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Question: Best Ski Bag for air travel?
- Thread starter Aspenaut
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santacruz skier
Angel Diva
Yes color would take a beating but easy to find on the carousel with all the black bags
lisamamot
Angel Diva
We have two double Sportube series 2 cases and we love them. I am going on a trip where car space will be at a premium so I just got a Douchebag Slim Jim.
Since I have only traveled with the Sportube I am used to putting my skis together the way they recommend - bindings retracted, face-to-face and tip-to-tail with towels wrapped and taped with painters tape around the bindings. For those that have a soft ski bag how do you generally load your skis? The video from Douchebag on how to load the Slim Jim is completely useless since they just slide in a pair of loose unmounted skis, lol.
I can use the Sportube bands and straps and just load as usual since my skis fit that way in the Slim Jim - curious what others do though.
Since I have only traveled with the Sportube I am used to putting my skis together the way they recommend - bindings retracted, face-to-face and tip-to-tail with towels wrapped and taped with painters tape around the bindings. For those that have a soft ski bag how do you generally load your skis? The video from Douchebag on how to load the Slim Jim is completely useless since they just slide in a pair of loose unmounted skis, lol.
I can use the Sportube bands and straps and just load as usual since my skis fit that way in the Slim Jim - curious what others do though.
marzNC
Angel Diva
I also have both the Sportube 2 and a Slim Jim. I don't bother with the special packing method needed for the Sportube when I take the Slim Jim. I used non-rolling ski bags before. I just make sure my skis will stay together with the usual way for unpacked carrying. I do wrap with bindings to protect them, usually with an old towel that's tied with string. I put in a few soft items around the skis that are in bags of some sort so that they aren't cut by the ski edges. But I limit the other stuff so that the Slim Jim doesn't obviously look overstuffed with more than padded skis in it.
My rolling boot bag looks like a suitcase. Here's what a minimal packing was for a flight to Boston that was only going to include a few days of skiing. Notice that TSA opened the ski bag.
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lisamamot
Angel Diva
Thanks! I was thinking I would still retract the brakes with the bands from my Sportube and then use my Fast Straps to keep the skis together and wrap bindings as I usually do. I had planned to take a couple sturdy ditty bags and put ski related things in those (hats, neck warmers, extra mitts, etc.) to create some padding. Sounds like a plan
santacruz skier
Angel Diva
marzNC
Angel Diva
Well, for trips out west I do add a small suitcase. Having two free checked bags on Southwest is really nice.
Picture has my old Transpack Sidekick. The red one replaced it a few years ago because it has better zippers and incorporated covers for the boots. The bungie cord makes it possible for me to roll the suitcases and the Sportube at the same time.
lisamamot
Angel Diva
@santacruz skier - you and me both. I am trying sooooo hard to minimize for my upcoming trip. I am a recovering “if it fits it ships” packer, so the struggle is real, lol. It is pretty safe to say my luggage bag will the next size up from what appears to be @marzNC ’s carry-on size.
I love Diva East cause I can bring anything I can shove into the car
I love Diva East cause I can bring anything I can shove into the car
marzNC
Angel Diva
There are times when being a petite traveler has it's advantages.
santacruz skier
Angel Diva
Not for me...... I really tried to pare down but somehow it didn't work. I was borderline over the 23 kg (50 lbs) but they let me through. My boots were in a very old patagonia bag with a backpack - also stuck make up and toiletries so very heavy. It's ridiculous .... Why can't I pack like @marzNC ? I did spend 6 days in London so needed stuff for that. Also, my boot bag went on a train in Zurich without me (my fault - I laid it on the train and went to grab other bag and the train door closed and away it went. I was without boots and toiletries and make up for 6 days...... Rented boots and bought mascara....There are times when being a petite traveler has it's advantages.
marzNC
Angel Diva
But just imagine what it would be like to pack like my friend who is over 6 feet and wears size 13 shoes. He also doesn't fit very well in airplane seats.
My mother could pack one medium size suitcase and a bag per person for traveling around Europe all summer when I was growing up. For family trips we traveled pretty light no matter how long the trip lasted. Not the backpacking style of travelers, but sometimes stayed in apartments that required climbing up several flights of stairs.
lisamamot
Angel Diva
Yeah, I'm going to go with that, it's the size of my clothes because I'm tall....has nothing to do with clothing indecisiveness or what seems to be an insufferable amount of toiletries...or the food I invariably pack!There are times when being a petite traveler has it's advantages.
