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Crazy Idea I had Today

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RudyGarmisch
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So i got to the top of the lift today, and skiied a little bit, then had my ski just pop off (old s912's are a bit loose) and I had a stroke of genius. We hold these things in our hands (most of us) that we really only use for balance. Why not make them more usefull?

Idea:

Design a new ski pole that has a locking/removable handle that has a hidden screwdriver/compartment for a swiss army knife in the handle.



That way, instant changes to DIN's if you need a quick fix like I did. No more stupid granola bars in your coat pockets getting mushed when you land on them, just put them in that nifty compartment in the handle of your other pole. Dont want to listen to your iPod nano or shuffle? Stick in in the compartment with the earbuds and dont worry about smashing it while skiing.


Good idea?
Jan 21 2006 5:30AM
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alev
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your pole would have to be two inches in diamater, kinda big...but have a tool built into the pole is a good idea
Jan 21 2006 8:24AM
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Skipig25
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a screwdriver would definatly be a good idea, but your pole or handle would have to be huge to put a nano or granola bars in.
Jan 21 2006 8:37AM
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switched
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Forget the other stuff, just attack a screwdriver end to the bottom of the handle that slides into the rest of the pole. That way the handle is the driver, you just have to unscrew it from the rest of the pole.
Jan 21 2006 8:38AM
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Liam.
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yeah man just make a screw driver fit in that shit...and u know a couple of joints ur fuckin set...
Jan 21 2006 8:40AM
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TheQuailman
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Do you mean like at the end of the bottom of the pole be a screwdriver? sounds interesting but I really wouldn't use it much
Jan 21 2006 10:47AM
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Beamer12
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seems like it would be way more useful for boarders so it kinda deafets the purpouse
Jan 21 2006 11:05AM
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Zook
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what you should do is design a lock that fits in your poles so when you go into the lodge for something you can lock your skis and poles so they wont get stolen
Jan 21 2006 11:44AM
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Triple_Strum
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that is actually a fantastic idea. Not sure about the food. But maybe a all-in-one type tool
Jan 21 2006 2:04PM
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casimiro
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there was this kid in boulder like 6 years ago that was making "bowl poles" that had a pipe built into the handle and the actual boiwl part just under the handle. goofy but functional. the multi-tool is a great idea.
Jan 21 2006 2:09PM
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EClay46
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make the handle of the pole the handle of the screw driver, put threads on the bottom of the handle so u can screw it into the pole, the screw driver head will sit inside of ur pole and u will use handle like ordinary pole when need it unscrew handle and use screw driver
Jan 21 2006 2:14PM
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t_walker
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wow thats a sick idea, like a cord that pulls out of the handle or something so u can lock ur shit up that would be so sick
Jan 21 2006 2:30PM
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Capt.Flannel
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I've seen poles and hiking sticks that have flasks in them.
Jan 21 2006 2:31PM
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iskindiana
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www.coldpole.com
Jan 21 2006 2:38PM
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t_walker
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i would think ur drinks would freeze up inside them things wouldnt it
Jan 22 2006 7:54PM
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bmxican_89
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o thatd be sick. a lock in one handle and a tool in the other!
Jan 22 2006 8:01PM
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chillonhill
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with all that above equipment sounds like they would end up heavy & unbalanced
a small lock & tool thing though is still a good idea, I just patended it sorry!! lol
Jan 22 2006 8:02PM
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Elife
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not alcohol
Jan 22 2006 8:04PM
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bmxican_89
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haha, even if the alcohol didnt freeze you pole would get cold and your lips mught freeze to it.
Jan 22 2006 8:05PM
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Dilla
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not such a bad idea, it would be a big pole tho
Jan 22 2006 8:11PM
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SIX-SOLDIERS
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thatd be wayyy dope cause i have the reactors and they need to be tightened sometimes but only one problem the head of the screwdriver would probably get worn down
Jan 22 2006 8:24PM
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Subjekt
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i had a similar idea as a racer a few yrs ago, but instead of in the handle, just have a super hardened tip with a philips head on one pole and the other style on the other, chip proof and shit, just as the tips of the pole.
Jan 22 2006 8:28PM
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switch-it-up
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my friend has an AVY shovel with a saw in the handle
Jan 22 2006 8:30PM
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Mrkguru12
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I think that would work out real swell. As for the booze poles, that is even sweller.
Jan 22 2006 8:31PM
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hollygrove
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Yeah, the screwdriver idea was good, but the iPod? It would be a fat pole.
Jan 22 2006 8:32PM
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BillyGoteMan
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hahaha put some rum and coke in those poles .....or just rum
Jan 22 2006 8:34PM
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CooksCorner
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ya ive seen hiking poles that have that.

686 makes a belt that has scredriver heads for buckles, i think that kinda shit is so cool cause somebody took the time to really think about their product.
Jan 22 2006 8:35PM
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w.dub.c
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exactly wat i was thinking. that would be perfect, and it wudnt make the shaft have to be any thicker
Jan 22 2006 8:36PM
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drewishish
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that owuld be cool like make the handle of hte poll the handle of the screw driver adn jsut ahve it screw into the rest of hte poll
that owuld be cool
Jan 22 2006 8:39PM
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Phil.Green
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those are crazy
Jan 22 2006 8:44PM
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CTD
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this is actually a VERY good idea. granted, i wouldnt need them, but salomon look, and fks bindings all could possibly benifit from this. the grip should defintatly screw off, and in one, have a reversable screwdriver with philips and flathead bits, and a small cable lock in the other.
Jan 22 2006 9:52PM
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C.Stone
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those would be some heavy poles
Jan 22 2006 9:59PM
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FUUUCK
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im stealing your idea
Jan 22 2006 10:38PM
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twintipteles
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it wouldn't really matter much though, because as i understand it, the only thing that really matters is swing weight, and as long as the added weight was in the grips, it wouldn't make much of a difference.
Jan 22 2006 10:39PM
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twintipteles
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it wouldn't really matter much though, because as i understand it, the only thing that really matters is swing weight, and as long as the added weight was in the grips, it wouldn't make much of a difference.
Jan 22 2006 10:39PM
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Adamskinick
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the best idea in this thread was the ski pole detachable lock concept. that is definitely possible.
Jan 22 2006 10:40PM
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Adamskinick
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the best idea in this thread was the ski pole detachable lock concept. that is definitely possible.
Jan 22 2006 10:40PM
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duhamelski
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you fucker. that was my idea this summer
Jan 22 2006 10:40PM
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C-Burg
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that would work, my grandpa had a cane that did a bunch of stuff
Jan 22 2006 10:44PM
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cLyOnS_45
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a while ago someone posted poles that hold like hella liquid and you just pop the top and i guess the fun dont stop.
Jan 22 2006 10:58PM
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strato144
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Awesome!
Jan 22 2006 11:12PM
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Barmski
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how about a better idea-make a pole designed for only grabbin skis in the park.....i dunno how u would without making your hands attached to easier and then of course risking your hands from gettin fucked when you fall and the poles wont release but hey some kid will think of it.
Jan 23 2006 12:20AM
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bmxican_89
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o what iff you just buil an mp3 player into the grip. not big and no screen. just play/pause and volume buttons and enough storage for like a day. but then youd need wireless headphones. nevermind.
Jan 23 2006 12:45AM
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brogilvie
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Wireless headphones are availiable and some of them are not huge and clunky. They are probably kind of expensive though.

To guy who built this thread. Good idea. I wont steal it from you.
Jan 23 2006 12:52AM
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90iwish
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Speaking of coming off the chairlift, today i was just messing around near the end where it says tips up, and i kept putting them up and down. And they got caught where you unload, thank god for releaseable binding.
Jan 23 2006 12:58AM
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pommery
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The incorporated lock or screwdriver is a pretty sick idea... someone make it!
Jan 23 2006 1:23AM
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SkiCrzy
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or, your just get shit that works and not fall..?
Jan 23 2006 2:23AM
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powderdream
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dope
Jan 23 2006 11:17AM
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Petecanski
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GOOD IDEA MCGUYVER!
Jan 23 2006 11:25AM
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switch-it-up
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my friend is a rep for life-link and they make a pole where the handle screws off and it has an avalanche beacon in the handle, heyre pretty cool if yourinto going out of bounds a lot
Jan 24 2006 6:55PM
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tahoeskier170
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the ipod bit is a little excessive cuz then u got the cord dangling around. but the rest of that is actually pretty sick
Jan 24 2006 6:59PM
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