Bases our, bindings in. Touching the other skis top sheet. How do you pack the tube?
Just like that. How do you think the skis can be damaged?Bases our, bindings in. Touching the other skis top sheet. How do you pack the tube?
Sure, I guess that could happen. But seems like a non-issue in practice.Binding marking up itself and other top sheet if it were to fall off the luggage cart and suffer hard impact.
This is good to know. One of our Sportubes just got crunched by SW. Skis are OK, pole was bent, we now have a $300 SW travel voucher.I get all my Sportube products from Sierra. They’re One-Oh-Something atm but they restock fairly often and they sell them cheaper than everyone else. We’ve bought two single tubes. One was $84 shipped from them. My double was $129. Got the two back packs onsale for $49 each.
I used stickers cut in half. When lined up properly the stickers lineup again.Sportube is clunky and is not the easiest to lug around, however with $3k+ (have double and carry Kendo and Redster typically) worth of gear I’ll deal with the hassle. TSA will open the tube up so I recommend you make it easy for TSA and any Baggage handlers by marking your tube so they know exactly which hole to use to secure based on the length of your gear. Used daughter’s nail polish. View attachment 231593
My double tube has built in straps to hold the skis down just like soft bags.Binding marking up itself and other top sheet if it were to fall off the luggage cart and suffer hard impact. Yeah, I know, tools not jewels. The triple ski bag I bought to transport two parrs of skis has straps to keep skis in place and padding in between. It had a built in boot bag IIRC, but I never used that Boots go in carry on.
Tried some sticker labels I hand on hand first (mailing/folder labels), however they just didn’t stick well to the slick surface. Since I was traveling the next day I went to plan B to be safe.I used stickers cut in half. When lined up properly the stickers lineup again.
A Pelican-style ski case would be fantastic. It would be complete overkill, and really heavy, but it would also be secure and easy to pack. And would solve the issue of TSA/airport security being entirely incapable of putting a sportstube back together properly. Just open the lid, check the contents, and close the lid. The longest Pelican currently makes, from what I can see, is 58 inches (147cm). These sportstubes just seem like a pain to deal with.I hope one day someone will come up with a design similar to Nature Boys fishing rod case and this will be a good day for skiers.
My problem with that is that I have many different length skis, so my tube does not always close to the same spot.Sportube is clunky and is not the easiest to lug around, however with $3k+ (have double and carry Kendo and Redster typically) worth of gear I’ll deal with the hassle. TSA will open the tube up so I recommend you make it easy for TSA and any Baggage handlers by marking your tube so they know exactly which hole to use to secure based on the length of your gear. Used daughter’s nail polish. View attachment 231593
Tried some sticker labels I hand on hand first (mailing/folder labels), however they just didn’t stick well to the slick surface. Since I was traveling the next day I went to plan B to be safe.
See my post below basically every ski I have is a different lengthMy problem with that is that I have many different length skis, so my tube does not always close to the same spot.
This is why I think I'm going to go with the Dakine double that will be easy to fill with other gear, TSA won't screw it up and it'll store small.A Pelican-style ski case would be fantastic. It would be complete overkill, and really heavy, but it would also be secure and easy to pack. And would solve the issue of TSA/airport security being entirely incapable of putting a sportstube back together properly. Just open the lid, check the contents, and close the lid. The longest Pelican currently makes, from what I can see, is 58 inches (147cm). These sportstubes just seem like a pain to deal with.