Voile straps http://www.voile.com/voile-straps.html
These things have saved my ass on at least one occasion. Super strong and stretchy so you can really clamp down on them tight.
XCD BC Repair Kit
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Connyro, yep that's the two ski straps I listed, the first thing I ordered Voile Ski straps, lol.
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Gorilla tape(small, 1" wide roll), bailing wire(about 10 feet), accessory cord(about 30 feet), binding screws, leatherman with bit driver extension, posidrive bit(nnnbc) and torx bit(tech), webbing straps.
Pretty sure that would at least allow me to limp out. I had to use one of the webbing straps today when the lower buckle on my boot broke. The strap, wrapped twice then cinched seemed to provide just as much support as the buckle did.
Pretty sure that would at least allow me to limp out. I had to use one of the webbing straps today when the lower buckle on my boot broke. The strap, wrapped twice then cinched seemed to provide just as much support as the buckle did.
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Large 4" – 6" hose clamp (depending on ski width / total circumference of potentially damaged binding) and multi-tool / driver to torque it—may be stronger than bailing wire though I carry both. Zip ties, duct tape, mini-bic lighter (duct tape good for fire starter, too.) Extra pole basket double-plus-good!
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I have been meaning to get some extra pole baskets. Would need to add glue if I'm bringing them as well. Would superglue work for pole baskets? I carry that in my med kit already.
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MikeK
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I carry extra baskets. Learned that about 3 years back when my wife lost one about as far away as we were going to get that day. I skied back through a 3-4' mushy base (soft enough my pole plunged right down) with the basket-less pole. It sucked, but I didn't die.
Don't know what kind of poles you have, but the BD ones just screw/push on. No glue needed.
Also not sure how well glue might work in cold temps. Perhaps look into a tape fix?
Don't know what kind of poles you have, but the BD ones just screw/push on. No glue needed.
Also not sure how well glue might work in cold temps. Perhaps look into a tape fix?
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tinnishill
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Re: XCD BC Repair Kit
Repair kits are entertaining stuff. If you carry everything for every eventuality you would break under the weight. I've uploaded a picture of my stuff.
Top row, left to right:
Bag of assorted but likely screws.
Spare cable and throw lever for any cable bindings being used.
Lifeboat matches (these will work after lying in a bag for months, while I have had a lighter fail).
Some paracord.
A snowboarders binding tool (with the right screwdrivers on it).
A swiss army knife with a reamer on it (for boring holes through things).
Middle row, left to right:
Quick action epoxy resin.
Quick action epoxy putty.
A roll of duct tape (it's popular to wrap duct tape round poles and things, but that makes it a bit less sticky).
Some medical zinc oxide tape (it seems to stick at lower temperatures than duct tape).
Assorted zip ties.
An improvised emergency binding (see the "Really Cool Backcountry Ski Book").
Bottom row, left to right:
A pole splint (it's two 100mm lengths of L shaped extruded aluminium from a hardware shop and a couple of hose clamps. It should fit any width of pole).
Some locking wire (I think that that's what Vinlanders call "baling wire").
A few grammes of fine wire wool (if a screw works loose stuff the hole with the wire wool and epoxy and replace the screw).
The smallest size of mole grip (the original 3 inch Irwin model includes a little wire cutter).
A spare basket.
A spare crampon strap.
Whether I actually carry all this gear depends on where I am going. If I think that I can walk out in a couple of hours I'll probably just have the knife in a pocket. If I worry that a kit failure would mean a day and a half of post holing out to reach a phone signal then I'd carry it all.
I've skied a bit with novices who were using hired or borrowed gear; these have been the most likely to have kit failures. Broken poles, de-laminated boots, ripped out bindings and burst clothing and rucksacks all happen. (A big needle, a couple of big safety pins and some dental tape as thread all help with rucksack failure). If going somewhere very remote I'll also carry a satellite distress beacon.
Not everybody in a group needs to carry all this junk; one set should do for up to about 10 skiers. Spread the emergency stuff out among the group and find out what everybody is carrying. I've seen a few cases of kit failure and completely forgotten that I was carrying something that would have helped make life easier.
Bag of assorted but likely screws.
Spare cable and throw lever for any cable bindings being used.
Lifeboat matches (these will work after lying in a bag for months, while I have had a lighter fail).
Some paracord.
A snowboarders binding tool (with the right screwdrivers on it).
A swiss army knife with a reamer on it (for boring holes through things).
Middle row, left to right:
Quick action epoxy resin.
Quick action epoxy putty.
A roll of duct tape (it's popular to wrap duct tape round poles and things, but that makes it a bit less sticky).
Some medical zinc oxide tape (it seems to stick at lower temperatures than duct tape).
Assorted zip ties.
An improvised emergency binding (see the "Really Cool Backcountry Ski Book").
Bottom row, left to right:
A pole splint (it's two 100mm lengths of L shaped extruded aluminium from a hardware shop and a couple of hose clamps. It should fit any width of pole).
Some locking wire (I think that that's what Vinlanders call "baling wire").
A few grammes of fine wire wool (if a screw works loose stuff the hole with the wire wool and epoxy and replace the screw).
The smallest size of mole grip (the original 3 inch Irwin model includes a little wire cutter).
A spare basket.
A spare crampon strap.
Whether I actually carry all this gear depends on where I am going. If I think that I can walk out in a couple of hours I'll probably just have the knife in a pocket. If I worry that a kit failure would mean a day and a half of post holing out to reach a phone signal then I'd carry it all.
I've skied a bit with novices who were using hired or borrowed gear; these have been the most likely to have kit failures. Broken poles, de-laminated boots, ripped out bindings and burst clothing and rucksacks all happen. (A big needle, a couple of big safety pins and some dental tape as thread all help with rucksack failure). If going somewhere very remote I'll also carry a satellite distress beacon.
Not everybody in a group needs to carry all this junk; one set should do for up to about 10 skiers. Spread the emergency stuff out among the group and find out what everybody is carrying. I've seen a few cases of kit failure and completely forgotten that I was carrying something that would have helped make life easier.
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Awesome tinnishill, thanks for the list and picture. I was wondering if those Books were any good, I have the Mountaineers Backcountry one. I picked up piece of L shaped Extruded Aluminum today from the Hardware store, though I need to cut it yet and a few other things to throw in.