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I skied with someone a couple of weeks ago who had a hip flask with some rather fine cognac in it. It all seemed very civilised, so I'm considering getting one for myself. I was wondering if anyone had any advice.
Which is best, stainless steel, pewter, or silver?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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The best hip flask is a full one, no question
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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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Kramer,
We carry 2 at all times because Cognac is best in coffee but rum is much better in chocolate - you have got to hve your bases covered
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Kramer, mine's stainless steel, but with a nice bit of pigskin wrapped round the outside! And the best thing to go inside it is cinnamon schnapps.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Brandy & port mix, or Sloe gin.
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Any suggestions as to where to get hold of one?
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Ooh, with you on the sloe gin Frosty the Snowman  I punctured my hipflask (which had blackcurrant schnapps in at the time) when I wiped out quite spectacularly one time.
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Kramer, any place selling christening gifts.
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A nice quality gentlemens outfitters - think somewhere which sells barbour jackets and proper hand made brogues.....
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Some old-school jewellers should be able to kit you out.
And it's single malt scotch for me.
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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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Hello everybody; first post for me but I had to second the port and brandy mix option.
As far as flasks go the best (of the four I own) is the leather covered (non slip) stainless steel one. It has a top that is fixed with a metal flap to the flask so that you can't drop it off the chairlift (very important IMO)
Cheers everyone
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| Kramer wrote: |
| Any suggestions as to where to get hold of one? |
EBay, Amazon, Shoe Repairers that do engraving, Jewellers, etc etc etc
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You know it makes sense.
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| stevec wrote: |
Some old-school jewellers should be able to kit you out.
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I got Mr HL a very nice set of 4 cups in a leather case at Asprey - much more civilised than swigging it from the neck
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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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....trying to get my post count up 
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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?
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RachelQ, Oooh I have had some of that. Great stuff.
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Kramer, Stainless steel, silver will oxidise and pewter .... not good for you
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Michelle, ooh thank you. I'll order a bottle in time for the EoSB. You'll have to sit next to me on a chair lift 
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RachelQ, place booked.
Every chair lift 
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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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So by the sounds of it there's nothing against a small 'relaxing' nip every now and again if you ski, just don't get sloshed?
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Nick W, Welcome to Snowheads. Not only do we have lots of Nicks, but Nick W was the user name of a certain little devil before he changed his username.
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You know it makes sense.
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Megamum,
I usually have 1 beer at lunchtime (small) but don't ski until about half an hour later so reckon my poor liver will have been able to process it by then (is it one unit per hour?) 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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RachelQ,
now you're talking  we'll need a 4 person chair if there are 3 of us (are we all lardy?)
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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holidayloverxx, desperately trying not to get lardy after just giving up smoking.
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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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RachelQ, well done you!
holidayloverxx, RachelQ is only classed as lardy in the drinking sense
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| Kieran wrote: |
Kramer,
We carry 2 at all times because Cognac is best in coffee but rum is much better in chocolate - you have got to hve your bases covered |
I've never tried that with Cognac or rum - what effect does it have on the glid of the ski, and how often do you need to re-do it during the week?
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Stainless steel and contains Southern Comfort - bliss
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| Nick W wrote: |
Hello everybody; first post for me but I had to second the port and brandy mix option.
As far as flasks go the best (of the four I own) is the leather covered (non slip) stainless steel one. It has a top that is fixed with a metal flap to the flask so that you can't drop it off the chairlift (very important IMO)
Cheers everyone |
And the accessory funnel is quite handy.
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| petemillis wrote: |
I've never tried that with Cognac or rum - what effect does it have on the glid of the ski, and how often do you need to re-do it during the week? |
'mazingg errfect. 'vry udder liff ride should do, unless the snow is real aggressive like.
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comprex,
Yes - musn't risk any spillage 
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