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Backpacks on the slopes

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#1 · (Edited)
This is a little random but I was just thinking to myself 'I wonder what people keep in there backpacks when on the slopes'.

Any accessory and I'm all for buying one in every colour, I just don't have a clue what I'd carry!
 
#3 ·
Classical "if you have to ask..." thread ;)

I assume it mostly depends in one's mtn. E.g. lots of ppl carry a camelbag, cos their mtn infrastructure doesn't provide a lot of tap water/restaurants n bars. Over here, that is available every odd yard, so I usually don't pack food or water, but here, the paking lot is faaaar away from the slopes so I usually pack an extra pair of dry gloves, and a warm layer.
If there's pow? I'll pack all the BC gear and food cos I don't want to waste time getting food or water until the last fresh is tracked out :).
 
#4 · (Edited)
Here's the new baby. Hey I love to talk about gear at work :) It will carry my every day stuff...lunch, sweater, coffee, iPad and show my fellow commuters, or at least the ones that can tell a pack from another that I'm a fellow rider.

On the slopes I don't carry a camel back. I prefer one of those soft folding bottles. My Countour and pole, spare gloves, spare lenses, power bars, probably a walkie talkie, and an extra layer on cold days

http://www.patagonia.com/tsimages/48190_DPMH.fpx?wid=750&hei=750&bgcolor=FFFFFF&ftr=6&cvt=jpeg,scans=progressive
 
#7 ·
I keep 5 bottles of water, 2 energy drinks, face mask, sunscreen, and 3 protein bars. might stuff my jacket in there if I dress wrong. I drink a fuckton of water while riding. trying to stuff all that in my pockets seems retarded so I ride with a backpack. Used to ride with 2 water bottles and 2 protein bars sans backpack, but fuck unstrapping.
 
#10 · (Edited)
snow in so cal is nasty. natural snow is pollution from LA to riverside, while I know most people don't know of riverside, but hollywood shows always makes fun of riverside for good reason. The inland empire is the New Jersey of So cal. The man made stuff is unfiltered lake water which is just as bad or worse as they boat in there. I do eat it unintentionally though.

yes I know it was a joke :grin: but do people do that in the cleaner parts of the country/world?
 
#14 ·
I kind of hate riding with a pack. I generally only use one for backcountry:

- Shovel
- Probe
- Extra mittens
- Extra goggles or sunglasses (don't want to end up with fogged goggles from hiking)
- Handwarmers
- Water
- Food
- Knife
- Snow shoes if needed for that particular adventure
 
#15 ·
Anyone know of a backpack that:
* Has a built-in shell/back protector
* camelpak pouch
* small enough to fit under your jacket (as if it were a back protector)
* OR if it isnt small enough to go under, i would like it to be free of any straps (other than the obvious shoulder straps). Particularly the top strap, which as i have found, can latch itself to your helmet goggle strap on jumps and leave you looking like the hunchback of notre dame after landing.
* Somewhat waterproof so you can take it off and rest it on the snow
 
#16 ·
Yeah my Deuter provoke 16L matches that. It's discontinued though but you might be able to find one. The top strap goes inside a zipped compartment. Has internal routing for the camelback too, and slots for a probe. It was waterproof but I waterproofed it again.
 
#18 ·
that sounds crazy expensive.

Riding with a backpack in a resort looks so dorky to me. Like you are the type to pull your socks up while wearing shorts. But i also run out of pockets. The back protector thing would be good because if i am going to put a dorky looking pack on my back i would at least hope it saves me from reverse taco-ing on a kink rail and landing in a wheelchair
 
#23 ·
seriously, it does looks dorky as shit and I feel dorky as shit, but I drink too much water, hate camelpaks, not shelling $20 for water or walking back to my car. when I walk back to the car, it shortens my riding by about 20%, drink less water and then I start cramping.

I do pull up my socks while wearing shorts. baggy dickies with socks and sandals or chucks. I don't normally wear socks with shorts though.

side note: easy to make your own tortillas, just takes practice.
 
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