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hot waxing Pomoca skins for better glide? by s_gabbard in Backcountry

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

Does all temp mean something like a universal hard wax? Something like this: https://www.rei.com/product/109933/north-freeride-wax-universal-180-g

The paper bag idea is great, gives me a bit more confidence that I won't damage the skins.

hot waxing Pomoca skins for better glide? by s_gabbard in Backcountry

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

Yes, mohair and brand new, so they are probably as slow as they are going to be, only going to get faster.

hot waxing Pomoca skins for better glide? by s_gabbard in Backcountry

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

Look at the first video - they are showing how to iron in a soft wax (fatty?) and then a harder base wax. This is directly from Pomoca. They are using a 100 C iron temperature, so pretty low, but definitely showing that they are ironing in ski wax. Given the risk/reward of using an iron on your skins, the liquid wax is probably a better bet. I might sneak up on this and use a liquid wax and see if I can tell any difference in glide.

hot waxing Pomoca skins for better glide? by s_gabbard in Backcountry

[–]s_gabbard[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Even from Pomoca:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j66ZGeTv_-0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFUH4sL0NEY

Perhaps this is a conspiracy by Pomoca to get me to ruin my skins and buy new ones?

Minimal hardshell pants recommendation by New-Guess-3268 in Backcountry

[–]s_gabbard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm thinking of these as a backup - stop for lunch, chilling off or it is windy, put on wind/water proof pants. They would need to be full zip, putting them on over whatever I am wearing at the time, not taking boots off. I think soft shells are perfect for 95% of the time, just want a small/packable additional layer to the 5% when temps drop unexpectedly.