 Poster: A snowHead
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I know locking skis isn't a bad idea in some scenarios, but what about marking them so that you can tell your own set apart if there happens to be several sets of the same model in a rack at the same time? Is it worth doing this and if so where and how is the best way to do this? Is it worth making the marks removable at some point in case you ever want to sell the skis.
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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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I always mark my skis after I nearly had some new ones stolen and the "thief" claimed he had muddled them up with his own. I use stickers and a felt tip pen which can be removed but not easily I think it makes them look a lot less attractive to a thief.
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Megamum, I just stick to locking them otherwise i'd spend my lunch's worried they were going to go walkies without me!!!
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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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johnnyboy, I'd considered the stickers, but the new skis have a sort of textured rippled surface that I think would make stickers difficult to apply to the ski top surface.
I don't know if its worth investing in a lock for MK on Thursday - its a special ski test evening and I guess that could mean lots of folks would be about with a mind to taking skis on and off. I don't intend to take mine off to test any others (but saying that, who actually knows how things will pan out). I might at least mark them before I go just so that folks know that they are privately owned ones.
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Megamum, if you get a chisel, you'll find the bottom of the ski is fairly soft and you can chisel your name in it 
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Elizabeth B,
I usually do that with the rocks but my signature is fairly illegible anyway.
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Megamum, Ive marked mine with a Dymo type label stuck on the sole of my bindings.
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Megamum, buy yourself a cheap retractable cable lock (combination). It takes seconds to lock them and you can rest safe. My lock could be cut by a pair of bolt cutters, but it will dter the casual thief or "mixer-upper".
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Megamum, another vote for a cable lock, cheap enough also
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You know it makes sense.
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FenlandMohel, that's what I interpreted Megamum to mean, yes.
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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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comprex, Very helpful - Will do all I think, and hope to get a proper lock at Crimble - its on my wish list. I will also make a note of the serial number somewhere - it might be useful one day.
FenlandSkier, comprex, Yes, I think the bit on the toe must do the same task. The pictures on the rental skis seem to show something that fully covers the complete outer edge of the ski and appear to tuck just around both sides onto the front and the back - something that would be a U shape in profile. The ELANS have something more like a horseshoe without any surface indentation it fastens by means of two rivets/screws and sits back about an 1/8th of an inch from the edge of the ski just on the top surface. However, it would indeed be very servicable to prevent delamination and I expect this is what it must be for, now its been suggested. Sorry, I was just stuck for the correct terminology and possible function, all I knew was I'd seen similar bits on skis before.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Megamum, not a problem, the confusion arose as I usually reserve "toe" for boot or binding toe, i.e. relating to an actual human foot.
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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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Is it worth it? If you think it will divert sticky-fingered attention away then yes. Where? At home, before you leave. How? With some sort of contrasting marker.
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As a patroller who has dealt with this, I'm a big fan of marking skis with some personally identifying info, like name. I use a Might Marker PM-16 (I don't work for them and don't make a dime off of them, but it's a serious permanent marker). I write my name between the front and rear binding, so you can't see it when skiing.
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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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@jbmogulguy, holy thread resurrection @jbmogulguy, longest I've seen in a while 
Welcome to SHs. Yeah, I like marking my skis too. Also locking them outside restaurants.
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| jbmogulguy wrote: |
| As a patroller who has dealt with this, I'm a big fan of marking skis with some personally identifying info, like name. I use a Might Marker PM-16 (I don't work for them and don't make a dime off of them, but it's a serious permanent marker). I write my name between the front and rear binding, so you can't see it when skiing. |
I'd give that a minus for security,. If yours go missing, then being able to easily spot someone else in possession of them is of value.
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Doesn't appear to be a spam bump but what on earth were you searching to drag this up?
Though I've just thought might be worth permanently marking skis with your phone number. Not likely to help with theft but an accidental takeaway (happened to an instructor at the EOSB) or a ski lost in pow might be recovered.
I usually favour damaging my skis enough so no one is tempted. Yes I did coreshot my best pair on the very first day this season.
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@ski3, Megamum departed this forum many years ago (she may still drop in occasionally ?)
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Use a marker pen with a big arrow point at one side. This will deter any theif as they will realise the ski is damaged.
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@Dave of the Marmottes, I did the weird thing of putting my phone number on new GS skis in november. They were brand new and I had 2 pairs up the mountain and while it won't truly help against theft I put it on because I was scared of losing them before ever having skied them.
In March someone was on the chairlift with me at 9 am and apparently took a picture of the ski because in the evening I received a text message where the person presented himself as being sat on the chairlift with me that morning
A touch too awkward.
I always mark them with my first name (so this person also had my first name) and some indication of L or R.
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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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| albob wrote: |
| @ski3, Megamum departed this forum many years ago (she may still drop in occasionally ?) |
Yep, guilty of not reading the dates in posting, and bumped now 
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@JulieAimeLeSki, Hopefully just a bold would be romeo rather than a real stalker!
My GS Skis have my name epoxied under the topsheet ( Yes it had peeled).
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FAQ
Thanks!!
I've just thought 'toe? did I call it toe' and re-read what I posted above. Clearly what I should have said was 'tip' - and I talked about for skis for long enough now to know that. Sorry 