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transporting ski's

Mon, 9 Jul 2012 08:09:45 GMT

How do you transport your skis? I found a roof box, is this necessary, can they not be strapped straight to the roof bars?

Re:transporting ski's

Mon, 9 Jul 2012 09:14:24 GMT

welcome to J2ski.....in answer to your question there are several manufacturers that make ski carriers for roof bars..go have a look on the 'bay..you will find Thule the most common but there are plenty of others ..it depends how many yu want to carry and for how long ...the cheapest are about GBP12 for a simple 1 pair carrier going up to over GBP100

Re:transporting ski's

Mon, 9 Jul 2012 17:46:36 GMT

looloo,
What a nice "name",,rolls out so well.

Welcome also.

The key term you use is ,,,,"is it necessary" .

In my opinion it is because you have spend so much money on thes boards and they will give you so much pleasure you want to care for them. Protect them from the harsh elements.

In my area they put salt on roads! Guess what that does to bases.

The dirt and grime that can be injected in the bindings can cause problems.

Then when you have a pair of Blizzard Cochise super powder skis that all great skiers want, you do not leave them on top of car.

Those straps,,,,hummmmm they do loosen.

As Dave mentionned get a Thule. It has many uses.

Hope this helps you.

Re:transporting ski's

Mon, 9 Jul 2012 18:34:23 GMT

Personally, I would carry the skis inside the car and strap one of the passengers to the roof :shock:

Seriously, the most important thing is to protect the skis from the crap which will be thrown at them. A hard ski case is great and can be securely strapped to the roof without any issues.

But also consider security, it is not nice to stop for a rest break, and a simple 5 minutes later you return to find that your prized possessions are no longer attached to your roof :(

Re:transporting ski's

Mon, 9 Jul 2012 18:37:33 GMT

Far Queue wrote:Personally, I would carry the skis inside the car and strap one of the passengers to the roof :shock:

:(

Oy I heard that :cry:

Re:transporting ski's

Mon, 9 Jul 2012 18:49:32 GMT

brooksy wrote:

Far Queue wrote:Personally, I would carry the skis inside the car and strap one of the passengers to the roof :shock:

:(

Oy I heard that :cry:

You are lucky, I can fit skis in without kicking out the front passenger :twisted:

Re:transporting ski's

Mon, 9 Jul 2012 18:52:31 GMT

Roof Box :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Re:transporting ski's

Mon, 9 Jul 2012 20:52:11 GMT

All your comments made me realize how important those Thule's are.
May I add some tips.

All the Thule's have a small flaw. They are great units but if you look very carefully at the articulation arms in front and back you will note that there is a ball and socket type mechanism, with the ball being metal and the socket plastic. No need to tell you what will break. Worst plastic socket in cold weather ( with wind ) often comes off. Top will rip open, tear and perhaps those skis will be lost.

I just fixed a unit that had a 1 meter crack at front because owner did not change articulating arms ( when it came off steel ball) and when wife opened Thule,,,,opppsss the lid flew open crashed agains wall.

Here is pro-active solution. Drill two small holes just above the metal brackets on the lower portion of Thule. At front and back.

Then drill small holes very carefully on the plastic articulating arm just level to where the other holes are on the Thule shell body ( not cover).

Take a plastic Tie Die ( those plastic units that have an internal fixing mechanism) Pass plastic wrapper in holes so that the plastic articulating arm is flush to steel ball, In effect what you are doing is creating a pressure point so steel ball will never come out of plastic socket. Seal small holes with glue, plumber's putty, tape.

PS Before you insert steel ball,,,,take some white lithium grease and apply small nail size portion into socket.

Voila

One more small hint.
I always open my Thule from driver's side. Most of you have discovered that changing sides will cause you problems with those articulating arms.
Thus on the passenger side of the Thule (inside) I have placed and glued a sheet of foam to protect my skis from hitting the inside of the Thule.

Did you ever notice that opening Thule with key becomes difficult?

If you look carefully there is a sliding mechanism which tends to jam when there is cold damp weather. Again some white lithium grease in these sliding parts and in key hole will do wonders.

Hope this helps some of you.

Re:transporting ski's

Mon, 9 Jul 2012 22:23:54 GMT

Does this work on knee joints, I have the skill , tools & materials on standby -)

Re:transporting ski's

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 01:11:02 GMT

brooksy,
Skill,,,,,, you must be one of the rare birds.
Tools,,,,imagine they now use a laser guided saw to do work on knee

Materials,,,,,$5,000 US dollars for a titanium knee unit.

Stanby,,,,many skiers waiting!

Now if you want picture,,,,,to make you reconsider will send you one close up!

White lithuim grease,,,,well there is coming a "therapy" in which your own stem cells are injected to rebuild those ligaments. Nano-surgery of the 2020.

Re:transporting ski's

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:30:26 GMT

I think roof box is the way to go. There are also cheaper roof ski racks, but the amount of crap that sticks to skis is unbelievable, dead flies, birds' poo, road dust, grease, everything. OK to use it once if you need to, but that's about it. Roof boxes are more versatile and can be used to carry other stuff too.

Re:transporting ski's

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 11:49:10 GMT

Deffo roofbox.
Asked this advice last season and we managed to borrow one which saved costs.
We fitted 6 pairs of skis in on the way home, plus poles and other stuff like towels round sides.

A sound bit of advice I was given (and this did result in us having to borrowa smaller one) is to watch the height as on the tunnel there is a restriction.
You can hire themif don't want to buy.

Re:transporting ski's

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 06:10:10 GMT

pavelski wrote:brooksy,
Skill,,,,,, you must be one of the rare birds.
Tools,,,,imagine they now use a laser guided saw to do work on knee

Materials,,,,,$5,000 US dollars for a titanium knee unit.

Stanby,,,,many skiers waiting!

Now if you want picture,,,,,to make you reconsider will send you one close up!

White lithuim grease,,,,well there is coming a "therapy" in which your own stem cells are injected to rebuild those ligaments. Nano-surgery of the 2020.

Just read a thread on TGR on stem cell injections. Sounds like there will be a way soon for people to extend there skiing careers indefinitely

Re:transporting ski's

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:59:29 GMT

verbier_ski_bum wrote:

pavelski wrote:brooksy,
Skill,,,,,, you must be one of the rare birds.
Tools,,,,imagine they now use a laser guided saw to do work on knee

Materials,,,,,$5,000 US dollars for a titanium knee unit.

Stanby,,,,many skiers waiting!

Now if you want picture,,,,,to make you reconsider will send you one close up!

White lithuim grease,,,,well there is coming a "therapy" in which your own stem cells are injected to rebuild those ligaments. Nano-surgery of the 2020.

Just read a thread on TGR on stem cell injections. Sounds like there will be a way soon for people to extend there skiing careers indefinitely

I'm already doing that :shock:

Re:transporting ski's

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 23:13:00 GMT

verbier_ski_bum wrote:
Just read a thread on TGR on stem cell injections. Sounds like there will be a way soon for people to extend their skiing careers indefinitely

That is comforting, I had planned to emulate some of the 100 year old+ skiers, but indefinitely sounds infinitely more attractive......