 Poster: A snowHead
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I would be interested to hear what people have in their ski ,ski tour, ski mountaineer repair kits as this may hopefully be beneficial to us all, there are always different things, new and old, lets swap ideas.
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proper gaffer/duck tape - its not really broken if you can fix it with this, is it?
large bombproof cable ties
storm seal glue (seamsealer)
elastic from the middle of tent poles
self adhesive patches of repair material for jackets/trousers
small 15mm bolts and nuts - for crampon repairs
allen key for boots (canting)
leatherman tool
coiled up 2m length picture hanging wire
With this lot Im sure I could fix pretty much anything I might need to. Its a small and leight package.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| mark handford wrote: |
| .......proper gaffer/duck tape - its not really broken if you can fix it with this, is it? |
Yup. Wrapped around a pole.
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| storm seal glue (seamsealer) |
Nope. I've got gaffer tape.
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| self adhesive patches of repair material for jackets/trousers |
Nope. I've got gaffer tape.
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| allen key for boots (canting) |
You change your boots' cant on the slopes? 
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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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Hip Flask 
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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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achilles, ever tried to get it off your ski pole? (If you ski enough, you can't, maybe if you renew it every week).
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A spare front clip for the skins has proved invaluable. I know some people who carry a tube of glue for their skins, better to make sure they are in good nick before setting out. I have a mate who carries a pole repair kit and has used it.
Oh yes and some duct tape, I have never tried the around the pole trick...
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.... and a nice sandwich and some tea in a thermos, in case you need to repair yourself 
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parlor, yes I have retrieved it off the pole - over a year since it was first placed there.
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Gaffer tape is all you need.... good enough for the A team!
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Leatherman with full allen key/screwdriver bit set. Roll of gaffer.
Er, that's it.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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jbob, I have retrieved the tape at room temperature only, no on some icy slope. I don't foresee a problem - something to check this season. My tape is rolled just below the pole handle. But I have seen another skier roll his half-way down, thus providing a crude grip for use on the uphill side when traversing a steep slope.
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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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First Aid kit for me, Gaffer Tape for everything else.
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You know it makes sense.
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| coiled up 2m length picture hanging wire |
Sometimes gaffer tape needs a helping hand especially with a broken crampon, binding or boot repair, and yes I have had to repair other peoples broken crampons and bindings on multi day ski tours and mountain days. |
Wouldn't a 2m length of 3mm dynema or similar rope be more use - easy to tie things on with for sure...
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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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If I ever go ski-touring (hah!) I will take mark handford
David
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Poster: A snowHead
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bertie bassett, Yes I d do pack accessory cord as well, its what I use as a belt on my trousers 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Fold away spade.
Powder tails
Plasters.
Mobile/two radio
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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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| parlor wrote: |
| achilles, ever tried to get it off your ski pole? (If you ski enough, you can't, maybe if you renew it every week). |
i was wondering about that, a SCGB rep who was a bit of a know it all gave me that "tip" but the guide we were with didnt do it so i was a bit suspicious. he kept a bit in his pack...
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| mark handford wrote: |
| coiled up 2m length picture hanging wire |
Hmmm . . . a fully indentured member of the assassins guild?
Must make skiing a bit tame by comparison . . . do you take commissions? 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Masque, past lives,can't comment 
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mark handford, I think you were more of boy scout than I was a girl guide - the Snowheads reckoned I carried a lot, but it doesn't come close to your list
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Megamum, Hahaha, but it does all pack into a small case the size of a tomtom 
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