 Poster: A snowHead
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The ol' snowboard bag is getting a bit decrepit and have found an rather good offer on the Dakine Low Roller.
Quick Q for the collective: Anyone use one? Can you fit a board, a set of skis and 2 sets of boots in one bag ok, or should I be shopping around for the High roller or similar?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Yes subject to the BSL of the boots not being huge.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Nah, I have the tiny feet of a marmoset.
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A longer lighter 175cm low roller that will have the volume from length may be the best option if you can find one (I have a few dakine/burton bags to move on but think summer sales may short circuit that .)
With longer bags you want internal tie downs so you can stagger the two short ski/brds to fit the 175cm bag lenght this way the bag does not sag or drag its bottom out.
The cheaper 166cm burton gig bags were bad for this but they still work very well , the airlines will do them in sooner or later anyway .
The narrow 165 low rollers when maxed out on BA 23kg will probably need the bindings spun or removed if you fill them up .
It also pays to pipe lag the nose an tails as edges will cut the bags up rough in no time
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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A high roller in 165cm is about 5 maybe 6kg in a 180cm with the ease of chucking in two brd sets having high volume but you lose 2.5kg for that .
So the high roller often depends if you all take another hold bag or your length of stay and amount of gear.
Last edited by Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do. on Tue 28-07-15 15:44; edited 1 time in total
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Always lag the board, and will be stripping the bindings before putting OHs Fuegos inside. I went for the bigger 175 Fall Line ski bag (which is essentially the same). They're more than half price off at Sport Pursuit at the moment - around £40. As we've got boots/boards/skis/helmets/gawd knows what else to go in as part of the Family Wagon Train additional luggage is always a feature.
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I went for the Double Fall Line but I'm disappointed that there are no internal compression straps.
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