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i have a 3-piece profile that fits into a suitcase when disassembled. I
also take 2 C-clamps with me (with an at least 3" opening). Finding a table to set the profile up on is usually not a problem. |
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If you can't count on finding one at the other end, the Swix portable
three-piece set does ok, tho it's expensive: http://store.yahoo.com/gear-west/t0supvis.html Gene "dave w" wrote: There is a lot of talk about flying with skis. How about travelling with the wax bench? What do those of you that travel do? Dave |
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Dave W wrote:
There is a lot of talk about flying with skis. How about travelling with the wax bench? What do those of you that travel do? I cut my profile from a 2 x 6. I drilled lots of two inch holes in it. The holes lower the weight and allow the profile to be mounted on almost anything using two c-clamps. The profile goes in the ski bag and provides protection for skis. Ski Exuberantly, Hank Garretson Mammoth Lakes, California (where we received 95 inches of snow over the last two days) |
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"Peter Clinch" wrote in message ... At the airport recently I talked to a manager from Easy Jet (the cheapest company) and asked about their policy for transporting quivers of skis and complete bikes. He was full of the Christmas Spirit and said 'No problem mate, we put them on the roof rack' Mike |
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dardruba wrote:
At the airport recently I talked to a manager from Easy Jet (the cheapest company) and asked about their policy for transporting quivers of skis and complete bikes. He was full of the Christmas Spirit and said 'No problem mate, we put them on the roof rack' I hope it was accompanied by a "b-boom tsss" from a nearby drumkit! ;-) 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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The CapLoc works for me:
http://bmary.com/XCOregonWaxBench.jpg the hard part is finding stuff to clamp it to. I usually travel with a c-clamp and a 30" length of leftover oak 1x3 to extend a tabletop when needed. Dining room tables, balcony railings, and kitchen counter tops have all served. The photo above is from a motel room last year. I couldn't make the board/c-clamp trick work. I had to take the drawers out of a desk in the room, turn them on end, drape a bed sheet over them, and clamped onto the front of the drawers with the caploc. It worked quite well even though I didn't bother with the center post. When I was done, I walked out into the parking lot and shook the excess wax off. neat. Bob "Gene Goldenfeld" wrote in message et... If you can't count on finding one at the other end, the Swix portable three-piece set does ok, tho it's expensive: http://store.yahoo.com/gear-west/t0supvis.html Gene "dave w" wrote: There is a lot of talk about flying with skis. How about travelling with the wax bench? What do those of you that travel do? Dave |
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Bob, motel rooms are good, but I once, after leaving a spot on the
carpet, ended up with a note saying that I will have to pay for re-carpetting of the whole room. Luckily I had a can of orange solvent with me and the incident was resolved. I try to find a table at the skiing place itself. |
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Edgar wrote: klh wrote: i think it says one item which is one bag of skies and one bag of boots ... not one pair of skies interesting. would seem that together they count as one checked item. need to enquire there and make sure that doesn't use up your two item luggage limit, that is, if you are traveling peon class. The various airlines have "different" yet similar rules. Alaska/Horizon clearly define one as ONE PAIR. That said, I have flown Horizon to Canada and Montana with more than one pair of XC skis, poles etc but my ski bag doesn't weight more than the typical back of Alpine skis. Keep the weight down and be kind to the luggage handler's back and they are not likely to open the ski bag. I've flown many many times with skis - many times on Alaska. What they're looking for is tow checked bags and if one (or both) are ski bag, under the weight limit, period. I've never had them take a second look, nor have I heard of anyone who's been questioned about a single ski bag, no matter how large or how many skis are in it. I ALWAYS have at least two pair of skis, packed with soft clothing. I have often traveled with 4-5 pair in a bag when I'm with my family. The ski teams travel with large, multiple ski bags. |
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On Wed, 4 Jan 2006 10:11:09 -0800, "Bob" wrote:
The CapLoc works for me: http://bmary.com/XCOregonWaxBench.jpg the hard part is finding stuff to clamp it to. I usually travel with a c-clamp and a 30" length of leftover oak 1x3 to extend a tabletop when needed. Dining room tables, balcony railings, and kitchen counter tops have all served. The photo above is from a motel room last year. I couldn't make the board/c-clamp trick work. I had to take the drawers out of a desk in the room, turn them on end, drape a bed sheet over them, and clamped onto the front of the drawers with the caploc. It worked quite well even though I didn't bother with the center post. The vertical adjustment part of that center post strikes me as very fragile. I've got one, and it always looks like it's going to break. JT **************************** Remove "remove" to reply Visit http://www.jt10000.com **************************** |
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"John Forrest Tomlinson" wrote in message ... On Wed, 4 Jan 2006 10:11:09 -0800, "Bob" wrote: The CapLoc works for me: http://bmary.com/XCOregonWaxBench.jpg the hard part is finding stuff to clamp it to. I usually travel with a c-clamp and a 30" length of leftover oak 1x3 to extend a tabletop when needed. Dining room tables, balcony railings, and kitchen counter tops have all served. The photo above is from a motel room last year. I couldn't make the board/c-clamp trick work. I had to take the drawers out of a desk in the room, turn them on end, drape a bed sheet over them, and clamped onto the front of the drawers with the caploc. It worked quite well even though I didn't bother with the center post. The vertical adjustment part of that center post strikes me as very fragile. I've got one, and it always looks like it's going to break. JT I don't know what you mean. The center post is spring loaded and ratchets down (with a button on the side to release the ratchet). Whenever I use the caploc (I use a full profile bench at home) I push the center all the way down to put maximum pressure on the tip and tail. That locks the ski pretty firmly on to the end supports. The end supports are rubberized so it turns out you can use it (carefully) without the center support. Granted, without the center support the ski can move (I wouldn't use it this way for steel scraping - but I use the profile for that anyway) but gentle ironing and scraping don't need the center post and I can use my free hand to steady the ski while brushing. Bob |
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