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Storing skis in roof box
If I put dry skis in the roof box on my car a week before I travel (when its
convenient to pack) will I rust my edges? I am concerned that water will condense as the temperatures go up and down during the day, the water won't drip off because the skis are horizontal and then I'll have rust. I once left wet skis in my roof box and trashed the edges so I'm trying to be a bit more careful. Any thoughts/experience? |
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Nirenberg, David wrote:
If I put dry skis in the roof box on my car a week before I travel (when its convenient to pack) will I rust my edges? I am concerned that water will condense as the temperatures go up and down during the day, the water won't drip off because the skis are horizontal and then I'll have rust. I once left wet skis in my roof box and trashed the edges so I'm trying to be a bit more careful. Any thoughts/experience? If you are packing this week for a trip next week, you are going far enough so that you will some protection for edges AND bindings. At the very least, a cloth binding cover is in order. A full ski bag is better. You are not worried about wet, you are worried about salt. But the wet spray has salt in it, so at least water repellent is required. A heavy coat of wax will protect edges for a trip. Have you shop do a "spring wax" and the edges will be OK. If you are traveling for more than one day, bring the skis in off the car to the motel room and wipe them dry. Get the salty water off them. When you get to your destination, scrape the wax mostly off, then ski. I don't own a exterior ski rack. I always carry my skis inside the car. If I were to be traveling a lot with skis, I'd have one of those "rocket boxes" on my car for protection. VtSkier |
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VtSkier wrote:
Nirenberg, David wrote: If I put dry skis in the roof box on my car a week before I travel (when its convenient to pack) will I rust my edges? I am concerned that water will condense as the temperatures go up and down during the day, the water won't drip off because the skis are horizontal and then I'll have rust. I once left wet skis in my roof box and trashed the edges so I'm trying to be a bit more careful. Any thoughts/experience? If you are packing this week for a trip next week, you are going far enough so that you will some protection for edges AND bindings. At the very least, a cloth binding cover is in order. A full ski bag is better. You are not worried about wet, you are worried about salt. But the wet spray has salt in it, so at least water repellent is required. A heavy coat of wax will protect edges for a trip. Have you shop do a "spring wax" and the edges will be OK. If you are traveling for more than one day, bring the skis in off the car to the motel room and wipe them dry. Get the salty water off them. When you get to your destination, scrape the wax mostly off, then ski. I don't own a exterior ski rack. I always carry my skis inside the car. If I were to be traveling a lot with skis, I'd have one of those "rocket boxes" on my car for protection. VtSkier I think that was what he was asking about ..... a roof box, not a ski rack. So, he is, or should be, worried about wet rather than salt, I think. It prolly depends on the temp range at least somewhat. Other than that, dead on Dave M. |
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"Nirenberg, David" wrote in message
... If I put dry skis in the roof box on my car a week before I travel (when its convenient to pack) will I rust my edges? I am concerned that water will condense as the temperatures go up and down during the day, the water won't drip off because the skis are horizontal and then I'll have rust. I once left wet skis in my roof box and trashed the edges so I'm trying to be a bit more careful. Any thoughts/experience? Wax the edges before storing them. |
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On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 11:34:43 -0600, "Nirenberg, David"
wrote: If I put dry skis in the roof box on my car a week before I travel (when its convenient to pack) will I rust my edges? I am concerned that water will condense as the temperatures go up and down during the day, the water won't drip off because the skis are horizontal and then I'll have rust. I once left wet skis in my roof box and trashed the edges so I'm trying to be a bit more careful. Any thoughts/experience? I think your concerns are valid. Few of those boxes are sealed well enough to keep out humidity. Doesn't take much to rust that type of steel. Happy trails, Gary (net.yogi.bear) ------------------------------------------------ at the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA Please reply to: garyDOTschwartzATpoboxDOTcom |
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VtSkier wrote:
Nirenberg, David wrote: If I put dry skis in the roof box on my car a week before I travel (when its convenient to pack) will I rust my edges? I am concerned that water will condense as the temperatures go up and down during the day, the water won't drip off because the skis are horizontal and then I'll have rust. I once left wet skis in my roof box and trashed the edges so I'm trying to be a bit more careful. Any thoughts/experience? If you are packing this week for a trip next week, you are going far enough so that you will some protection for edges AND bindings. At the very least, a cloth binding cover is in order. A full ski bag is better. You are not worried about wet, you are worried about salt. But the wet spray has salt in it, so at least water repellent is required. A heavy coat of wax will protect edges for a trip. Have you shop do a "spring wax" and the edges will be OK. If you are traveling for more than one day, bring the skis in off the car to the motel room and wipe them dry. Get the salty water off them. When you get to your destination, scrape the wax mostly off, then ski. I don't own a exterior ski rack. I always carry my skis inside the car. If I were to be traveling a lot with skis, I'd have one of those "rocket boxes" on my car for protection. VtSkier Oops, I missed reading that you already had a roof box. The trouble here is that the roof box will hold moisture in, as long as it gets out, then OK. |
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Nirenberg, David wrote:
If I put dry skis in the roof box on my car a week before I travel (when its convenient to pack) will I rust my edges? I am concerned that water will condense as the temperatures go up and down during the day, the water won't drip off because the skis are horizontal and then I'll have rust. I once left wet skis in my roof box and trashed the edges so I'm trying to be a bit more careful. Any thoughts/experience? Yeh -- get a mover's pad (you can buy 'em at a uhaul store), fold it and put it in the box. Then, if you're going to leave the skis in there for an extended period of time, separate 'em and let 'em rest base down on the pad. The pad is a good idea anyway, to keep stuff from banging around like crazy. -- Mary Malmros Some days you're the windshield, other days you're the bug. |
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VtSkier wrote:
[snip] I don't own a exterior ski rack. I always carry my skis inside the car. If I were to be traveling a lot with skis, I'd have one of those "rocket boxes" on my car for protection. He has one of those "rocket boxes" (see topic). Salt shouldn't be an issue. -- Mary Malmros Some days you're the windshield, other days you're the bug. |
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Nirenberg, David wrote:
If I put dry skis in the roof box on my car a week before I travel (when its convenient to pack) will I rust my edges? Get an old iron and some canning parafin from the grocery store and melt on a good healthy coat of wax on bottoms and edge sides both. Take the iron and parafin with you for the return trip. BTW, you should do this in the spring also, before storing your skis for the summer. |
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