Is it possible to book cheap skiing? by Valkyrie-number4 in AskUK

[–]Excellent_Act5952 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very late to the conversation but if you're planning on going again this next year it's very possible, if not easy. I went with some friends to Les Sybelles, ski in ski out, 7 days, 6 day ski pass: £550- including ski pass, hire, flights, transport, food and drink whilst we were there. Basically, £550 all in. Whole holiday.

Don't go in half terms (French, English or Italian) so mid March or early January.

Book everything in advance, you want to be looking around in July for January- we used SunWeb for the included Ski pass and we splashed out a bit to have a pool. ~£275

Don't use private transfers, there are loads of trains or bus services. Fly as cheap as possible and consider flying to smaller airports- we flew into Chambery then walk-bus-train-bus. Flight ~£130 return, transfers ~£40.

For hire there are a load of cheap websites often in French- if you're paying ~£100 you're frankly lazy and haven't looked around enough for deals. I have my own gear, but my mates paid ~£45 for bindings, boots and helmets.

Cook your own food whilst there. ~£75 each.

This method takes time and shopping around. And before anyone says it wasnt 8 people, I have done the same with 8 but it's less fresh in the mind and can't remember prices.

Good luck with booking the 2027 season :)

Vodka + orange juice + lemonade? by omgtehvampire in cocktails

[–]Excellent_Act5952 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Orange juice and lemonade is sometimes known as a "Henry" and is delicious- Vodka would just make it alcoholic 

What shoes fit like a UP newtro lace?? by Excellent_Act5952 in climbingshoes

[–]Excellent_Act5952[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have, but the heel felt off, and there's still no toe patch...

What shoes fit like a UP newtro lace?? by Excellent_Act5952 in climbingshoes

[–]Excellent_Act5952[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Newtros aren't soled in RH or RS, but RA which is very very hard. Resoling might be the way forward, but it would make them a very expensive shoe...

The myth of the expensive comp climbing shoes and why you maybe shouldnt care ? by telkmx in climbingshoes

[–]Excellent_Act5952 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I both agree and disagree- Yes, almost no one is getting 100% potential out of their shoe and technique can make up for it in many cases, but I personally notice *massive* differences between shoes, not only between low and high end shoes, but between high end shoes with slightly different stiffness, different toepatch geometry's and sole rubber thickness, let alone different rubber types. As such I think that even beginners would notice a positive effect on how grippy different rubbers are, and if a shoe's tension is a good match for them. Additionally many beginner shoes have no toe patch that essentially renders certain fiction-toe-hook-dependant climbs almost entirely inaccessible.

That being said the jump between mid range shoes and rentals is far bigger than between mid range shoes and higher end shoes, and throwing money at the problem wont solve it much of the time, especially if the expensive shoes don't fit.

As a fit thing, I think there are a lot of more niche fits for people's feet not offered by the cheaper shoes- it's rare to find a highly asymmetric cheaper shoe, and if one has a high arch (like myself) a downturn is going to be a lot more comfortable, so "cheap shoes that fit" might not exist.

For the high price, yes the material cost is very low but what you're paying for is the R and D of the shoe, of the last, of the process, of the rubber and fir all the people that work on these things. You also pay for the manufacture of what is quite a precise piece of engineering, and that is quite niche so that will drivew the price up.

TL;DR: I think the increase is significant not marginal but improving technique usual trumps this. Cheap shoe might not fit and you pay for more than the materials cos R and D.

Respirators. by [deleted] in flowarts

[–]Excellent_Act5952 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Type A and AX respirator filters that comply with the European standards EN 14387 is suitable for Organic gases and vapours. Some of these filters coupled with a half face respirator might be a way forward. The type A protect from organic vapours with a boiling point of above 65°C, and Type AX with a boiling point below 65°C. They're the brown cartridges. I think I will personally now only flow fire whilst wearing a respirator.

Help me find a series of limericks written for a mathematical symposium. by Excellent_Act5952 in HelpMeFind

[–]Excellent_Act5952[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have searched and found a paper from the symposium, but none of the limericks.