Gear

[Beetlenut]

I voted Huh...I like having the appropriate skis. When I first started skiing, I rented skis and my ski jacket doubled as a winter coat..I didn't have ski specific gear. I like having good gloves, Steezy Blue Oakley A-Frames for the bright days..and Rose colored for night skiing..and on my feet I like boots that aren't too stiff or snug..I've been there done that with the Lange race boots which off great performance for carving but to tight..Jackets are important and I have only had three ski jackets in the past decade...two heli hansons and a Oakley..the local ski shop has a good sale in August on leftover merchandise so I might hit that up. Gotta be earthtones but a little steeze thrown in and a zipoff hood..I never liked the feeling of having a hood fly behind me..too much drag..and I ski too fast that if a little wind gets under it..it flys off..even if it's tight..

Pants..gotta have cargo pockets..for my wallet, keys and steeze on days when I don't wear a jacket which in the Banana Belt of PA is pretty often..

Ski-socks..you get what you pay for..Skiing is the only sport I spend any money on gear so I don't mind dropping $$$ from time to time on it. To me, buying ski gear now that you aren't gonna use until November is torture..and my Blowers are staring at me right now..I never thought I would ski them so much at Blue the True but they plow through the crud and sugar piles a heck of alot better than my skinnier skeeze..

Yea, yea, yea,...bla, bla, bla.... sheesh!!....

 

[billski]

BPH Evacuation

It was just announced in our house that all BPH bottles have to go.


Revenue enhancement strategy for Naglene, Sigg, etc.

 

[Warp Daddy]

Hell yeah - !!!

 

[wa-loaf]

It was just announced in our house that all BPH bottles have to go.


Revenue enhancement strategy for Naglene, Sigg, etc.

You guys are late. My wife made us do that about 1.5 years ago.

 

[billski]

You guys are late. My wife made us do that about 1.5 years ago.

Not late, frugal. You do have to wait for them to go on sale now......


However, you are invited to my funeral :idea:

 

[wa-loaf]

Bump for rainy weather stoke!

However, you are invited to my funeral :idea:

I'll be right there with you. I was a Nalgene early adopter, so I've already sucked on the BPA for 15+ years.

 

[bvibert]

I'm a "Cog-Guy" myself...

Stupid cogs, everyone knows that sprockets are the way of the future.

 

[o3jeff]

Stupid cogs, everyone knows that sprockets are the way of the future.

From watching the Jetsons I think they had both in the future, Spacely's Sprockets and Cogswells Cogs.

 

[bvibert]

From watching the Jetsons I think they had both in the future, Spacely's Sprockets and Cogswells Cogs.

Yeah, but Cogswell Cogs sucked. They were really bringing down technology.

 

[mondeo]

I'll be right there with you. I was a Nalgene early adopter, so I've already sucked on the BPA for 15+ years.

I'm not gonna stop anytime soon for a might possibly could have a chance to maybe cause slight issues in lab rats injected with large doses of the stuff that theoretically could leach out of bottles.

 

[Philpug]

Does the Pope shit in the woods?

Is a bear catholic?

Hell YEAH!!!!!


I will say I will be doing minimal purchases for this upcoming season. Replacing my Blizzard 8.7's with another par. That's about it for skis, I like my PBR's and my NS102's. I have the IL Moro Gummy Bears. I might get a new Smith Variant helmet and a jacket, thats about it for me. Lola wants a new fat ski to replace her Eos's. That's it for the Pugs for 09-10.

 

[Trekchick]

That's it for the Pugs for 09-10.

For serious?
No.......really?
Never gonna happen...

 

[Philpug]

For serious?
No.......really?
Never gonna happen...

I didn't ski anything that I like better than what I have. If I get comped or win something, I will take it. but I don't see any changes till 10--11 gear is seen.

 

[wa-loaf]

I got new skis w/dukes this year. Need new boots, might be tempted to buy some touring boots too ...

 

[ERJ-145CA]

I had to vote yes.

 

[wa-loaf]

I just spent almost $300 on bike parts and shoes to get my road bike up and running.

 

[mondeo]

I just spent almost $300 on bike parts and shoes to get my road bike up and running.

That's all?

That stuff can get pretty expensive pretty quickly.

 

[wa-loaf]

That's all?

That stuff can get pretty expensive pretty quickly.

It's just a new stem, handlebar, handlebar tape, cables, saddle, and shoes. Not going for anything high-end since i just want to get back on the road.

 

[deadheadskier]

only thing left to buy is a set of skins and possibly a winter hiking boot.

 

[OldsnowboarderME]

I have purchased 2 snowboards this month. Does this mean I have a new problem?