dryad Posted December 5, 2003 Posted December 5, 2003 (edited) I have 2 ~20" pieces in stylish cowprint. Any ideas? sobo said: Seat covers! snoboy said: One thing I have heard of is to take a piece, cut it in half lengthwise, then round one end off nicely. Stick the two strips together and throw 'em in your pocket. When you are shuffling in on some flat trail, instead of putting your full skins on, slap those on under your feet. Good grip, better glide. Haven't tried it yet, but want to. thelawgoddess said: how about if we glue the pieces onto some nice cushy foam or something and use them as fancy backcountry earwarmers on those days when we're not wearing our helmets? iain said: the kicker skins idea is a good one. Another one is to hang on to them when you have to return them due to glue failure and you need to show a "before and after" example. cj001f said: The Kicker skin idea isn't bad - but it won't last long. Even with the nice metal taper, snow builds up fast under my kicker skins. Save up your scraps - after 3 or 4 pairs of skins, you've enought ot sew them together for a real ghetto skin! Edited December 5, 2003 by snoboy Quote
snoboy Posted December 5, 2003 Posted December 5, 2003 The spray went to SPRAY , the goods are here... Talk amongst yourselves. Quote
Dru Posted December 5, 2003 Posted December 5, 2003 what was spray about suggesting they would make good kneepads for ice climbing? the friction of goretex or softshell on ice is minimal and it seems a sticky knee would be helpful topping out on low angle bulges. i think the best idea would be to somehow turn a big tibloc inside out so that the spikes were on the outside though, but skin material would be easier to fit than something rigid like that. this is not spray! this is a serious suggestion! Quote
iain Posted December 5, 2003 Posted December 5, 2003 This is the queue to post my biannual suggestion for pants with skin material on them (not as thick though). Quote
Dru Posted December 5, 2003 Posted December 5, 2003 you could probably glue them to your thermarest to stop your sleeping bag slipping around, or, it would slip but only in one direction Quote
iain Posted December 5, 2003 Posted December 5, 2003 you'd wind up in a ball in the corner of your tent in the direction it slips a big piece of skinning material on your butt would be great, just sit down on steep slopes, warm and no slip Quote
jaee Posted December 5, 2003 Posted December 5, 2003 Stick a couple on the bottom of your sled so it doesn't slide backwards on uphill slogs when you stop. Quote
cracked Posted December 5, 2003 Posted December 5, 2003 Sew em to your pants so if you fall skiing sick steep stuff you will die more slowly. Quote
dryad Posted December 5, 2003 Author Posted December 5, 2003 I just thought of one... Stick bits to the bottoms of your furniture legs to protect a hardwood floor. Quote
nonanon Posted December 5, 2003 Posted December 5, 2003 jaee said: Stick a couple on the bottom of your sled so it doesn't slide backwards on uphill slogs when you stop. Okay, I know you are, but are you Me??? That's what I use 'em for too. I stick them to the inside of my sled until I need 'em, which has only ever been a couple of times. A trail gets too steep and I'd rather take a pack. A few years back there was a tip in Climbing about sticking them to the bottom of your rock shoes for short snow approaches. Moon's gonna make for a great winter camping weekend this coming. Long as the clouds cooperate which they won't. Quote
lummox Posted December 5, 2003 Posted December 5, 2003 nonanon said: A few years back there was a tip in Climbing about sticking them to the bottom of your rock shoes for short snow approaches. the cooler use is for the bottom of running shoes for making speedy ascents in record time. Quote
sobo Posted December 5, 2003 Posted December 5, 2003 lummox said: the cooler use is for the bottom of running shoes for making speedy ascents in record time. Yeah, that's what Dan - does with his extras. Quote
cj001f Posted December 5, 2003 Posted December 5, 2003 nonanon said: A few years back there was a tip in Climbing about sticking them to the bottom of your rock shoes for short snow approaches. That has to be the sketchiest advice I've ever heard of from one of those columns. Pray tell what conditions would this be useful in? Quote
lummox Posted December 5, 2003 Posted December 5, 2003 cj001f said: nonanon said: A few years back there was a tip in Climbing about sticking them to the bottom of your rock shoes for short snow approaches. That has to be the sketchiest advice I've ever heard of from one of those columns. Pray tell what conditions would this be useful in? prefuneral aerobics. Quote
nonanon Posted December 5, 2003 Posted December 5, 2003 cj001f said: nonanon said: A few years back there was a tip in Climbing about sticking them to the bottom of your rock shoes for short snow approaches. That has to be the sketchiest advice I've ever heard of from one of those columns. Pray tell what conditions would this be useful in? Dood. It was in Climbing! But if memory serves, the advisor in question was talking about a snowfield at the bottom of a route on Longs Peak, fwiw. Quote
dryad Posted December 5, 2003 Author Posted December 5, 2003 cj001f said: nonanon said: A few years back there was a tip in Climbing about sticking them to the bottom of your rock shoes for short snow approaches. That has to be the sketchiest advice I've ever heard of from one of those columns. Pray tell what conditions would this be useful in? So I guess that means you're supposed to turn the skins around backwards to walk back down the snow approach? Or maybe just glissade? Yeah, the whole concept sounds pretty sketchy. Quote
Dru Posted December 7, 2003 Posted December 7, 2003 dryad said: cj001f said: nonanon said: A few years back there was a tip in Climbing about sticking them to the bottom of your rock shoes for short snow approaches. That has to be the sketchiest advice I've ever heard of from one of those columns. Pray tell what conditions would this be useful in? So I guess that means you're supposed to turn the skins around backwards to walk back down the snow approach? Or maybe just glissade? Yeah, the whole concept sounds pretty sketchy. walk backwards!!!! Quote
chelle Posted December 7, 2003 Posted December 7, 2003 cj001f said: nonanon said: A few years back there was a tip in Climbing about sticking them to the bottom of your rock shoes for short snow approaches. That has to be the sketchiest advice I've ever heard of from one of those columns. Pray tell what conditions would this be useful in? Not that I'd try it, but it might have come in handy for climbing the first pitch of Silent Running two summers ago. It was still under snow and we wanted to leave our packs at the base. Slipping and sliding in my 5.10s sucked. Quote
cj001f Posted December 7, 2003 Posted December 7, 2003 ehmmic said:Not that I'd try it, but it might have come in handy for climbing the first pitch of Silent Running two summers ago. It was still under snow and we wanted to leave our packs at the base. Slipping and sliding in my 5.10s sucked. Yeah, rock shoes suck on snow. I guess I can't think of a time where the snow conditions have been such that skins would provide traction, but I couldn't kick steps. There've been several times I'd wish'd for instep crampons. Quote
catbirdseat Posted December 7, 2003 Posted December 7, 2003 Slip on some Yaktrax over your rock shoes. I have a friend who says these work over tennies. Quote
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