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IsraelOfflineSCUK Member
Post subject: Rent or Own?  PostPosted: May 01, 2008 - 02:27 PM



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Hi again,

I have bought a pretty basic board and bindings to start snowboarding. I am going to MK and prices include equipment. Would you use your own so you get use to it for the future or will you use the rented equpiment?

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Post subject: RE: Rent or Own?  PostPosted: May 01, 2008 - 02:30 PM



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like you said, use your own so you get used to it

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Post subject: RE: Rent or Own?  PostPosted: May 01, 2008 - 02:34 PM



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i always use my own stuff at the local fridge.

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Post subject: RE: Rent or Own?  PostPosted: May 01, 2008 - 02:37 PM



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Thanks guys!

I will get my super cheap board down the slope then.

Israel.
 
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Post subject: RE: Rent or Own?  PostPosted: May 01, 2008 - 04:00 PM



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Try both, see which you learn on best.

Generally, the advice is not to buy a board until ur good enough to know what u want.

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Post subject: RE: Rent or Own?  PostPosted: May 01, 2008 - 04:02 PM



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I'd definatly use your own equipment. I did exactly what you did and I'm now upgrading my baisc stuff for more expensive. Just spent as much on new bindings as I did on my orignal board and bindings put together!!

One thing I would definatly recomend is buying your own boots Smile Nothing worse than rented boots, especially if they are still warm

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Post subject: RE: Rent or Own?  PostPosted: May 01, 2008 - 04:41 PM



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Get your own helmet and boots!! Nothing worse than putting someone elses sweat on your head and feet. I get bad athletes foot fairly regulary would you want to wear a pair of someone elses boots if you knew they have fungus rot!!!!!!! Sad I used hire stuff once and then went out and bought all my own gear. It cost a fair bit but is worth especially if you head out to the real mountains I hate waiting in queues so being able to bypass a hire queue and get your lift pass and head out is fantastic.
 
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IsraelOfflineSCUK Member
Post subject: RE: Rent or Own?  PostPosted: May 01, 2008 - 10:18 PM



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Cheers guys! I think I will use my own. It is definetely more hygienic!
 
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Post subject: RE: Rent or Own?  PostPosted: May 01, 2008 - 10:42 PM



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Defo on your own gear, i rented once at MK!! never again, i was washing my arms in the sink after from the stink that outfit left on me. If you have your own gear then use it.
 
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Post subject: RE: Rent or Own?  PostPosted: May 03, 2008 - 12:03 AM



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Ohhh come on Laughing MK rental definitely isn't that smelly!! They do have hairnets for your head and the boots are put on a drying rack thing, do you think they'd knowingly let people get a disease from their equipment?

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Post subject: RE: Rent or Own?  PostPosted: May 03, 2008 - 08:38 PM



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Yeah Gina!

You are right, still I think I would have my own boots, I am freakinf out about having some kind of feet infection in my mind now!!

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Post subject: RE: Rent or Own?  PostPosted: May 04, 2008 - 03:05 PM



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Use your own board as you get to know your own equipment , and alot of rental boards have little or no wax on then in busy periods etc ................and you hav a job getting rental techies to change a rental board to your own settings ................
 
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Post subject: RE: Rent or Own?  PostPosted: May 04, 2008 - 03:34 PM



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No point in buying your own gear and then not using it hey.....

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Post subject: RE: Rent or Own?  PostPosted: May 04, 2008 - 08:07 PM



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But then again there's no point in buying your own gear and not knowing how to use it Wink Nick Smile

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That would probebley be why it's good to use your own gear so you can get used to it surely (flex etc...) Rolling Eyes
 
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