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so.......
been following this post and NOBODY ever seems to mention the SOLID ski tubes for flying with skis. I'm going to Sweden for Vasaloppet and debating whethere or not to purchase a SOLID ski tube or pack my skis up in a regular ski bag with padding .... why not just get the solid ski tube and be safe??? are we all too cheap to do so??? JK |
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Edgar quoted from the rules of an airline group and alluded to others.
Rec.skiing.nordic had a recent thread on traveling and no one suggested that airlines' actual practices have changed this year, i.e. to allowing only one pair of skis/boots and no wrapping of skis in clothes. Any new info out there? Gene P.S. On rec.skiing.nordic, top posting is the most common practice (not a rule), but the issue never comes up except in cross-posting situations like this. That was in one respect my point about tenor. |
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32 degrees wrote:
why not just get the solid ski tube and be safe??? are we all too cheap to do so??? A solid tube like I've seen only holds one pair of skis and not much else. Next week's trip to Seefeld I'll have 3 pairs (tele skis for some downhill, a pair of combi track skis plus a pair of skaters I've just got hold of). Can you get tubes that will take a couple of pairs easily (and if so, where)? Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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Bob Lee wrote:
Gene Goldenfeld wrote: Hmmm.. cross posting. Actually, seeing as you're concerned about the netiquette of cross-posting, you might consider that top-posting is considered to be an undesirable practice. Cross-posting is acceptable in cases like this, but top-posting never is. And the OP's point was that airlines are actively discouraging putting clothes and more than one pair of skis in a ski bag by charging extra for people that do that. hth, Bob ----- A: Top-posting Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet?? + bindings skating skis ? Edgar Nettiquette and top posting; This is something that varies a lot from group to group. It is almost never mentioned here. Personally I don't know why some folks make a big deal about it; it really is just what you are used to. I think top-posting predominates because that is the default reply position in Outlook. For myself I find it easier to read thread replies without having to scroll to the bottom of each page. I bottom post mostly because that is the default for Thunderbird. On some groups you get a riot of flame msg if you top post. Worries about crossposting are a spinoff of spam worries. If the matter is on topic it is quite ok. gr |
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I found one on the internet for 139.00 shipped. The newest version that
easily carries four pairs of skis. http://cozywinters.com/sportube/ I've traveled by air with skis maybe 20 times and never had a problem. Figured "my time is up" so I sprung for a Sportube. Gary Jacobson Rosendale, NY "Peter Clinch" wrote in message ... 32 degrees wrote: why not just get the solid ski tube and be safe??? are we all too cheap to do so??? A solid tube like I've seen only holds one pair of skis and not much else. Next week's trip to Seefeld I'll have 3 pairs (tele skis for some downhill, a pair of combi track skis plus a pair of skaters I've just got hold of). Can you get tubes that will take a couple of pairs easily (and if so, where)? Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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I have a Sportube which fits 4 pairs of skis and 2 pairs of poles. It's
the bigger Sportube of the two (?) they make. The price Gary mentioned makes sense. I use it both for air travel and for car travel (see http://www.stanford.edu/~revyakin/00...1778_miata.jpg). |
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Photo of the new year. What's that rig like in the wind?
Gene wrote: I have a Sportube which fits 4 pairs of skis and 2 pairs of poles. It's the bigger Sportube of the two (?) they make. The price Gary mentioned makes sense. I use it both for air travel and for car travel (see http://www.stanford.edu/~revyakin/00...1778_miata.jpg). |
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Drove it from NY to Lake Placid and back at 80 mph w/o any trouble.
Granted, did not see 50 mph winds on that trip. But we did get a ticket: turns out you can't have anything sticking out behind for more than 3 feet on a parkway (Taconic). Interstates no problem. Gene Goldenfeld wrote: Photo of the new year. What's that rig like in the wind? Gene |
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