J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by AllyG

Pablo,
I was really thinking of my ordinary cheap socks. My poor ski socks never get a chance to 'escape' because I wash them very carefully in a wool wash and then hang them in pairs in the airing cupboard and then put them (again in pairs) away in my ski drawer. They are too expensive to just sling in the washing machine all mixed up with everything else :D

Tony,
Why do you always lose the left socks? I would have thought there would be an equal probability of losing the left or right sock - unless the probability distribution is skewed for some reason (like you prefer to hop about on your right socked foot for some reason, allowing the left sock to 'escape') :lol:

As long as you buy enough pairs of socks the numbers should eventually even up.

Ally

Dave,
If it's a light oil I would think that cleaner would remove it, but if it's anything heavier maybe you'd better wait a bit and see if another professional J2Ski cleaner comes on-line with a better idea :D

Ally

Pablo Escobar wrote:I now have 3 single (but different) Smartwool socks. I seriously need to stop losing things.

Pablo,
I fixed that problem years ago. I buy loads of pairs of identical socks at the same time, so that if I lose some it doesn't matter. I think the washing machine eats them - or maybe it's the tumble drier. Of course, there may be a single sock planet, like Douglas' Adams' biro one, where lonely socks return to :lol:

Ally

Hi Dave,
I think it may have been oil that dirtied my jacket. I had my skis oiled instead of waxed on holiday and I think I must have got some of it on my jacket when I was carrying my skis. Anyway, the Peter Storm cleaner removed it all, and my jacket looks like new now.

However, I don't know if that cleaner would be any good at removing thick black oil, for example. What sort of oil have you got on your ski jacket?

Ally

Hi Eggman,
Nice to know you're back home safe and sound - £3000 for a taxi? :lol: :lol: :lol:

Ally

rossyhead wrote:"tech-wash" is pretty good, they do a wash in one and a re-waterproofing one

Thanks Rossyhead,
Is that the Nikwax one you mean?

I used the Nikwax 'TX.Direct spray-on' on my daughter's waterproof jacket, and it looked a bit like copydex, but after it dried you couldn't see any marks or anything. But I don't know if it made her jacket waterproof again because it didn't rain on her 4 day Duke of Edinburgh hike.

The Peter Storm washing stuff I used on my ski jacket is supposed to clean whilst maintaining the water repellant and breathability properties of the fabric. But it doesn't say it will re-waterproof it, if it needs it. But it looks like it is still waterproof. Maybe I should put the jacket on and go and stand in the shower to test it :lol:

Ally

Hi Everybody,
My ski jacket got very dirty on my last ski holiday, and I kept putting off washing it in case I wrecked it and it lost its breathability and waterproofing.

However, I have finally done it. I bought Peter Storm's 'clothing cleaner wash-in', which you add to the wash instead of the normal washing powder/liquid. It cost £3-99 for a small bottle of it (300mls). It is specially designed for 'technical' clothing - like gore-tex etc. I dried my jacket afterwards in the airing cupboard, and it seems to be fine now. It is nice and clean and looks as though it is still waterproof.

Has anyone else used this product or anything similar?

Ally

Brimster,
I think the point about the market value of the skis is that it's the end of the season now, and the decent hire shops will buy new gear for the new season (probably around Novemember I would guess). I know Intersport do a big sale of their old rental stuff in November.

Edge to Edge (a rental company) have their sale starting on the 17th April, and they are selling their old skis at half price after servicing and with 12 months guarantee on them and only a maximum of 6 weeks use.

I should think Silverflora's beginner's skis would have been pretty cheap new in the first place, and after a whole season of being whacked about by beginners wouldn't be worth much. I can't see them being worth more than about £100 myself (not that I know anything about skis - but I do know quite a bit about running a business). Maybe someone else has a more accurate idea of their value.

I do hope Silverflora comes back on and tells us what happened.

Ally