Ordering Tech Lite Hunters: Synergy Footbeds necessary or not?

[PathFinder]

I'm going to order a pair of the L&S Lowa Cevedale Tech Lite Hunters. I do have experience with the synergy footbeds in my Hanwag Alaska, and I love them in that boot, but I despised the Hanwag footbeds. On the other hand, the stock footbeds in my Danner Mountain Assaults were great. Are the Lowa footbeds fine or will the High Country Synergy ones be a big improvement?

 

[stuckbuck]

Big improvement!
I've only wore my Lowa Tibets 3 miles with a 70# pack using the stock footbeds, that was 3 weeks ago. You can still feel/see my toe grooves.
I bought the synergy footbeds and have done around 11 miles ad they have been great so far.

 

[weedwacker42]

I got these boots this past summer and love them after some trials. This was my first journey into this type of boot and I also did the Synergy footbeds. The footbeds didn't agree with me and I ended up doing custom inserts and removing the Synergy footbeds. But, these types of things can be very subjective. Just because they didn't work for me doesn't mean there's anything wrong with them at all. Footwear is SO user specific. I hope you like the boots! Love mine.

 

[PathFinder]

I didn't like my Synergy footbeds at first either. Felt like they were too tight around the arch of my foot. I trimmed them down a bit and they've been perfect since. I went back to the Hanwag footbed for a while too, but 50 miles later they were flat and had no cushion left whatsoever.

 

[Derek0525]

I got the synergy inserts also and used them for 4 days of hell the bottom of my heels hurt pretty bad like there was no cushion put the lows inserts back in and it was considerably better gona try some super feet next. But some people love them I guess it depends on your feet like mentioned before.