Clever solution to the sitting on a cold, wet chair problem?

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11/16/09 at 3:33pm

davluri
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someone once talked about making some sort of cut-off that you wear under your w+b shell pants.....

why are we even out there, is another question entirely.

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11/16/09 at 3:36pm

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Rain bibs. If you're going to ski in the weather, dress for it.

I slide.

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11/16/09 at 3:46pm

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I know that they are totally "gaper", but I have a pair of Hot Buns. They are barely visible on my black ski pants, but they totally keep my buns warm and dry.

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11/16/09 at 3:55pm

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There's never a doubt in the PNW.

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Originally Posted by Posaune

Rain bibs. If you're going to ski in the weather, dress for it.

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11/16/09 at 4:02pm

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When I was learning how to snowboard

I cut a piece of ensolite (the 1/2 inch thick blue padding you put under your sleeping bag) into a shape I could stuff inside my pants. Simple, cheap, effective protection from falling.

It would make your seat waterproof and warm.

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Growing up racing in New England we used fisherman style rain pants: high bibs, very loose so we could get them off and on with our boots on. Sometimes deciding whether the rain was worse than soaking in our sweat was a tough decision.

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11/16/09 at 4:16pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Snowmiser

I have a pair of Hot Buns.

May we quote you on that?

My dog loves the bumps too.
-melpark

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11/16/09 at 7:51pm

davluri
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That's brilliant, could you shape it like you had a muscular butt?

. but seriously, I'm going to do that.

My gore-tex is waterproof enough.

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Originally Posted by MastersRacer

When I was learning how to snowboard

I cut a piece of ensolite (the 1/2 inch thick blue padding you put under your sleeping bag) into a shape I could stuff inside my pants. Simple, cheap, effective protection from falling.

It would make your seat waterproof and warm.

______
|    |
|_/\_|

Growing up racing in New England we used fisherman style rain pants: high bibs, very loose so we could get them off and on with our boots on. Sometimes deciding whether the rain was worse than soaking in our sweat was a tough decision.

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11/19/09 at 1:32pm

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Cloudveil Power Stretch Boxer (although it looks like it's now been re-badged as the Run Don't Walk Boxer).

These are fairly thick fleece boxers that I swear by. Get the cotton off your ass

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11/19/09 at 1:41pm

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11/19/09 at 1:46pm

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Wahooooooo Bob Peters--you go boy!

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11/19/09 at 1:53pm

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Sorry, davluri, I couldn't resist.

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11/19/09 at 2:50pm

davluri
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As long as I held off having kids, I almost went from buying diapers to buying those

I was also thinking of wet suit cut-offs under the shell pants, but I'm going with MR's concept.

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12/1/09 at 11:17am

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Has any one tried a beavertail from beavertail.net. It looks like a pretty simple solution.

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12/1/09 at 2:11pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Macaroni

Has any one tried a beavertail from beavertail.net. It looks like a pretty simple solution.

Hot Buns are better- less moisture next to the pant seat itself, and it doesn't trap or catch loose snow

anticooler than you

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12/1/09 at 2:55pm

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I will have to second the Cloudveil Run don't Walk solution. I have three pairs in the rotation currently and they do do what their suppose to do do.

Incidentally, last season's currently available at Marshall's and TJX for $30 bucks.

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12/1/09 at 4:35pm

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I've purchased just about everything in regards to ski wear over the years but have held out on the neoprene "bun" warmers. I know a bunch of guys that have them and with our weather here you probably get alot of utility out of a pair over the course of a season. There are always a couple of days a year you end up skiing in the rain and the snow is really pretty good but after a while sitting in a puddle on the lift and gettin a wet a__ it takes the fun out of it.

Maybe this year I'll take the plunge and buy a pair. In doing so I confirm, I'm no longer hard core, but smarter!

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12/1/09 at 4:45pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bumpfreaq

May we quote you on that?

I kind of set myself up for that didn't I?

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12/1/09 at 5:33pm

davluri
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So, is there a photo of these hot buns. I'm not getting the picture.

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12/1/09 at 5:57pm

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http://www.snowshack.com/detail/SNW+HB-01257+JR_Hot+Buns+Butt+Warmers

Whee!

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12/2/09 at 6:39pm

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Dress warm. Simple as that. Never felt a "cold" or "wet" chair. Much less, never in the past 5 years in memory have I gone in to a lodge because "I'm cold"...

As bears, we are meant to brace anything.

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12/2/09 at 6:59pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by skiking4

As bears, we are meant to brace anything.

And sleep through it, eh?

anticooler than you

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12/11/09 at 3:54pm

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I have a nice long "fanny flap", but if I didn't already own it, I'd get the Hot Buns, as the fanny flap doesn't really stay completely dry. I also own a nice pair of REI Goretex XCR shell pants that on miserable days are large enough to go completely over my regular outfit, good for super below freezing days as well as wet days. The fanny flap doesn't hold snow as it flies out behind you like a cape. The problem is the one I like (because it's longer) isn't neoprene. The neoprene one I own isn't long enough. I probably should glue one to the other or something.

There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad equipment.

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12/11/09 at 4:16pm

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I have a butt flap purchased at Big Mountain, Montana. They make 'em there and I saw a fair number being worn on the ski hill. I think it's more stylish than the Hot Buns, but people laugh at me when I use it.

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12/11/09 at 4:38pm

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Putting a few of these ideas together, what I'm going to do is get some fleece sweat pants and cut away the lower legs, then cut away the front, and then cut away the crotch and back.They are the second layer. Sort of Coudviel on the cheep.

Picture those cut away panty hose in expedition weight fleece.

no, don't.

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Originally Posted by sibhusky

I have a nice long "fanny flap", but if I didn't already own it, I'd get the Hot Buns, as the fanny flap doesn't really stay completely dry. I also own a nice pair of REI Goretex XCR shell pants that on miserable days are large enough to go completely over my regular outfit, good for super below freezing days as well as wet days. The fanny flap doesn't hold snow as it flies out behind you like a cape. The problem is the one I like (because it's longer) isn't neoprene. The neoprene one I own isn't long enough. I probably should glue one to the other or something.

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Originally Posted by telerod15

I have a butt flap purchased at Big Mountain, Montana. They make 'em there and I saw a fair number being worn on the ski hill. I think it's more stylish than the Hot Buns, but people laugh at me when I use it.

We all get real when it gets that funky out.

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12/11/09 at 10:58pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sibhusky

The fanny flap doesn't hold snow as it flies out behind you like a cape.

Only in shallow snow.

anticooler than you

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12/12/09 at 5:35am

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Having skied most of my life in Michigan, where rain and wet snow are common and powder very occasional, I've had butt wings (like the flap idea) and hot buns. Both tend to trap powder--if it's a powdery day--next to your pants anyway, and hot buns have an open crotch so if you're sitting in a puddle on the chair, you are exposed to the wet.

My solution is racer shorts. They have side zips for easy on-off over your other clothing. Most manufacturers make a waterproof/breathable model (a bit more expensive), and they keep everything inside quite dry.

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12/12/09 at 4:30pm

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Yeah, but if it's a powder day, it's not an issue, the stuff is dry, it's falling off your pants easily, and you're not wearing a butt flap. I only wear one on days stuff is sticking to the chair and melting for some reason. Rime can be an issue on foggy days, too, but they're not usually deep pow days that the stuff is fluffing up around you.

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Originally Posted by comprex

Only in shallow snow.

There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad equipment.

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12/12/09 at 4:30pm

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Well, of course, that's where I ski....

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Originally Posted by telerod15

I have a butt flap purchased at Big Mountain, Montana. They make 'em there and I saw a fair number being worn on the ski hill. I think it's more stylish than the Hot Buns, but people laugh at me when I use it.

There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad equipment.

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12/12/09 at 4:42pm

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I know that. If I'm ever back up that way, I'm looking you up. :)

I've been told I have a "hot ass". I don't know about that, but even the lightest, driest powder gets wet after I've sat on it for more than a few minutes.

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12/12/09 at 5:40pm

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Let your hair down, bro!

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