Thanks all! My wife was also having this extreme descision pain last night. Reading the replies was reassuring. So much agonising over the length of a pinkie finger! I ordered 205cm and she 200cm. I'm 3d printing some pulk parts which some might find interesting so I'll make another thread for that.

I'm off to Kungsleden in late march for 10 days flattish ski touring and I'm about to buy some new crown skis. I will be pulling a not super-heavy pulk, maybe 40kg. I weight 72kg with jeans and a shirt. Add Crispi Antarctics, winter trousers, thermals, jumper, shell jacket, gloves etc I'm up to 75kg...

Hi all! I just bought some Rottefella NN bindings from Facebook marketplace. £8.35 ($9.50) shipped which I was pretty happy with. They're going on my Fischer E99 (£80/$90 from Facebook marketplace) with Crispi Antarctic boots (NOK1300/$125 from Norwegian Facebook marketplace kindly shipped to me fro...

Oh goodness, I thought I had set email alerts if anyone replied to this thread, assumed no one had replied and then I come along and find 22 very high quality replies with great ideas, debate, and nuance! Thanks everyone who posted! I have read each reply carefully. Good points on all sides. I think...

Hi all, I snagged a nice pair of Fischer e99s on Facebook marketplace and had them shipped to me. They came in really great condition with full-length skins. A little surface rust on the edges but I think I can deal with that. I somehow got mixed up with another pair I'd been looking at and forgot t...