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hi all, im looking for a ski bag that i can fit my boots into as well please, and i have 177 kendo skis. Might need to put another pair in at somepoint, and if i could get one wide enough for a board too that would be great. Any good recommendations? thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Dakine Fall Line can be picked up cheap if you shop around. If money isn't a big issue then get a Douchebag!
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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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It depends on how big is big? I have a DPS triple ski bag which takes up to 3 pairs of 190cm fat skis. Dimensions 197 x 37 x 20 cm
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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A mate just got a good armada double bag with separate attachable bag, looked really solid and had all the spec I'd look for. Think absolute snow did a deal, worth checking their site.
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I've just bought a Thule chasm 90L bag for my up coming trip. Excellent build quality and really well thought through design.
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Plenty of massive bags around. How are you planning to transport it? (Plane, car, train....)
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Well I want something I can put my boots in instead of my hand luggage, in going to nz this summer for the season, and I'd like to be able to put all my ski stuff in my ski bag, leaving me with free hand luggage and maybe a rucksack for my climbing kit and clothes. So something that meets airport sizing is paramount really
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Douchebag
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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If you think you might want to put 3 pairs of skis in it, I advise you to get one with wheels. I have a Dakine double which it nice and solid, but has no wheels. Unfortunately, for the next trip I have no man to carry it for me, which should be entertaining for the rest of you 
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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 bought a sport conrad magnum as mentioned above and it fits my 179 Shreditors and 29.5 339mm giant boots with plenty of room to spare. It's really sturdy.
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@Scarlet, just bat eyelids at taxi drivers, any blokes in airport, porters, hotel staff, or just show the boys your skis and you'll have the marriage proposals rolling in again, carrying ski bags is always the first challenge in the husband assessment centre  Joking aside, I agree even for single ski bags, wheels really not optional when you've got a back on your back, possibly another holdall and it is raining.
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You know it makes sense.
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@Digger the dinosaur, thanks for volunteering 
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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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Poster: A snowHead
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I find that I run out of weight allowance before I can fill my Dakine Fall Line Double. It is very big but that in itself is an issue as stuff can move around as there are no internal straps.
My son has a Burton Wheelie Gig Bag for his skis (can't get 'short' ski bags so only option is a board bag) and I think it is better than the Dakine. You can get it in 181 cm plus it has a 'secret' compartment that you could put a board in with you skis in the main part. It comes with 2 internal bags for boots and bindings. There are some bargains around at the moment as retailers clear their stock.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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My TNF Roller has proved to be invincible this far! Several short haul flights, lugged in and out of cars, long haul flights as well. Scuffed, but still looks pretty much new! Pricey brand new though... got mine 2nd hand so did well!
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I have a douche bag.
Love it.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Thanks for all the replies.I think from the popularity of them ill get a douchebag, does anyone know if you can get skis and a board in one at the same time?
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Would that Conrad bag fit two pairs of 185cm skis, boots and an airbag? Trying to source one for the end of the season…
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Douche Bag. Never had so much fun traveling through the US before I had one. Might be lost? Tell the baggage desk you're looking for a douchebag - guaranteed to get you assistance...
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Both mysel and a mate have had Douchebags and the seams split on them very easily. His on the double and mine on the single bag. Wouldn't buy one again. Not impressed with the build quality.
On the other hand I've had a Dakine fall-line 190 roller for seven years or so and its bomb-proof. As somebody mentioned above you usually hit the weight limit before its full of packing boots etc into it as well but it can take three pairs if you pack well and you can get about anything through an airport with a pleasant smile and a can-do attitude 👍
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@fastandicy, two pairs of skis and a pair of boots hit our 20kg ski carriage limit on Friday with the Fall Line. There was a lot of room to fit a whole lot more in there. That said the bag wasn't weighed at all at the airport (Easyjet self service) so we could have packed it out if we wanted.
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| @fastandicy, two pairs of skis and a pair of boots hit our 20kg ski carriage limit on Friday with the Fall Line. There was a lot of room to fit a whole lot more in there. That said the bag wasn't weighed at all at the airport (Easyjet self service) so we could have packed it out if we wanted. |
I think the self service check-in machines wont let you check it in if its over the weight limit?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I've got a Sport Tube 2, but never use it as its too heavy and quite awkward. Just use a cheapo ski bag and pad it out a bit.
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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've realised that none of the check in scales are long enough to fit a ski-bag in its entirety. For that reason you can normally get a foot under one end of the bag and support half the weight that way. Then just hold REALLY still til the scales tell them you only have 15 kilo's in there and roll on smiling. 
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I've the Thule double roller, and am very pleased with it. Currently in Whistler with it, and flew BA who weighed it at 20kg with:
2 pairs of skis
1 pair of bindings
ski poles, gloves, helmet, knee brace
all my ski and normal clothes for 2 weeks, except for jacket (wore on plane), socks and underwear (stuffed inside ski boots in hand luggage)
toiletries and hair straighteners (essential on any holiday )
Plenty of room left, I was just worried about the weight (BA allowance is 23kg though, so space to bring some shopping back  )
It's long enough to take my biggest skis at 185cm, and I just about managed to still manoeuvre it through the BA checkin queue.
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You know it makes sense.
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Dakine Concourse. Huge.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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I bought the douchebag - split on 1st use and that was just transporting 2 pairs of skis from Newcastle to London 90% of journey was on the east coast train then round corner to kings cross premier inn - have to say not at all impressed given the cost.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Thule Roundtrip Double has done me well so far, £65 at the time (flashsale, tipoff via this forum - thanks again snowheads!). Fits my 2 pair skis (185 and 172) and 1 pair boots. Dont know about a board as well, but worth a look.
Where in NZ are you going for your season? Not much in the way of airport/rail concourses there - most of your journeys once through customs will be on 4 wheels. Just as to whether a wheeled bag is 100% necessary, though of course it's not just a purchase for one Southern season.
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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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@Themasterpiece, we didn't have to put the bag on the scales. As it was sports equipment the label automatically came out of the machine with the item being given a default weight of 12kg (no idea why!). The bag then had to go to the bulky items check in where it wasn't weighed either.
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Any views on the Snokart 2 ski roller 185, was thinking of this as my next bag
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I have a dakine fall line, it's ok but there is no straps on the inside to secure the skis and if they are short skis i take the bag needs to be lifted up at an awkward angle when you are dragging it else the wheels don't touch the ground first, i'd get an adjustable one like the douchebag in future.
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Got the Sport Conrad bag for 60 euro and very happy with it. Think it should be able to fit two pairs of skis, two pairs of boots and helmet with lots of ski gear…seems sturdy too.
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Based on my past experiences with Dakine gear I bought the Dakine Concourse, great features, very pleased with it until it came out on the carousel of the first trip - the airline had managed to rip the sidewall in two places!
This is now subject to an airline claim but if that is not successful I may seek a refund as I think that it is not really fit for purpose. The place where it has ripped is a much thinner material that other areas of the bag (I can see this now it is ripped) and much thinner than my old Volkl single skin bag which has stood up to about 20 years of wear and tear with only a few minor holes.
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