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Need input from all types of riders. Very serious gear question. Or at least share to poke fun at me for stupidty.

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50Kal
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Fanny packs. I've been seeing them more and more these days and just wanna know the NS consensus. Is it considered a gaper/ski patrol thing still or are they making comeback across the hill to all riders? I work as a lifty so its sometimes hard to tell who's who on the hill. Need some input before I go even think about, cause its still a fanny pack.

Thanks for having a sense of humor NSrs. As always +k to anyone who posts.
Jul 4 2012 1:41PM
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DUKES
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Jammypacks are dope
Jul 4 2012 1:48PM
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Blake.P
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No, mostly for gapers I'd say. They would fall off with any hard skiing. Plus backpacks are way more practical because they are more secure an can hold more. If not I can stuff anything I need into my pockets
Jul 4 2012 1:56PM
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AJizzle
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If you want to wear a fanny pack, just do it. Who gives a fuck...i might laugh at you behind your back, but do what you want. Side note: one of my kiwi friends dies laughing every time someone says fanny pack, cause fanny in New Zealand is slang for vagina.
Jul 4 2012 2:58PM
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profa_212
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Wear one, you're a lifty. You can do whatever the f you want.
Jul 4 2012 3:15PM
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50Kal
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I'm talking about when riding on days off. Its kinda of pain to have a pack on if no avalanche danger. Was thinking about getting one but wanted some input on the subject.
Jul 4 2012 3:31PM
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profa_212
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You could always just wear it under your coat. Then you wouldn't get laughed at.
Jul 4 2012 3:35PM
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belden...
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ive heard of people wearing draw string packs under there coat just so its less to worry about when you dont have a lot to carry
Jul 4 2012 4:24PM
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snakerton
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even though they may be useful you will still be labeled at a dork and gaper. maybe you could hide it under your jacket
Jul 4 2012 4:26PM
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pastysmasher
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Nope. But thats just me.
Jul 4 2012 4:28PM
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Malcolm
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Fannypacks are fucking awesome. If you shred anything can look awesome actually
Jul 4 2012 4:49PM
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rozboon
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Go to a military surplus store, buy some webbing, look much less gaper. But still a little bit gaper. Probably about as good as you can get with a bunch of pouches slung around your middle.

Fanny-packs = Retro gaper day accessory, I am sorry to say.

Jul 4 2012 4:49PM
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VD.
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Uhhh my dad wears one, so IMO they're gaper
Jul 4 2012 5:12PM
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NinetyFour
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Everyone will laugh if you do......... Until you whip your pair of Glocks out of it. All of a sudden you're the illest and most ignant rider on the mountain and you've been guaranteed a Ninthward sponsorship.
Jul 5 2012 12:18AM
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rudager
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I bought a super duper Herschel one, but I use that for work to hold all my tools. If you don't want a pack, look info an Ogio vest, it fits over you, but it still has everything to hold tools and stuff
Jul 5 2012 1:42AM
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NEIL-YOUNG
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i always wear one
Jul 5 2012 1:52AM
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shr@gler
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are your pockets so full that you require additional storage?

you could always be og and strap the fanny pack to your leg and set a new trend.

Jul 5 2012 4:46AM
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.MintBerryCrunch
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FD pants=the most expensive fanny pack I've ever purchased.
Jul 5 2012 9:51AM
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AlexFromTarget
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ninthward and firstdrop
Jul 5 2012 11:53AM
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ForeverYung
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Just wear a tall tee/hoodie/jacket over it
Jul 5 2012 12:37PM
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Session
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Fannybacks are for gapers.

http://www.dakine.com/p/ski/packs/guys/heli-pack

slim, and barely noticeable.
Jul 5 2012 1:00PM
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DaysToCome
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www.coloradofreeskier.com
Jul 6 2012 1:35PM
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SickStickz
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I have been using fanny packs for quite a while. They may have decreased in popularity, but they never left. Fanny packs aren't a thing of the past, nor are they a wave of the future. They are the present. Or something like that.
Jul 6 2012 3:18PM
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TimRiley
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Well Chuck Norris and Hulk Hogan use fannypacks and they are both ultra badasses. So who gives a fuck, wear it if you want.
Jul 6 2012 3:35PM
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Errl
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i know how this will sound, but who cares. sometimes we used to rock them in school. great place to store phone/ipod and a gameboy. plus if you have a good thrift store in town, you can probably get a really sassy one with an american flag pattern. i say rock it with your tall tees strapped under it for maximum style
Jul 6 2012 9:03PM
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50Kal
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I own no tall tees whatsoever. I have never owned or worn one. I know, I know if I owned a tall tee, my steez factor would increases 10 fold. I guess I'm just a old man who never understood the point of wearing a dress while being sober.
Jul 6 2012 9:28PM
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deathcookie
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PA steeze

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Jul 6 2012 10:14PM
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Errl
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ah i just figured it sill came with the ns territory. and i agree with you 100%
Jul 7 2012 12:51AM
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NoSkillsCrew
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find one that can hold a 40 perfectly and it will not be gaper. It will just be awesome.
Jul 7 2012 5:48PM
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NinetyFour
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Ahaha, get a big straw that extends out of the fanny pack. Camelsack.
Jul 7 2012 6:56PM
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KillaSteeze
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haha new style of thug
Jul 7 2012 6:59PM
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Errl
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lost it at camelsack. is it okay if i steal this idea?
Jul 7 2012 7:29PM
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NinetyFour
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Do it up!
Jul 7 2012 7:55PM
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Panda_with_Guns
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I wore my dads old one for gapers day and it was actually reeslly functionsble. I'm thinking wear one under my ignorant like a slim one
Jul 8 2012 1:35AM
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50Kal
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I was actually thinking of getting something like this.

http://www.evo.com/outlet/fanny-packs/dakine-classic-hip-pack-6.aspx#image=45172.Color.Bags_Carbon_Image.jpg

Just something slim to hold the usual stuff you dont want in your pocket.




Jul 8 2012 2:14AM
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rudager
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What is this usual stuff you don't hold in your pocket? And why don't you just leave it in a bag or your car ?
Jul 8 2012 2:36AM
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hokkanee
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Fanny pack meshes perfectly with gypsy steeze
Jul 8 2012 2:40AM
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50Kal
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Keys, Wallet, cell, sandwich or wrap, small water bottle with a screwdriver or Whiskey coke, and a camera.
A bag is to much sometimes like when your just hitting park all day. As for car, I dont own one. 
Jul 8 2012 11:56AM
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NoSkillsCrew
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pics or it didn't happen.
Jul 8 2012 9:41PM
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L.G.P.
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its a bit gaperish. personally i would never wear one
Jul 9 2012 1:19PM
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Lemuel
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Definitely gaper. Useful, but gaper steeze.
Jul 9 2012 1:22PM
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Errl
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Jul 9 2012 5:02PM
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NoSkillsCrew
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does no one remember those leg fanny packs that airblaster used to me make? I remember seeing those damn things in the parks 5-8 years ago. That was a huge snowboarder trend. Airblaster also made a wrist fanny pack. I used that thing to hold my shuffle for ages before i lost it.
Jul 9 2012 5:49PM
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oil.
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handy as fuck for ski patrol. bandages, tape, surgery scissors, and cravates right at your finger tips. other than that, i wouldn't wear it. they dont hold much and they get in the way sometimes. backpacks are more practical.
Jul 9 2012 9:25PM
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vermontana
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i like that idea..i think i might try that
Jul 10 2012 1:58AM
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NEIL-YOUNG
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what about ataching it to your boot calf like they sometiimes do for skins

Aug 7 2012 7:04PM
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