Comments on: Ski Bag Packing

By: Raili

Raili — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:56:09 +0000

Thanks! I have a crammed a lot of stuff in my ski bag but this is the best way I have seen to do it!

By: rl

rl — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:19:21 +0000

I found that small children fit into a ski bag, but only for short flights. It was once possible to put 3 pairs of skis in one bag. One pair was 100cm, the next was 140 and mine were 180 with s’loops. Its those big bulky AT bindings that the boy has acquired that made it necessary to have a new bag just for his stuff. Telebindings are much less bulky, thus more stuff in the bag.

Don’t drown out there man.

By: David

David — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:23:53 +0000

Those dedicated ski/board bags with the wheels are pretty sweet for sprinting through bus/plane/train stations, but they are also heavy. That 50lbs limit is low and waisting around 15-20% of it on the bag is painful. Your canvas bag is surely much lighter.

By: ptor

ptor — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:29:46 +0000

Oh yeah I forgot, 165s to keep it safe to avoid those pesky penguins and walruses down there. Have a great trip Andrew!!

By: ptor

ptor — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:25:44 +0000

A skateboard is handy to wheel it all around!!
Otherwise there’s a bunch of cozy padded ski bags with wheels that give up a few grams of gear for convenience.
165 eh? Mclean and tidy!

By: Bob Lee

Bob Lee — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:36:19 +0000

Hey if you’re going to be gone I’ll need to confirm the login and password for this place. You can email me the info.

This site will be mostly tele most of the time when you get back. Have a great trip.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:32:32 +0000

Hi Matt – yes, the 6′ foam mattress fits perfectly with the 167cm skis. ;) but any longer (like, 185’s) will poke out. Bummer! Instead of “It’s all about the down” it is more like “It’s all about the luggage rules.” Not quite as catchy.

Yeah, getting Malbec back is going to be the crux. I might have to throw away some less essential items, like cameras, harnesses, radios, etc..

By: Matt Lanning

Matt Lanning — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:22:43 +0000

Andrew, this used to work for me when the weight limit was 75lbs, but as someone who skis on 185s, all I can get in my ski bag is two pair of skis, two poles, a whippet, an ice axe, and perhaps two pair of skins… on the way home from international locales (such as Argentina this summer), they don’t care as much, so I get to stuff the ski bag a bit more (in order to get more Malbec into my boot bag, mainly). Oh, to return to those days of 75lb weight limits… and no, I can’t/won’t bring myself to join the 165cm club… as much as I love the ‘up’, the ‘down’ is just too important to me. thanks for the continued great information!