For glide on scales I use liquid furniture polish. The can I am looking at here says "for wood furniture".

I thought that our Wookie correspondent might want to see what the site of the Battle of Hoth looked like in 2015.

Repair kits are entertaining stuff. If you carry everything for every eventuality you would break under the weight. I've uploaded a picture of my stuff. ski repair kit.png Top row, left to right: Bag of assorted but likely screws. Spare cable and throw lever for any cable bindings being used. Lifebo...

MikeK The choice between Svartisen and Antartica boots ? They are both made to an equal quality. I find them both OK for fit. I choose between them according to how steep I think the ground will be. Most of the skiing in these parts is on heather and grass moorlands on big rolling hills; not super s...

Greetings from Scotland. I have been reading the forum for a while,but this is the first time that I thought that I should contribute. I have had occasional dealings with the "snowpatroller" flea-bay shop over the years. He encourages customers to email questions before buying and seems to give stra...