When skiing with the family, I'm usually the pack mule carrying all sorts of gear to and from the car. I used to put my boots on at the car. However, as I was exiting a parking shuttle bus, one of my boots completely cracked. So now it's a question of gearing up at the car or lugging everything to the lodge. What's your strategy? What bags/straps make it easiest for you?
I like the velcro straps to bind skiis/poles together that you can sling over your shoulder plus a boot strap for the other shoulder. I'll be skiing with my son a lot more this season so I need to consider what would be easiest for him too. I found a niffty ski bag "sleeve" yesterday that will fit two sets of skiis/poles and I can carry it easily with one hand to and from the lodge. Plus, it will contain the messy meltoff inside the car afterwards too. Now we can just shoulder the boots and backpack. Then you gotta consider room for brown-bag lunches and other gear too! I'm debating bootbags for each of us too, but do they have extra room for other stuff?
I like the velcro straps to bind skiis/poles together that you can sling over your shoulder plus a boot strap for the other shoulder. I'll be skiing with my son a lot more this season so I need to consider what would be easiest for him too. I found a niffty ski bag "sleeve" yesterday that will fit two sets of skiis/poles and I can carry it easily with one hand to and from the lodge. Plus, it will contain the messy meltoff inside the car afterwards too. Now we can just shoulder the boots and backpack. Then you gotta consider room for brown-bag lunches and other gear too! I'm debating bootbags for each of us too, but do they have extra room for other stuff?