hoji on the Hoji Free & 4FRNT Renegade

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Arts, Design, Skiing, Snow, Snowboarding, Sports, Outdoors, Bike, Technology, Gear

4.9 • 809 Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2018

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Today we’re talking with the one and only Eric Hjorleifson about his brand-new boot, the Dynafit Hoji Free, what’s new with this boot, and how it differs from the current Hoji Pro Tour.

Then you’re going hear Eric talk about trying to improve and refine the latest iteration of his favorite ski, the 4FRNT Renegade, and finally, we wrap up our gear geekery by talking a bit about outerwear and Eric’s work with Arc’teryx.

And if you somehow missed it yesterday, we ran over on the Blister Podcast platform what was basically Part 1 of our conversation, where we talk to Hoji about his new film, “Hoji.”

TOPICS & TIMES:

Hoji on the Dynafit Hoji Free. (3:00)
Differences between the Hoji Pro Tour and Hoji Free. (5:50)
Did weight play a factor in designing the Hoji Free? (22:32)
Hoji Free crampon compatibility? (27:12)
What’s new with the 4FRNT Renegade? (30:55)
The problem with updating for the sake of updating. (37:55)
Does Eric geek out on outerwear, too? (43:30)

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, welcome to another episode of Gear 30 on the Blister Podcast Network.
0:09.4	I'm Jonathan Ellsworth, the founder of Blister, and you can check out all the stuff we're doing and reviewing over on our new website at blisterreview.com.
0:19.8	Today on the podcast, we are talking with the one and only Eric Jorlifson about his brand
0:24.6	new boot that was just recently unveiled, the Hoji Free, and you get to hear it right from
0:29.8	the horse's mouth what is new and different about this boot versus the Hoji Pro Tour that
0:34.5	is out in stores now.
0:36.6	And then you're going to get to hear Eric talk about
0:38.5	tinkering this past season with his favorite ski, the forefront Renegade, and Eric pulls the
0:43.9	curtain back about the process of trying to improve and refine this latest iteration of the ski.
0:49.8	Finally, we wrap up our gear geekery by talking a bit about outerwear and Eric's work with
0:55.6	Arcterics. And I should also mention that if you somehow missed it yesterday, we ran over on the
1:01.5	Blister podcast platform what was basically part one of this conversation, where we talked to
1:06.8	Hoji about his new film, Hoji. So in some, we've got new Hoji boots and new Hoji
1:13.3	films, and we are all fortunate enough to have Eric here talking about both.
1:19.1	This episode of Gear 30 is presented by Black Sheep Sports, which is one of our Blister
1:24.0	recommended shops. There aren't many free ride-focused shops in Europe,
1:28.1	and there certainly aren't many as good as Black Sheep Sports in Munich, Germany.
1:32.9	The owner, Sebastian Steinbach, has created a shop that really is the center of free-ride
1:37.4	ski culture in Munich, with a dedication and passion for skiing,
1:41.4	and a top-notch lineup of products on the shelves, including a huge
1:45.4	selection of skis from boutique ski companies all over the world. But a massive and unique
1:51.2	ski wall is not the only thing that sets black sheep apart. Every ski in the gallery is available
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