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  1. 01-03-2006, 12:34 AM #1
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    Alternate Uses for Gear

    I have a Da Kine pack that currently doubles as a diaper pack. This makes the pack sad and proud at the same time.

    My headlamp is currently being used by a six year old to read in her room and in the car at night.

    An old hockey stick currently serves as a drying rack for winter sausages in my father-in-law's garage.

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    My ski pole gets the snow out of my wheel wells.

    My skis and poles sometimes double as a chair.

    Fleece jackets gets used as a pillow.
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  3. 01-03-2006, 12:48 AM #3
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    I used my Dakine pack to pack out the quarters of an antelope this year.

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    SPLAT! DOOOO IT! That would rule!



    oh and uh...i find my dakine heli pack works great for post season ski recovery hikes in the wasatch.

    and i use my titanium spork sometimes for lunch or dinner at work.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bad_roo
    My ice axe gets used when answering the door to Jehovah's Witnesses.



    Bwwwwwaaaahahahahahaha!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lynx
    SPLAT! DOOOO IT! That would rule!



    oh and uh...i find my dakine heli pack works great for post season ski recovery hikes in the wasatch.

    and i use my titanium spork sometimes for lunch or dinner at work.
    um Re honey, those are the actual uses for those pieces of equipment.
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  11. 01-03-2006, 08:33 AM #11
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    Ski pole used for holding the tailgate of my old jeep up. Old skis turned into a bench.
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    One time I used non-twintips to ski backwards, oh yeah.
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  14. 01-03-2006, 09:10 AM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by AKA
    One time I used non-twintips to ski backwards, oh yeah.

    Yeah, I tried that once too...next day I bought a helmet.
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    I sometimes use my Zippo to light the wood stove...






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  16. 01-03-2006, 09:22 AM #16
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    My Thule box comes in useful when I have to move into a new apartment.

    Cycling tights make for a great base layer on cold days.
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    HA HA HA.....those are all great alternate uses for gear. Back in the day when I was racing, my parents purchased home gym equipment for me to workout....today the universal weight maching doubles as an extra clothes rack for my mom, and the swinging arms of the Elipical machine is a great way for my dad to dry is hip-waders! And my ski tuning bench in the basement was covered in ice fishing crap! God, I really hope I don't ever lose my love for the sport - I am going to ski until the day I dye!
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  18. 01-03-2006, 09:39 AM #18
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    Ice axe and probe to improve crappy TV reception.
    (I wish I could find a tool to make it speak english, maybe I should jam a dictionary in there somewhere.)
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  19. 01-03-2006, 09:42 AM #19
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    Quote Originally Posted by Redskea
    Ice axe and probe to improve crappy TV reception.
    (I wish I could find a tool to make it speak english, maybe I should jam a dictionary in there somewhere.)
    Worthless without pics.
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    My surfboard, unmounted monoski and a pair of my wife's skis are all currently acting as shelves in my garage.

    Some of my old helmets are hanging upside down by their chinstraps and I am using them as bins to store hats and gloves.

    I use one of my skateboards to cart larger bins around the garage, and for the occasional use of moving furniture.

    I use my other skateboard (longboard) to lay on under the car when I an changing my oil, etc.

    I use some of my ice axes to clear the typical Subaru wheel well snow build-up (watch those brake lines!!!).

    I use my single broken Smith z-bend pole in my firepit.

    I use my quickdraws & carabiners to run extension cords around the garage and to keep the cord of my iron out of my way when waxing skis.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Buster Highmen
    Worthless without pics.
    Seconded...
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    Quote Originally Posted by 72Twenty
    I use my quickdraws & carabiners to run extension cords around the garage and to keep the cord of my iron out of my way when waxing skis.

    Freaking brilliant! Thanks for the idea.

    Oh and I have used my Yakima Button Down Six ski rack to haul lumber.
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  23. 01-03-2006, 10:29 AM #23
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    I used the buckles off an old pair of nordica's, and an old wetsuit top to make a wetsuit for my dog.
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    Old school skis used as fencing.
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