 Poster: A snowHead
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I clearly have too much time on my hands, and not enough to worry about so...
Mrs G and I are flying for the first time in ages, first time with skis. Skis are new this season, and I don't want them mangled up in the double ski bag. How do people get around this? I currently have one pair on flat in the base of the bag; the other linked together face to face and on edge between the first pair. I've wrapped the bindings with fabric.
Any secret methods out there? Ta.
La Thuile (snow or not) here we come...
CG
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Get a sportube which is hard sided so really the only way to be sure skis are properly protected from the baggage gremlins.
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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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Bubble wrap
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Rubber band tied round the second pair to keep them together. Skis are tough! I wouldn’t worry about them getting damaged. If you’re going to out clothes in the back then keep those protected from the edges.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Wrap in bubble wrap… more to protect any clothes that might be in the bag. In a lifetime of travelling with skis, I have never had them damaged. (Touch wood!). The ski bag? That’s something different…
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Towel or impact shorts around the tips/tails seems to work for me...
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@Charliegolf,
Don't forget to keep the bubble wrap on whilst you're skiing too, if you're worried about damage - much more likely to get damaged in use rather than in transit 
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If you are going to use bubble wrap make sure the skis are completely dry and unwrap them as soon as home, rust will form on the edges very quickly.
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base to base with straps that go between the bases. Bases are thus protected. One pair pointing up, one down, so the bindings don't fight. For padding I use tough clothes like fleece layers and sox instead of bubble wrap. Yep, remember to dry things for the journey home.
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Thanks all especially @geoffers. I've seen the edge rust thing, so will be on that one.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| geoffers wrote: |
@Charliegolf,
Don't forget to keep the bubble wrap on whilst you're skiing too, if you're worried about damage - much more likely to get damaged in use rather than in transit |
I went to Courmayeur on the coach from Chamonix twice last week. First day, with Flixbus, no board bag allowance, so I had my snowboard wrapped in bubble wrap. Needn't have bothered as whilst coach was busy, was mainly with normal travellers and luggage, and passed without incident.
Second day, with Arriva, didn't bother with bubble wrap and wish I had. Board ended up base down under a pile of other stuff after the first stop, getting scraped against the floor of the luggage section, and a gouge in the beautiful topsheet from something else, presumably ski bindings.
Far worse damage than even the skis that kept sliding over the back of the board in the somewhat non-existent lift queues.
Last edited by snowHeads are a friendly bunch. on Sun 5-03-23 7:57; edited 1 time in total
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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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| Scooter in Seattle wrote: |
| base to base with straps that go between the bases. Bases are thus protected. One pair pointing up, one down, so the bindings don't fight. For padding I use tough clothes like fleece layers and sox instead of bubble wrap. Yep, remember to dry things for the journey home. |
Always done this, but without any padding. never a problem or damage. Skis and binding can take a huge amount of bashing especially on the mtn.
Ski bags still intact without damage too 
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Yep. They'll get beaten up in the lift line anyway...
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You know it makes sense.
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I often wonder why new kit always gets damaged so quickly the first time you use it, but weirdly never again afterwards. My nice Peak jacket has only one tiny hole in the cuff that was done in the first week 5 years ago - it still pains me!
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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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The tips will eventually wear through the ski bag (unless in the ski tube). A great tip I learnt was to slide a cut down 2 litre plastic water over the ends. A single one does for the rears as I clip mine together. The skis aren't vulnerable as we know what abuse they get. It is everything else in contact with them.
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Poster: A snowHead
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I put each pair together binding to binding with a thin bit of foam to stop the binding scratching the ski, a bungee either end to keep each pair together and then put the 2 pairs in the bag base to base. I then put various bits of kit, including the poles, shovel handles, first aid kit, skins etc in the gaps between the skis. i find this a bit more efficient than each pair base to base and ensures the skis don't move around during transit. I use a douchebag - best bag I have ever had and guaranteed to get good service at check-in in North America.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Normally I use a double ski tube, but if they are going in the car I just put them in a double ski bag, nothing around the bindings etc. but I do use ski ties to fasten each pair together base to base. The rubber on the ties prevents the bases rubbing together. I never put the skis in the car without being in a bag and use the tube if they are going on the roof.
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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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| hawkesbaynz wrote: |
| The tips will eventually wear through the ski bag (unless in the ski tube). A great tip I learnt was to slide a cut down 2 litre plastic water over the ends. A single one does for the rears as I clip mine together. The skis aren't vulnerable as we know what abuse they get. It is everything else in contact with them. |
Nope never had tips wear through the ski bag - still using the same ones for the past 20 years or so.
Never had any damaged gear either when packed with them - and we've probably packed more than most in there. No idea what folks do to get damaged gear from the skis, and they always have sharp edges when they travel.
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I've got a roller bag. Only carry 1 set of skis, but take the brakes off (make sure you put the screwdriver in the bag), and push the bindings down. Place them flat in the bottom of the bag, with all the other stuff on top and between.
Plenty of room to put 2 pairs flat on the bottom.
I've got a small cut in the bottom of the bag, but no way it was caused by skis (angle is wrong), so must have been from something outside.
The only problem I have is with it's overall size. With the the weight allowance I can't pack it tight. The clothing slides down when I lift the front. sorted with a strap on the outside, which also helps with identification.
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I'm pretty sure people overthink these things. I used to put socks over tip and tails but no longer really bother. Shove flip flops in either end as a bit of a bumper, try to jam t shirt, towel or pants you don't really care about where the edges will overlap the topsheet but above all get into a "tools not jewels" mindset.
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