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Portable Electric Ski Assist

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 23:17:04 GMT

Hi,
My name is lewis and im a designer. I have come up with an idea that allows people that ski, to travel where they want to go by carrying a portable electric ski assist, without the need to go on a chair lift. You would carry it on your back and once at the location you wish to go to, you would carry it on your back on the way down.

To see the concept please click on the link. I put it on survey monkey so that you can give me some feedback.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CMX9GPT

Any feedback i will use to develope this idea.

cheers

Re:Portable Electric Ski Assist

Sun, 17 Oct 2010 04:34:06 GMT

:lol:

Re:Portable Electric Ski Assist

Sun, 17 Oct 2010 11:57:55 GMT

:lol: :?: What is it exactly and do you have to plug it into the National Grid :roll:

Re:Portable Electric Ski Assist

Sun, 17 Oct 2010 18:44:10 GMT

Extraordinary!

Re:Portable Electric Ski Assist

Sun, 17 Oct 2010 21:37:22 GMT

I question the engineering practicality.

Unless, of coursethat really is an armadillo! )

Re:Portable Electric Ski Assist

Sun, 17 Oct 2010 22:24:14 GMT

:lol: :lol: Perhaps we should call it the Ninja Turtle blowback. Still it could save a fortune on lift passes 5,4,3,2,1 liftoff :lol:

Re:Portable Electric Ski Assist

Sun, 17 Oct 2010 23:10:51 GMT

the first problem i can see is that it would be a bit like a car going down a one way street, when you are skiing down a mountain, the last thing you expect is to have a head on collision with someone skiing UP the mountain. I can see it saving a fortune in llift passes but there is no way you would buy one as this would take up all your luggage allowance so I gather you would be selling this to the ski hire market? and surely this would only appeal to a person who would be skiing on their own? as a mother who skiis with her family, i would have to hire 4 and then there is no way i would let the kids loose skiing up a hill towards oncoming lunatics who flee down the mountain at ridiculous speeds, that would be an accident waiting to happen, especially if they were coming over a ridge. could it go as fast as a chairlift? would the cost of hiring it outweigh the cost of a lift pass?, i dont want to sound negative and maybe i have picked up the concept wrong, but hope I am providing you with the feedback that will help you decide whether you are going to take this concept to the next level. good luck with whatever you do.
karen

Re:Portable Electric Ski Assist

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:54:15 GMT

the ski resorts will defenatly ban it

Re:Portable Electric Ski Assist

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 04:40:35 GMT

karen72 wrote:the first problem .......
karen

Don't worry. It won't work

If you google stuff about skiing often, you will see that there are tens of thousands of patents for silly things that are thought up by people who have no experience of snow. I'm sure that occasionally one will get lucky, but most are good for a laugh.

Of course, I'll probably end up eating my hat.

Re:Portable Electric Ski Assist

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:00:10 GMT

I got one...!

It's called minidoodoo.

Image shown is more or less actual size.

Re:Portable Electric Ski Assist

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:10:44 GMT

Surely the thread will rip the piste to bits. In terms of power to weight ratio will it work and not be too heavy to carry. Also, how long will the batteries last (must last all day or it's not worth it)

Re:Portable Electric Ski Assist

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:31:24 GMT

Surely the thread will rip the piste to bits. In terms of power to weight ratio will it work and not be too heavy to carry. Also, how long will the batteries last (must last all day or it's not worth it)

Mine or Lewyho's?

The minidoodoo has a flap at the back (see illustration) which smooths the snow back down afterwards. It's tiny and light as a feather, but goes like stink. Batteries last a long time, rechargeable via energy emitted by the skier going down piste by plugging in to any available oriface (mouth, nose or ear are suggested). Plus the deluxe model comes with an optional force field which can be activated when slopes are busy.

Re:Portable Electric Ski Assist

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:52:40 GMT

I quite like the idea but do take the points about the danger of skiing up hill and battery life. Everyone thought that Clive Sinclair was mental when he designed the C5- who's laughing now...er maybe not then.
Just one observation, I think you'll need more than one 'screw' for propulsion. The present design will force the whole contraption sideways rather than forwards. Perhaps a double, counter rotating screw setup would solve it. I'll let you know where to send my consultancy fee.

Re:Portable Electric Ski Assist

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:48:58 GMT

EmmaEvs wrote:

Surely the thread will rip the piste to bits. In terms of power to weight ratio will it work and not be too heavy to carry. Also, how long will the batteries last (must last all day or it's not worth it)

Mine or Lewyho's?

The minidoodoo has a flap at the back (see illustration) which smooths the snow back down afterwards. It's tiny and light as a feather, but goes like stink. Batteries last a long time, rechargeable via energy emitted by the skier going down piste by plugging in to any available oriface (mouth, nose or ear are suggested). Plus the deluxe model comes with an optional force field which can be activated when slopes are busy.

Emma check who is at your front door ...... it could be those men in white coats :wink:

Re:Portable Electric Ski Assist

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:18:41 GMT

Knock, knock!

Re:Portable Electric Ski Assist

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 10:01:51 GMT

Aww bless 'em they brought me a brand new coat that lets me hug myself. Nice men!

Re:Portable Electric Ski Assist

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:50:26 GMT

EmmaEvs wrote:Aww bless 'em they brought me a brand new coat that lets me hug myself. Nice men!

Were the mens coats white, and are you sure that it is a coat or a snug fitting jacket :lol:

Re:Portable Electric Ski Assist

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:18:40 GMT

Were the mens coats white, and are you sure that it is a coat or a snug fitting jacket

How do you know all this? Ahaaaaa... they've been to see you too! :D

Re:Portable Electric Ski Assist

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 23:51:45 GMT

ClipperJon wrote:I quite like the idea but do take the points about the danger of skiing up hill and battery life. Everyone thought that Clive Sinclair was mental when he designed the C5- who's laughing now...er maybe not then.
Just one observation, I think you'll need more than one 'screw' for propulsion. The present design will force the whole contraption sideways rather than forwards. Perhaps a double, counter rotating screw setup would solve it. I'll let you know where to send my consultancy fee.

I agree, one screw is not enough to get you moving. :shock:

Re:Portable Electric Ski Assist

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:22:04 GMT

EmmaEvs wrote:

Were the mens coats white, and are you sure that it is a coat or a snug fitting jacket

How do you know all this? Ahaaaaa... they've been to see you too! :D

They have already taken me to the farm that is funny ..... :shock:

Re:Portable Electric Ski Assist

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 22:04:15 GMT

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re:Portable Electric Ski Assist

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 05:59:01 GMT

brooksy wrote:

ClipperJon wrote:I quite like the idea but do take the points about the danger of skiing up hill and battery life. Everyone thought that Clive Sinclair was mental when he designed the C5- who's laughing now...er maybe not then.
Just one observation, I think you'll need more than one 'screw' for propulsion. The present design will force the whole contraption sideways rather than forwards. Perhaps a double, counter rotating screw setup would solve it. I'll let you know where to send my consultancy fee.

I agree, one screw is not enough to get you moving. :shock:

One screw ! There's a few screws loose in thread