Clothes iron vs. skiing iron?

a real ski iron will have better distributed temps (even across the iron) and better temp regulation so you are less likely to toast your bases. so in all, id recommend picking up a real ski iron, even if its a cheap one like the dakine kit

my iron has pretty good temp regulation. Is there an advantage to a more constant temp other than not frying your bases?

i would imagine it might help in terms of getting wax into the pores of your base, but idk.

if its working for you, the clothes iron is probably fine if you arent tryin to get too fancy.

but dakine used to have a kit with an iron and the stuff you need for like 60 bucks or something, thats what i got and its great.

ive got a $3 iron from goodwill and it works fine. as long as you arent an idiot and smoke youre bases, its as good as an $60 one

The bootfitter that i go to uses a clothes iron in his shop.  he's listed as one of the best in the US so I figure if he uses a clothes iron, then I can use one too

Those steam irons with the holes in the plate kinda suck because wax will get stuck and harden in them.  When you use a different wax with that iron, the old hardened wax in the holes will mix with the new, different, wax.  That's not good if you are waxing for a certain temperature for maximum speed. 

I picked up a Swix FX iron for $30 from REI around chistmas time and it works great.  An iron like that might be worth looking into.  Like others have said, waxing irons hold their temp better, which is kinda nice, and unlike a clothes irons, the temperatures are conveniently located on the iron and are easy to dial in. 

I have never had wax stick in the wholes over my iron, I always make sure to get the iron as much wax free as possible.