Sklon Ski Strap And Pole Carrier Sling

The WHAT:
Highly recommend this carrier. It did well to save my energy, increased my mobility, and freed both of my hands to hold hands rails, open doors, push buttons, use phone, eat, etc. The carrier redistributed the weight and length so that I carried my skis + poles behind me like a rifle on a sling with the strap across my chest. I am 5’3″ at 110 lbs (160cm at 50kg) with skis that are 5′ (151cm). As a woman, the strap placement was comfortable to wear cross-chest sling-style while in transport.

HOW?
The carrier redistributes the weight and length so that I carry my skis + poles behind me like a rifle on a sling across my chest. I am 5’3″ at 110 lbs (160cm at 50kg) with my skis that are 5′ (151cm). Without the carrier, holding my skis + poles in front like a soldier marching with a rifle was awkward because I am short with less strong upper body strength that fatigues after holding my skis + poles over long distances.

This carrier system is easy to use, and allowed me surprisingly increased mobility in walking around the acre long parking lot and around the hotel. You do not have to worrying about accidentally hitting passersby. If you are a smaller human like me, you will find that this carrier makes like easier when carrying your own gear by three different placements:

PLACEMENT-1. Gear is behind you, vertically-oriented, with the strap across your chest (this is how I hold mine in a sling bag style with the strap running between my breasts as a woman);

PLACEMENT-2. Gear is behind you, vertically-oriented, with the strap over your shoulder (similar to how one would carry a rifle with an over-the-shoulder sling);

PLACEMENT-3. Gear is along beside you, horizontally-oriented, with the strap over your shoulder (as shown in the product description). I prefer not to wear the carrier this way because the weight is on one shoulder, and you risk whacking people in the nuts (or small children in the face) if you suddenly turn around.

PRO TIP:
Secure poles in the straps so that their baskets are opposite. For example, if you have the handle for ski pole-1 under the velcro straps on the left side, then reverse direction of ski pole-2 so that the basket of ski pole-2 is under the velcro straps on the left side.

NOTE: As a woman, I comfortably wore this carrier with skis + poles using PLACEMENT-1 (described above).
As a woman, this does not hurt my chest — remember, this carrier is not meant to be a “day at the spa”. It is a functional tool that helps to alleviate burden of carrying our gear temporarily. This does not perform like a purse or tote (i.e., don’t expect to walk around town for hours wearing this carrier with your skis + poles attached). This carrier allowed me to keep both of my hands free to hold on to stair railings, push buttons, open doors, etc. while I walked across long parking lots, through hotel lobbies, and up/down stairwells.

I was at Park City skiing. I used this to hike to blocks too and from ski lifts. It made ski and pole transport so easy and comfortable! I was surprised that no one else had these. I received many looks of interest from onlookers.

Product works great but the ski pole straps need improvement. Each has a snap surrounded by Velcro but the snap loses its “snap” within a couple days. They need better, higher quality snaps or just go to 100% Velcro.

Why weren’t these in my life sooner? Over the years, I’ve parked and walked countless kilometres from the car park to the lift. These are a game changer. They are simple, easy to use, and easy to gauge the balance of my skis and poles. I’ve already got my friend to buy some for her and her family. I love the ease of use, the style and look of these.

This strap was very useful!! I am able to use the straps to tight the bindings to protect them in my ski bag as well. It was easy to use the strap to carry the skis around too! Just one thing is that the shoulder pad doesn’t stay in place easily especially I have very very narrow shoulders so it slides out a bit easier on m. Though I don’t think this would be a problem for people who have normal to wide shoulders.

Loved them in the beginning but the fellowing year the snaps broke and the padding tore off. I sent the company a message on Facebook because there was no other way to contact them and I’ve heard nothing. It says they are refundable, but you can’t reach the company. Very disappointed and I would not buy from this company again.

Updated…
The company reached out to me. They were very cooperative and backed up their commitment to customer satisfaction by fixing the issues. They upgraded their snap pin materials which enhanced the overall quality. They replaced both of my straps and I’m very happy with the outcome. I would definitely recommend these straps to easily transport your skis/poles from the car to the mountain.

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