 Poster: A snowHead
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We all know its near Christmas and one thing i know my gf doesn't have is a boot bag. Now here's the catch, She's always wanted one to keep each boot separate from each other!?! To avoid scratching her nice boots or something?!? Girls eh, id throw mine in an asda bag to get to the mountain.
Does such a thing even exist, must look "girly" and have something in the center to keep the left and right foot apart...
If this fails, what about a heated boot bag, that looks "girly" the ones i find all look sort of boyish. Flowers, pink, petals, makeup or whatever makes them look girly.
(All else fails, please recommend nice girly looking, pretty boot bags) 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I have a head heated boot bag, not particularly girly but i can absolutely say i wouldnt be without it now.
That smug feeling of dry, nicely warmed and soft shells in the morning is just bliss.
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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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I'll second the Head heated bag.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Google transpack xt1
One compartment each boot plus a middle space. Had one a few years ago and liked it.
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| essex wrote: |
Google transpack xt1
One compartment each boot plus a middle space. Had one a few years ago and liked it. |
Thats actually perfect! I also found ones with flowery designs haha. Thanks alot! Youve saved my bacon. I was trying to avoid the heated bag due to cost as this being a surprise and id already agreed to go halfers on a pro surfice tablet/laptop thing.
(Ill get my self a heated one haha)
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Actually the price of these on uk amazon... wow lol
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Get a normal bootbag and put a baselayer between, or a piece of jiffy foam 
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@hotchy, what are you seeing pricewise in UK ? I saw one crazy GBP 157 !
I can see them here in US for $79 (the XTW print I think).
just paypal me some $$ and I can have one on its way next week if you like.
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the alternative is a standard boot back and a pair of snocart airliners they are individual boot sleeves so you can put each boot in its on bag either in a boot bag or in your main luggage they cost £20
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I saw the thread title and thought the honeymoon had uncovered some of Schuss in Boots's 'special requirements' that Cacciatore needed advice on.
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| essex wrote: |
@hotchy, what are you seeing pricewise in UK ? I saw one crazy GBP 157 !
I can see them here in US for $79 (the XTW print I think).
just paypal me some $$ and I can have one on its way next week if you like. |
Yea that was the price i was getting haha iv already ordered the purple flowery one, even after shipping and the inevitable import tax at my front door its easily £70 cheaper. Thanks for the offer to send me one though 
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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A suitcase and two plastic bags. Pack with clothes to suit.
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Poster: A snowHead
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I like that rossignol briefcase bag. Might have to add to my collection
The Transpack are nice in that they work well as a backpack - nice when dragging everything thru airport or onto a train.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Was tempted by the Rossi bag myself then taking boots as under-seat carry-on to free up suitcase space. Chickened-out with the risk of airlines not permitting them as carry-on and also had a play with the bag and it only had a very small and shallow pocket so not really enough for a book/passport/etc.
Also discovered I can cram both my ski jacket and sallopets that seemed to take up half my case in to my little Osprey Talon 2 backpack!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Yep, cheap & simple, plastic bags keep boots separate- then you can use any boot bag and pad out with socks and undies.
Though nowadays mine fit in super size suitcase, and helmet !
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| Scrumpy wrote: |
Yep, cheap & simple, plastic bags keep boots separate- then you can use any boot bag and pad out with socks and undies.
Though nowadays mine fit in super size suitcase, and helmet ! |
Can you imagine her face when she unwraps her present to find two asda bags, a pair of socks, some undies and a bit of paper explaining there to be used to keep her boots separate 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| CEM wrote: |
| the alternative is a standard boot back and a pair of snocart airliners they are individual boot sleeves so you can put each boot in its on bag either in a boot bag or in your main luggage they cost £20 |
Are they padded at all? I find packing my boots so they can't damage anything else one of the most tedious bits of packing to go skiing.
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| altis wrote: |
| A suitcase and two plastic bags. Pack with clothes to suit. |
THIS!! I stopped using boot bags years ago, one less thing to carry.
Bootwarmers are a godsend though.
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Race pack has the boots attached to either side with a space in the middle for the rest of your stuff. Also is a backpack - v. Handy. Easy to get here, no idea where you get one in the UK (assuming you're there?)
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| stuarth wrote: |
| Race pack has the boots attached to either side with a space in the middle for the rest of your stuff. Also is a backpack - v. Handy. Easy to get here, no idea where you get one in the UK (assuming you're there?) |
Salomon do a version and they are great but alas no girls colours
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Just thought id update this. No point not finishing a story etc. Anyway ordered a nice flower xtw transpack from a site in the usa. Ordered through some international checkout thing that has the worlds worst reviews ever glad i never checked before ordering, or she would not have this.
Anyway bag arrived, i choose not to pay import tax and hoped it would sneak through, it did! Result, saving of £32 there!
Bag is very nice, alot better than the cheap £20 things. Boots look weighted evenly to each side spreading the weight and should help to not strain her back giving me another thing to carry Materials are decent, got nice we holes to let out the condensation, wet snow etc. Zips etc look decent and not a cheap Thailand, burst after 1 time use bag i recently got. It flat packs nicely for space saving when not being used, wanting to pack it etc.
Then recently, after all this hassle of getting her a bag she see's a nice one while im getting my boots fitted, not as good as this though. I had to be mean/nasty, and say we're here for my boots its not about you!
She went in a huff and put it back, its ok she will understand in 3 weeks! Thanks for everyones help!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| hotchy wrote: |
Just thought id update this. No point not finishing a story etc. Anyway ordered a nice flower xtw transpack from a site in the usa. Ordered through some international checkout thing that has the worlds worst reviews ever glad i never checked before ordering, or she would not have this.
Anyway bag arrived, i choose not to pay import tax and hoped it would sneak through, it did! Result, saving of £32 there!
Bag is very nice, alot better than the cheap £20 things. Boots look weighted evenly to each side spreading the weight and should help to not strain her back giving me another thing to carry Materials are decent, got nice we holes to let out the condensation, wet snow etc. Zips etc look decent and not a cheap Thailand, burst after 1 time use bag i recently got. It flat packs nicely for space saving when not being used, wanting to pack it etc.
Then recently, after all this hassle of getting her a bag she see's a nice one while im getting my boots fitted, not as good as this though. I had to be mean/nasty, and say we're here for my boots its not about you!
She went in a huff and put it back, its ok she will understand in 3 weeks! Thanks for everyones help! |
Haha this sounds like my wife 
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