A Little Love for Rex Universal
- fisheater
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A Little Love for Rex Universal
It’s been all of January. I’ve skied mostly powder snow, and air temps in the Fahrenheit teens. Last night it dropped to 2 F, was about 15 F when I went out. Wax of the day? Rex Universal tar wax is so good on powder snow for both grip and glide. Other than a little extra warmer wax in the pocket when conditions required, it’s all I’ve used since Christmas!
It is just a wonderfully effective and easy to use wax in fresher snow.
It is just a wonderfully effective and easy to use wax in fresher snow.
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Re: A Little Love for Rex Universal
That's quite the temperature range, no wonder you like it. Do you need to adjust how much you put on to cover that range?
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Re: A Little Love for Rex Universal
will give it a try. you put it in the grip zone only, right? over a base of polar?
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Re: A Little Love for Rex Universal
I didn't see that stuff at the shop when getting bindings the other day, maybe just missed it, but I did pick up a thing of Start Terva Blue. No chance to use it yet, but I have opened the lid several dozen times to sniff it. The guy at the shop also said he likes using tar for fresh snow. "If vodka, sauna and tar don't work, the disease is fatal." On a related note, have you ever had any tar candy before? That Finnish shop in Marquette doesn't have any, I don't think, altough they do have salmiakki...mmm.fisheater wrote: ↑Sat Feb 05, 2022 2:57 pmIt’s been all of January. I’ve skied mostly powder snow, and air temps in the Fahrenheit teens. Last night it dropped to 2 F, was about 15 F when I went out. Wax of the day? Rex Universal tar wax is so good on powder snow for both grip and glide. Other than a little extra warmer wax in the pocket when conditions required, it’s all I’ve used since Christmas!
It is just a wonderfully effective and easy to use wax in fresher snow.14C1023C-DA75-4B1A-97DA-880CAF618F41.jpeg14C1023C-DA75-4B1A-97DA-880CAF618F41.jpeg
- fisheater
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Re: A Little Love for Rex Universal
@lowangle al I do adjust a bit, if temps are closer to 25F I might be 3 layers and extended towards the tip more, while at single digits it might just be a single layer in the wax pocket only. It just works so good in powder snow. It just needs to be a dust of powder and it grips and glides so well.
@freedom glider Yes, I use polar as my base. I never put my grip wax behind my heel, it doesn’t help grip or glide. I do often extend the wax, sometimes right to the tip to gain extra grip. However at 25F and below I don’t often find the need to extend the grip wax.
@mca80 that’s cool you live in an area with a good Nordic shop and tradition.
If anyone in the US is looking for a mail order (internet) shop with a HUGE selection of kick wax and klister I recommend Pioneer Midwest, out of Minnesota.
@freedom glider Yes, I use polar as my base. I never put my grip wax behind my heel, it doesn’t help grip or glide. I do often extend the wax, sometimes right to the tip to gain extra grip. However at 25F and below I don’t often find the need to extend the grip wax.
@mca80 that’s cool you live in an area with a good Nordic shop and tradition.
If anyone in the US is looking for a mail order (internet) shop with a HUGE selection of kick wax and klister I recommend Pioneer Midwest, out of Minnesota.
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Re: A Little Love for Rex Universal
How do you apply the Miller High Life? Here in CO I like to apply Breckinridge after a ski on a tailgate and polish with some homemade trail mix. Works at any temp in the teens or above. As far as the Rex U, it’s worked pretty good breaking trail with some USGI on CO Champagne Pow.
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Re: A Little Love for Rex Universal
Seems like I recall swix back in the 70's having a somewhat universal kick wax- one for above freezing and one for below freezing. Just had a look in the wax box and none there, so apparently I used them up or I am dreaming and there never was such a thing.
I am a big fan of start tar kick waxes for fresh powder, but have never tried rex kick wax. Looking forward to giving it a try.
I am a big fan of start tar kick waxes for fresh powder, but have never tried rex kick wax. Looking forward to giving it a try.
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Re: A Little Love for Rex Universal
I'm keen to try this one; has anyone tried to stick a skin over this wax? Or does it behave like a softer wax and pulls off the ski together with the skin?
- freedom glider
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Re: A Little Love for Rex Universal
link. and currently on sale. just placed my order. thanks for the tip #fisheater.
https://www.pioneermidwest.com/rex-univ ... x-45g.html
https://www.pioneermidwest.com/rex-univ ... x-45g.html