Hestra glove straps to the rescue

[Keys2Ski]

So I may be slow out of the gate with this trick, but when my broccoli rubber band broke…I had to improvise… I never use these straps anyway

 

[DanoT]

Hestra elastic wrist straps are one of the gloves' best features, as they are comfortable and will NEVER come off your wrist unexpectedly. When I got some Free The Powder gloves to replace my old worn out Hestras, the first thing I did was swap out the wrist straps.

 

[Noodler]

Love the wrist straps on gloves. I have no problem walking around like a 3 year old with my gloves dangling from my wrists... I have never dropped a glove off a lift accidentally since.

 

[anders_nor]

Love the wrist straps on gloves. I have no problem walking around like a 3 year old with my gloves dangling from my wrists... I have never dropped a glove off a lift accidentally since.

only way to be totally drunk out your mind, not loose your mits on après!

 

[Bob Simpson]

So I may be slow out of the gate with this trick, but when my broccoli rubber band broke…I had to improvise… I never use these straps anyway

Another option, (if you ever decide to use the Hestra wrist straps again.), are o-rings. Go to an auto parts store, and buy a 3.5 - 4 inch o-ring. Works great for a long time! Plus, they are cheap!

 

[DanoT]

Another option, (if you ever decide to use the Hestra wrist straps again.), are o-rings. Go to an auto parts store, and buy a 3.5 - 4 inch o-ring. Works great for a long time! Plus, they are cheap!

The O-ring brake strap is not bad, but the best I've seen was a ski shop that took a tire inner tube, cut 1" wide cross-section pieces. Then tied a simple knot in the middle creating a loop at each end that then goes over the brake arms. One inner tube is enough for a few dozen brake straps,

 

[Fuller]

Or you could just eat more broccoli.

 

[DanoT]

Or you could just eat more broccoli.

I ate frozen broccoli crowns last night. But since I have had my skis treated with DPS, not only do I not need wax, I don't need no stinkin rubber bands.

Edit: After re-reading my post above, I might as well beat the first wise cracking poster to the punch. "The broccoli might have tasted better if it was cooked before eating".

 

[SBrown]

It turns out that my favorite glove straps are the little white stretchy bands that Intuition puts around the throat of new liners. Sometimes I even order Scarpa-branded liners off of STP, remove the bands, and return the liners

 

[James]

The O-ring brake strap is not bad, but the best I've seen was a ski shop that took a tire inner tube, cut 1" wide cross-section pieces. Then tied a simple knot in the middle creating a loop at each end that then goes over the brake arms. One inner tube is enough for a few dozen brake straps,

Couldn’t you just get an appropriate size tube and cut actual cross section rings? Like calamari.

 

[LiquidFeet]

Summer threads are the best....

 

[mister moose]

Hestra wrist straps are one of the many things I look at others use, and think "Slick!", but never use myself. Throw that on the same pile as Corvettes, terrain parks, Epic passes, parachutes, clear plastic pass thingies, onesies, skiing in shorts, Teslas, snowboards, camelbacks, and boot gloves. And if you're low on broccoli rubber bands, the elastic cause bracelet works great too.