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jt09 Ladies Man
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin
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vette74 Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 2144 City: Houston
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Posted: Mar 19, 2014 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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I have 2 Burton's you have above and I like them a lot. The burton is large enough to put a board, boots and helmet, however it won't hold 2 boards and all your stuff unless you take the bindings off. When we travel to is a board bag and duffle. Also I always flly southwest for snowboarding so I don't have to worry about the bag fees. _________________ There'll be two dates on your tombstone/ And all your friends will read 'em/ But all that's gonna matter is that little dash between 'em... |
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jt09 Ladies Man
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin
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Posted: Mar 19, 2014 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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i'll need enough room for 3 decks and 2 sets of bindings. if i can fit boots (2 pair) in there too, that would be money. |
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wakeboarderdave1 Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 25 Apr 2005 Posts: 3161 City: St. Thomas, MO
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Posted: Mar 20, 2014 4:52 am Post subject: |
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What do all the terms on jackets mean (10k, 15k, etc) mean? I know that a shell is not something that I want, but I'm clueless on the other terms. I'd like a jacket/pants combo that'd keep me warm and dry at nearly any temperature.
Ex. Which of these jackets would be a good choice?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOuo_3UmIuE
And Pants
http://www.quiksilver.com/sale-pants _________________ RIP DLS.
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vette74 Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 2144 City: Houston
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Posted: Mar 20, 2014 6:39 am Post subject: |
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I still have all my crap in the bag. Let me try to get a pic tonight to show you what it can hold. _________________ There'll be two dates on your tombstone/ And all your friends will read 'em/ But all that's gonna matter is that little dash between 'em... |
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jt09 Ladies Man
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin
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jryoung Ladies Man
Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 7664 City: Man Jose
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Posted: Mar 20, 2014 8:31 am Post subject: |
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I haven't traveled with it in a bit but I have a big ol' burton wheelie bag. I can take off bindings on my bigger board, put the smaller board on top of it and my take off bindings inbetween the smaller board bindings. Boots go on the tip and tail of the top board and soft goods are packed throughout every nook and cranny left.
I can travel with that and a carry-on and I'm generally good. _________________
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senorbueno Addict
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Posted: Mar 21, 2014 7:37 am Post subject: |
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I have a snowboard bag like the one you posted... I can fit my boots in my carryon (along with a change of clothes, plus snowboard jacket and pants). Everything else I stick in my snowboard duffel.
I have never had my snowboard get lost in transit, but I'm paranoid. I can go a trip with a demo board, but I sure as hell will not use rental boots if I can avoid it. |
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jt09 Ladies Man
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin
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Posted: Mar 21, 2014 8:40 am Post subject: |
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senorbueno wrote: | I can fit my boots in my carryon (along with a change of clothes, plus snowboard jacket and pants) |
when was the last time you tried this? and on what airline? some charge for carryons now - you get a backpack or purse as a "personal item" but a roll-on is a carryon that costs $20 or something like that. that's pretty much why i posted the question - i'm trying to find the right combination of bags at the lowest cost. |
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chavez Ladies Man
Joined: 22 Sep 2003 Posts: 27375 City: Roseville
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Posted: Mar 21, 2014 9:14 am Post subject: |
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jt09, not snowboard related - but as a family we now travel with one big ass bag from REI (wheely beast 34). It works awesome - we just have to watch the weight (keep it under 50lbs) - the bag itself weighs about 11lbs - so we only have 39lbs of usable weight.
I would think that should be a high priority: lots of room for board and other crap, but the bag itself should be fairly lightweight if possible.
It might get expensive, but if you save $50 in fees every time you go, it will add up fast. _________________
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jt09 Ladies Man
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin
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Posted: Mar 21, 2014 9:53 am Post subject: |
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my dakine bag is fairly light. haven't weighed it, but i have a hard time believing it weighs 10lbs.
edit: according to dakine, it weighs 9.2lbs. huh. never would have thought that. |
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senorbueno Addict
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Posted: Mar 22, 2014 7:24 am Post subject: |
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jt09 wrote: | senorbueno wrote: | I can fit my boots in my carryon (along with a change of clothes, plus snowboard jacket and pants) |
when was the last time you tried this? and on what airline? some charge for carryons now - you get a backpack or purse as a "personal item" but a roll-on is a carryon that costs $20 or something like that. that's pretty much why i posted the question - i'm trying to find the right combination of bags at the lowest cost. |
Yeah wasn't on Frontier or Spirit so no baggage fees for carry-on. Most of my travel is United or Southwest. |
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jt09 Ladies Man
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin
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Posted: Mar 22, 2014 11:48 am Post subject: |
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my last 3 legs have been on frontier because it's so damn cheap. but it's also so damn cheap because nothing is included. i need to navigate that better next year.
united did get me for like $60 ($40?) on the way to colorado too though. had the bigass roller duffel and the board bag. |
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Bambamski Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 03 Apr 2003 Posts: 4405 City: Calgary
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Posted: Mar 22, 2014 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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look at real water sports in hatteras or any other online shop that sells kiteboard bags. they are usually labelled golf bag. My back says slingshot golf on the side of it.
airlines typically don't charge extra for golf bags but they bend you over for snowboard/surfboard gear. if they ask what's in the bag you just say it's your golf bag... sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't. _________________ Don't do anything rash.....and don't do anything to get a rash... |
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jt09 Ladies Man
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Posted: Mar 23, 2014 8:38 am Post subject: |
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those are nowhere near long enough for snowboards. |
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senorbueno Addict
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Posted: Mar 23, 2014 8:50 am Post subject: |
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Also I've never seen an airline charge anything other than normal baggage fees for snowboards. |
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jt09 Ladies Man
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin
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Posted: Mar 23, 2014 9:05 am Post subject: |
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yeah - neither dinged me for the snowboard bag. united just got me for the 2nd checked bag. |
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Bambamski Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 03 Apr 2003 Posts: 4405 City: Calgary
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Posted: Mar 23, 2014 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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Fits my 162 lib tech _________________ Don't do anything rash.....and don't do anything to get a rash... |
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jt09 Ladies Man
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Bambamski Wakeboarder.com Freak
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Posted: Mar 24, 2014 3:57 am Post subject: |
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My bag is similar but it fits up to 165cm. Its probably 4 years old though?
I have seen a bunch of different bags while traveling on kite trips. Most kiteboard bags will say golf bag though. I would think you should be able to find one that would fit a snowboard.
Too bad the slingshot isnt as big anymore. Thats a great one. Has rollers, lots of different areas to store stuff. The biggest issue with the bag cause it can store so much is the weight limit of 50 lbs. _________________ Don't do anything rash.....and don't do anything to get a rash... |
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matt1808 Wakeboarder.Commie
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Posted: Mar 24, 2014 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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For many airlines you can combine a ski/snowboard bag with a boot bag as one checked bag at normal rate. They still try to charge you extra sometimes, but a printout from their website takes care of it. |
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jt09 Ladies Man
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin
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Posted: Mar 24, 2014 7:13 pm Post subject: |
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i tried that in dec on united and they called me on it. granted, i was like: "yeah, the boots are in the bigass roller duffel." they didn't go for that. |
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matt1808 Wakeboarder.Commie
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Posted: Mar 24, 2014 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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yeah that will do it.
AA actually made me open the boot bag one time to check if it was boots, and I just have a large backpack boot bag. |
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jt09 Ladies Man
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin
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Posted: Mar 25, 2014 4:43 am Post subject: |
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well, the boots were in there, but they weren't going for that angle. |
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Jensen Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 06 Jul 2004 Posts: 3108 City: Chico
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Posted: Mar 29, 2014 12:14 am Post subject: |
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pro tip - don't check your boot bag and act like your going to carry it on, but have it checked for free at the gate because it wont "fit in the box" |
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jt09 Ladies Man
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Posted: Mar 29, 2014 5:35 am Post subject: |
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united has snipers looking for that now and will catch you at security or the gate and charge your ass. |
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