Equipment advice for hut-to-hut touring

Skins are one thing I wouldn't skimp on. There is nothing more
miserable than sliding backward with a 50 lb pack on your back.
:-(((. Really. Most folks I know that use kicker skins use them
for day trips, especially if they are doing repeat trips up and
down for turns. My previous set of skins were the 3/4 length
with the mechanical attachment, and those worked great, but
I don't think I'd trust kicker skins with a big pack on my
back. Your set up sounds like it will work great otherwise.
I think you can rent skins if you have to?

Which huts are you doing? There is quite a variation in the
difficulty of the approaches, and the terrain between huts if
you are doing a multi day hut to hut.

Tracy Lorraine Smith


(Ben Bly) wrote in message . com...
Thank you for those very helpful replies! After trying Karhu Sirius
and a couple of other boots I am going with Garmont Excursions,
Fischer outtabounds skis (waxless) and voile 3-pin bindings with an
optional cable attachment.

I am currently planning to bring my kicker skins but no full length
skins.

Bad plan?

Ben