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Ski bag protection?

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skifreex
Posts: 53 - Karma: 10
when bringing skis on a plane is it necessary to get a padded bag or no?
Feb 19 2006 8:36PM
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CBROOKS
Posts: 4979 - Karma: 10,708
depending on how you treat skis regularly. if your into keeping the bases perfect and the edges sharp and thee top sheet spotless then yes. but if you slide rails and there you park skis. then no.
Feb 19 2006 8:42PM
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lastxlight
Posts: 1611 - Karma: 10
yes you should, baggage handlers treat bags like shit, pack your jacket(s) and pants around them too
Feb 20 2006 1:16PM
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Shadows
Posts: 8068 - Karma: 43
indeed, do the most you can. a hard case would be the BEST idea. i got my shit back after a flight and my poles were broken/bent.
Feb 20 2006 1:26PM
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GreatWh842
Posts: 44 - Karma: 10
i live in Cali but go to school in PA, and i travel w/ atleast 2 pairs of skis when i go back/forth, and i don't have a padded bag really. I just stuff all my dirty clothes/ski clothes, jackets, whatever all around them until the whole bag is completely full, and i've never had anything broken
Feb 20 2006 7:49PM
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skoganskier101
Posts: 2067 - Karma: 14
yea i have the same worry that my skis are gonna be broken or damaged on a flight and its the old kinda bag too, with no padding and the bag is small to put tons of padding around the skis, but i dont have enough money to go buy a $60 ski bag
Feb 20 2006 11:19PM
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MacMahoooon
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yeah clothes around the bindings and on the ends around tips and tails and I havent had a problem yet
Feb 21 2006 11:06AM
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skoganskier101
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i just had the idea to make a case out of pvc, i think it would work and it woulld be pretty durable too, i just hope i can find some pvc big enough
Feb 21 2006 2:06PM
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