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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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yeah, pretty nice. but i put my skis on top of the car and my boots in a plastic bag and then spend saved $70 on beer 
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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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fess, I need to protect my kit from Barbarian the Baggage Handler!
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Butterfly, put Lokker into ebay!!
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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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fess, I like your thinking.
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| Butterfly wrote: |
| fess, I need to protect my kit from Barbarian the Baggage Handler! |
put a nice BIG lock on the plastic bag around your skis and boots. should challenge the Barbarian a bit
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Megamum, I was thinking of something similar, to take skis, poles, boots & bulky clothing bits.
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NiKe to see a konkept karried through to absolute kompletion.
Who needs the third letter of the alphabet anyway 
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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Butterfly, I took the two ski lockker to VT on the train in April (so did someone else IIRC - they were identical, bar my red bungees for extra security - they also do a even bigger one - there is a good web-site as well if you google them.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I wonder if anyone can provide any recommendations regarding the roller, split compartment type bags
It appears that the Dakine bags are quite popular with retailers. They look good, but I wondered if anyone has first hand experience of owning/using one.
I like the (double decker) ones where the two compartments can completely separate, which just give more flexibility in my mind. As for size, 90 litres, 120 litres……I'm open to recommendations. On the basis that many airlines are cutting down on luggage allowances, has anyone been hit with excess baggage charges when you fill one of these type holdalls with all your gear and holiday stuff?
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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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I flew to Switz with 55kg in a Snokart Kart and didn't pay anything - it all went as oversize. On the way back they were concerned about the weight being over the allowance for baggage handlers (manual handling regs) so I split it into 2 and again didn't pay anything. The Snokart stuff is def worth a look.
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Sleipnir, I've got the 160L one, it is great, no excess with a near 30kg bag on Air Canada or British Airways..
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You know it makes sense.
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Megamum, where did u carry your boots - in the same bag as skis? I am considering the Dakine Low Roller 165 as that's just a bit longer than my skis (155) and has two pockets specially designed for boots. It;s supposed to be for a board, but I don't see why it should not work for skis as long as I pad them out with clothing. The only improvement I could see making to it would be if they stuck in some velcro straps to keep the skis in place inside.
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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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Butterfly, did u get the bag ?
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Poster: A snowHead
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Butterfly, Yes, there is no specific compartment, but I just laid them on their side and packed the clothes round them. I found that if you stuff the bags full of clothes there wasn't a need to velcro the skis in place.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Megamum, did the airline not mind you putting the clothes with skiis ?
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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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Defo worth looking at Snokart Helena.
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weeSKI,
I saw your post about 55 kg, was that for 1 person ? as a ski bag ?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| helena57 wrote: |
| Megamum, did the airline not mind you putting the clothes with skiis ? |
She said she was on the train 
But I always pack a few clothes around my skis in the standard ski bag, and have never had it queried yet.
The thing is, the airline have no way to tell unless they ask you to open up the bag, because skis always (IME) go through the "oversize" baggage, rather than through the normal check in. And that is staffed by the airport rather than airline staff.
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