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Looking for alpine trekkers and avie gear

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french_fry
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Hey, I'm looking for a pair of trekkers for 100 or less if possible, and a digital beacon (DTS tracker or barryvox mammut preferred, has to be digital), probe, and shovel for a good price, so most likely used. Let me know if you need to unload any of these items, and I'll gladly take them off your hands.
Oct 31 2007 8:54PM
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Age
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Is there any reason why you want trekkers and not touring bindings? Ive been looking into getting either trekkers or touring bindings but im still undecided on which will be more worthwhile.
Nov 1 2007 4:10AM
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wrenegade
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TGR is a much better bet for this stuff. Saw 2 pairs of trekkers on there yesterday, one for $60, one for $100.
Nov 1 2007 11:50AM
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hucksplat
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I have used both Diamir touring binds and alpine trekkers before.  While touring bindings are nice as it is quicker transition time between shred and trek, they reduce total travel weight, however, they are a weaker binding than what you would get in a proper alpine ski binding.  The new top end touring bindings are fairly decent, but they are still more brittle and also do not have the same release points of other bindings.  Older touring bindings often have only plastic toe pieces which do not offer much for toe release, and are also very easy to break.  Breaking a binding in the backcountry sucks balls let me say.  I prefer using trekkers as when I go out in the backcountry, I want to push it and do gnarly things.  For that, I want the performance of a high quality alpine binding.  Not the watered down substitute touring binding.  If you plan on only skiing wide open powder fields, tour bindings are fine and are more efficient for travelling around.  But if you plan on dropping any cliffs or skiing like a man, I recommend trekkers.
Nov 1 2007 5:56PM
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Nadia.
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Hmm, let me think...

Maybe because before this year there were only touring bindings that went to like din 12? Some of us ski descents that require 12 or higher.
Nov 1 2007 6:27PM
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french_fry
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I can't afford dukes, and I also doubt I really need an actual touring setup for the occasional day tour or slackcountry line. And, as others said, I don't have to sacrifice downhill performance that way. Veteran, I check TGR a lot, I was just trying to go local first because it makes things a bit easier.
Nov 1 2007 6:34PM
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Jeff_Thomas
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Got an extra pair of skins (105 under footish and G3 probe for sale
Nov 1 2007 7:40PM
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Kevski
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MEC has trekkers for around $180. I just picked up a pair. They have skins too. Expensive, I know, but they probably aren't that easy to find, and I got them as a present anyways.
Nov 1 2007 8:06PM
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Age
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Yeah that was one of the things that had been playing on my mind. I probably wouldnt go higher than 12, but i wouldnt mind having the option there if the need arose.
Nov 1 2007 8:17PM
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BMit
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trekkers are garbagio, get naxos
Nov 1 2007 11:07PM
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BMit
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that is, if you want something that will last you more than a season
Nov 1 2007 11:07PM
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Nadia.
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I've seen a fair number of both broken trekkers AND naxos. If you're sending it naxo's wont hold you in. Depends on what kind of skier you are I guess... if you're hucking on the way down trekkers are the way to go.
Nov 2 2007 2:35AM
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hucksplat
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an interesting option would be telemarking, my dad has given it a few shots even.  best of both worlds and better face shots.

I def prefer trekkers so i can have full mobility when I ski.  but if you are only going to make mellow turns, touring bindings may be better.  gnar requires real bindings.
Nov 2 2007 4:46AM
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james44
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dukes would be sooo sick, too bad they're like $600. i dont know what trekkers are so im gonna go research that.
Nov 2 2007 11:13PM
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Kevski
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They're inserts that fit into alpine bindings like a boot would, and they act like a tele binding.
You have your boots in trekkers to climb, and when you go downhill you just take them out and use the alpine bindings, so you don't lose any of the downhill performance.
They're also pretty cheap.
Nov 3 2007 4:59PM
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Kevski
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Might as well put in a pic. These are the exact ones at Mountain Equipement Coop.
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Nov 3 2007 5:02PM
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hemlockjibber8
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kev, i think those are the only ones actually in mass prodcution now.

Use trekkers if you are touring to go skiing. Use touring bindings if you are touring to go touring.

When touring bindings break it is expensive. when trekkers break it cost $10 to fix them.

Nov 3 2007 10:22PM
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Kevski
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haha, that would make sense why on google they are the only ones that show up.
Nov 4 2007 2:36PM
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french_fry
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bizzump for a beacon, shovel and probe
Nov 19 2007 9:14PM
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Craigskis
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If you go escape route in Whistler they have a "For sale" board with post it notes at the back of the store. If you talk to the right people you might be able to by some of the stores Old used gear that they rent out,  (Off the record) 

I lost a single treker out of my backpack the last time i was escaping from singings pass after nightfall,  my pack had opened after my shovel got clipped by a branch over head.  I'd skied a fair distance before noticed I was losing gear.  It was too dark to go searching for my single treker.  Someone must have found it this summer...

I find trekers really fussy.  While they are good because you can ski with confidence knowing your bindin won't blow out on you as with the ski touring bindings,  trekers are a bitch on angled slopes because they have a tendency to slip out when your crossing an angle on a traverse.

I would recommend the BCA companion Shovel and probe,  They sell it at MEC. (The probe stores in the shovel)  Only draw back is the probe isn't all that long.
Nov 19 2007 10:03PM
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