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  1. Climate Change

    in The Lodge

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    Thanks Tim. That particular article is paywalled, but a search turned up others.

    Neat, I hadn't heard of that. Who loves commuting long distances? I had a couple years of being able to walk to work and the grocery store from my house. It was freaking awesome! Other compromises pulled me away from that, but I'm at a 20-minute commute to work now. 

    I also see that extremists have twisted the idea from a lofty city design goal to some oppressive lockdown concept. Ok. 

     

  8. Experienced snowboarder wanting to transition to alpine snowboard- Board/Boots/Binds help

    in Carving Central

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    13 hours ago, leeho730 said:

    Boots are super important but unfortunately it’s also hardest to find the ones that fit your feet well

    This is the biggest struggle in alpine. It's a steep learning curve that can sometimes be painful. If there are any bootfitters or even hardbooters near you, that can cut out a fair bit of time, pain, and money. 

     

    13 hours ago, leeho730 said:

    Wish we could find boot fitters for hard boots as easily as we could for alpine ski boots…

    I think a good ski boot fitter should be completely comfortable with an alpine hardboot. 

    You can do it yourself if you're handy and willing to experiment, can listen to your own body well, and are patient. 

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  9. Climate Change

    in The Lodge

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    1 hour ago, BlueB said:

    Has anyone noticed how the "global warming" narrative recently became "climate change"? 

    Not recently. Some people struggle with knowing the difference between "climate" and "weather". Cue cries of "where's your global warming now?!?" on any cold day. 

    This name change helped clarify that. Not much, but a little. 

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  14. Video after two seasons of harboot practice

    in Carving Central

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    17 hours ago, yamifumi said:

    @Corey, I use this stuff that I learned from @b.free and mix it with color additive to make it into any color. It has worked out well for both of us

    Wow, that's a very smooth application with no trapped bubbles! Any special skills needed to pull that off? Smear it on with a spatula and it'll self level? 

    It appears the PMC-770 is much more viscous than the Econ 60 or 80 that @Technick used, which probably makes for an easier application. 

  16. Video after two seasons of harboot practice

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    15 hours ago, Technick said:

    Using mitts with some kind of rubber coating will help alot to slide better reduce drag impacts on your arm. I tried a couple of solution la Marine Shoo-Goo, Smooth-On "Econ 60" or "Econ 80" and Sikaflex Marine Adhesive.

    @Technick Would you be able to to share any info or tips on this? Or a link to someone's guide or something? 

    Some of the Virus guys I met at Aspen had amazing smooth and clear rubber coatings on parts of their gear but the language barrier prevented much knowledge transfer. 

    I've used Shoe Goo but it's too stiff for mitts or clothes and it's really tough to apply smoothly. PlastiDip applies very easily for clothes but isn't durable enough for mitts/gloves on cold/hard snow. 

    Thanks! 

  20. Carver surf skate deal for Canadians

    in Summer Carving

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    This is a pretty wild deal: https://www.boutiqueadrenaline.com/products/69861-santa-cruz-carver-wave-dot-cut-back?variant=45437579919634

    I just got mine and am really impressed for under $175 Canadian with taxes and shipping to my door.  This popped up in an ad and I took a chance.  Shipping took 2 days across 2 provinces. 

    They have some other Santa Cruz & Carver collaboration boards on clearance too, but this one had the tighter-turning CX trucks. 

    No affiliation, etc. 

  21. TD3 Lug Bolt Wear

    in Carving Central

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    6 hours ago, kay said:

    I know this is a bit old, just in case anyone facing the same issue and don’t have tools to mod the shaft. I successfully kept the shaft in place by freezing it in water and turned and removed the screws.

    Wow, clever idea! 

    I jammed a little flat-head screwdriver in the gap around the flats on the old design, that was just enough to break it free. Freezing is very smart! 

    The new design lug shafts have hex fittings on both ends. 

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  22. Waterborne surf adapter?

    in Summer Carving

    Posted

    Ok, the cheap pintail was just that, cheap. More maneuverable, but weird concave, etc. 

    Enter the Globe All-Time plus Waterborne, watching a few how-to-surfskate videos, and a couple of hours of practice and we get this: 

    Sure feels like a MK on meth. 😆

    On 7/4/2021 at 6:50 PM, lordmetroland said:

    Happy to be the ignorant moron here, but doesn’t Carver do this same thing?

    I'm starting to think this same thing, but the Waterborne lets you add a cheap adapter to any board and play with it. Granted, I've now spent more than the price of a Carver with these experiments, but I'm having fun trying different stuff! 

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  24. DIY cable lock

    in Accessories Reviews

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Neil Gendzwill said:

    Locking your board is all about making it a less easy target.

    Exactly this! Losing a board to theft is something you don't forget. The tiny inconvenience is dwarfed by that memory, so I lock every time. 

    Except at MCC. 😉 

    Doing something different than the majority is good for security as well. Any thief knows exactly how to break/cut the mass-market locks, anything different gives them pause. 

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