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On the Ice => Sitting on the Boards Rink Side => Topic started by: sk8great on December 17, 2012, 10:42:03 PM
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So whats in your skating bag? :D
I have a Nike duffle bag, in there I have:
- Jackson's Marquis
- black soakers
- skate guards
- 2 pairs of skate socks (knee high)
- a cloth to wipe blades
- lace puller/tightener
- skate pants (nike)
- hoodie
- 2 pairs of gloves (with fingers and fingerless)
- a binder with skating stuff in it
- bandaids
- chapstick
- screwdriver thingy
- earphones
- gym shoes
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I think we already have a similar thread somewhere, but that's okay...I have a transpack ice with blue flowers, and it's got:
- Jackson Premieres
- 3 pairs of knit gloves - I have about a million pairs and routinely switch them around
- Either my maroon Under Armour Virginia Tech practice jacket or my club jacket
- Blue towel
- Soakers
- Purple guards
- CDs for my two programs
- A bunch of pens
- A notebook that's falling apart
- Arm warmers
- Leg warmers
- One pair of Rainbo skating socks in case I decide I don't want to skate barefoot
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In my bag is...
My Wifa skates
Multiple pairs of tights which have collected there from competitions and test days
A few mismatched gloves
A few mismatched socks
Pair of guards
2 pairs of blades covers (no idea why)
Leg warmers (possibly only 1)
Random tags from competitions
Random paperwork for the synchro team
A few schrunchies and elastics
Extra pair of laces
Skate polish and tape
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Nothing :P I have a locker at the rink now...
However, in my locker...
My Skates (Jackson Elite Supreme w/ Phantom Profile Paramount blades)
My old skates (as backup, just in case)
2 pairs of guards
Extra pair of laces
8 or 9 "pairs" of gloves (I think only about half of those match)
My coach's jacket
Towel (sometimes.. for whatever reason this tends to disappear, usually into my daughter's zuca)
Box of tissues
Hair elastics
Hair brush
Green Scrunchie
Christmas lights
Magnum Sharpie
2 Jumbo Washable Marks-a-Lot markers
Lots of tiny candy canes
A disturbingly large collection of mints from Sonic
Several fortune cookie fortunes
One 2012-2013 basic skills year badge
Extra pair of contact lenses
Spare meter
Spare infusion sets
Tape
Scissors
Nail clippers
Advil
Part of a sheet of EVA foam (my footbed modification material of choice)
Screwdriver
Extra SS Screws
Assortment of bunga sleeves
3 mondor skating socks (yeah, I lost one...)
several pairs of cheap knee highs
Homemade butt pad (only one.. I've lost the other, but I rarely use them so it doesn't matter)
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I have a LL Bean skating bag. In it is...
Oberhamer skates with terry cloth soakers on
a pair of Baurer skate guards - basic rubbery type, with the plastic covered spring to hold onto the heel part of the blade
three skating towels
a pair of black knee socks (my favorite skating socks)
a water bottle
two granola bars
a pencil
a piece of scrap paper (for miscellaneous notes)
a pair of fuzzy pink gloves
a pair of fuzzy black gloves
a pair of smooth cream gloves
96 cents in change
chapstick
various bracelets from public skate sessions at the Rec. center rink
two champion cords
a loop of string for making the champion cords longer for some exercises
folded tissue that I used for an improvised arch support last spring
And now removed from the skating bag...
a ball of kitchen twine (for making extension loops)
a long twist tie
two pieces of Halloween candy
one partly squashed Lindt ball (chocolate)
one glow bracelet (why was it in there???)
hiking stick medallion for Lost River Gorge (why was that in there???)
a cute trivet with a skating penguin on it - my coach gave it to me as a holiday gift yesterday
wrapping paper and a card to go with the trivet
When actually heading out to the rink I add:
a warm hat
warm, fleece gloves
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Do you guys really keep all that stuff in your bag? I really don't have much:
My pair of skates - GAM Select with Ultima Legacy blades
One light pink pair of soakers
One hot pink pair of blade guards
Two small towels (for wiping the blade)
And that's it!
Socks stay at home and are on my feet as I leave
Extra gloves live at home too and one pair goes into my pocket as I leave
Packet of tissue in my pocket too
If I'm going straight to lab after skating, then I have another bag that contains my change of clothes. My skate bag can only hold skates.
I'd love to have a Transpack but I don't know what I'd put in it! It's so large.
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I have an Ogio duffel bag - I'm sure there's more than this, but this is what I can think of currently:
- Harlick skates
- At least 4-5 pairs of gloves (I've been wearing two pairs it's so cold!)
- Ear band
- 2 hard guards
- 2 towels
- 1 pair soakers
- Board bag, which contains water bottle, kleenex, CD case, iPod, and hip pad
- multi-headed adjustable screwdriver
- square head screwdriver
- FS tickets
- Two pairs of Bunga ankle sleeves, plus one torn up pair of Silipos (as in, I literally tore it into strips to put under certain parts of my Bunga pads)
Currently I also have my coach's card/gift, but that's only there until my lesson Thursday!
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I have a Zuca bag - which has been a seat for me on more than one occasion:
Skates - Jackson Premiere (soon to be replaced with new Jackson Premiere skates one width smaller)
Green fuzzy soakers
1 pr silver skate guards(also soon to be replaced with new guards)
2 black odor out things that I put in my skates to get rid of the smell
1 ugly red spare pair of gloves
1 pair cute penguin mittens for helping with LTS
1 pair black gloves with magic touch for Saturdays when we use my iphone as music
1 cord to attach to sound system at Saturday rink
1 champion chord
ISI Rule/Handbook latest addition
My homemade skating corrections book
Several music cd's from various tests/competitions - never took them out :blush:
3 skate rags for wiping blades
2 "nude" colored trouser socks
3 washable markers
2 pkgs of stickers
Lace puller/tightner
Screwdriver set from a competition
$8 - exact change for public skate (some days it's $5 and some it's $3)
Bronze Moves and FS pins are proudly pinned to the front of my bag
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Mind if I recycle this (http://icedoesntcare.blogspot.com/2011/11/whats-in-your-boot-bag.html) for laughs?
(Reminder, while I'm off ice, clean out the boot bag)
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Keep in mind I have only been skating for 6 weeks... All of the other posts are giving me ideas for additions. Not so sure whether this is a good thing, though.
I currently have a gray and teal backpack (though I have been told a Transpack is a possible Christmas gift)
1 pair of Jackson Mystique skates
1 spare pair of gray gloves
1 pair navy blue soakers
2 towels to wipe blades (white w/ blue, green, and teal polka dots)
Kleenex
Infusion kit (band aids, needles, syringe, gauze, alcohol wipes, tourniquet)
Humate-P (clotting factor)
Sharps container
Compression wrap
Rescue inhaler
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Keep in mind I have only been skating for 6 weeks... All of the other posts are giving me ideas for additions. Not so sure whether this is a good thing, though.
No worries! I've only been skating for 7 weeks :) What level are you in?
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No worries! I've only been skating for 7 weeks :) What level are you in?
I just passed Adult Basic 1, and will be starting Adult Basic 2 in January. How about you?
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I just passed Adult Basic 1, and will be starting Adult Basic 2 in January. How about you?
We're kinda at the same level except you do USFS and I do an ISI program. Im in Alpha (forward crossovers and stuff)
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Jackson Freestyle skates
1 pair of soakers
1 pair of hard guards
5 pairs of gloves (all complete pairs!), in various colors
An old pair of laces
one washcloth and one chamois used for drying boots and blades
half circles of cardboard that were an arch support experiment
USFS Basic Skills booklet
a printout of the adult MITF test requirements
a CD with really terrible compulsory ice dance music on it
freestyle and public skate punch cards and sticker sheets to 3 different rinks
A buy-10-sharpenings-get-1-free loyalty card with one stamp on it
A few dollar bills and quarters
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Do you guys really keep all that stuff in your bag?
I don't keep anything with me that I don't need on at least a semi-regular basis... I had actually collected far more random "junk" in my Zuca bag when I still used it than I have now.
I used to have more things like printed MITF diagrams but I have all of those memorized through intermediate now and some of novice.
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Well, I've been skating just over 6 weeks, and in my (pink and black) skate bag, I have:
Jackson Mystique figure skates
Soakers (purple - currently on blades)
2 part hard guards (purple, sparkly)
1 Pair pink fingerless gloves
Wrist guards
Elbow pads
Knee pads
Skate UK Record of Achievement
Practice book (small red book with notes from my coach about various things to remember)
Purse (only in there when I go to the rink)
iPod shuffle (pink - for the bus ride to and from the rink)
2 pairs boot covers (1 white, 1 purple)
A chamois for wiping my blades
I also have, but don't store in my bag, a purple "Keep Calm and Carry On" hoodie that is my skating jacket, and has my Skate UK achievement badges sewn on to it (must sew Level 3 badge on)
Hmm, I carry a lot of stuff!
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I have a purple skating bag. To customize it, I added an embroidered skater's luggage tag and a mini skate guard keychain. Inside we have:
* Custom Harlick skates
* Lavender soakers
* White "pearl" hard guards
* Sneaker balls for deodorizing
* Spare laces
* 2 pairs of gloves (chenille)
* Diagram for keeping edges straight
* Elastic hair bands (for top skate hooks)
* Handkerchief
* Hand towel for drying blades
* Extra pill case for my medications
* Crasche hat
* Skate lacing hook
* Bunion pads (stick-on)
* Kleenex
* Breath mints
* Blistex (lip balm)
* Pen
* Bottle of water
When I leave, I toss in my keys, wallet, and iPhone, as well. Surprisingly, it's not heavy or difficult to carry.
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I received a new skate bag for Christmas so I've cleaned the old bag out. Now I have skates, soakers, rag, gloves and knee pads. Funny thing about the bag-DH and I rarely exchange gifts and we haven't had the kids buy for us until this year. DS had bought me an ornament at the library santa store but when DH brought home the bag-DS claimed that as his gift. I guess he knew what mom would really want!
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Well, mine is still sitting by, unused since December 5th :(
It's a black wheelie suitcase. I bought it from Big W two years ago for just $19 :laugh: It is now missing one foot and doesn't stand up too well. Dragging it through Melbourne Airport at speed wasn't very good for it. :sweat
- skates, in soakers
- hard guards
- hand towel for drying blades
- large towel for drying self in case of splashdowns
- skipping rope
- spare laces (three pairs)
- bandaids (I am very clumsy)
- screwdriver
- deodorant
- Aussie Skate booklet
- music on CD
- nail clippers
and I leave my wallet/keys/phone in it when skating.
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I keep my skating bag simple:
skates w/ soakers
hard guards
small towel for wiping blades
waxel pads and knee pads
boot covers
extra pair of socks
gloves
camera
Okay, that wasn't exactly as short as I thought it would be. :p
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I've got to go from memory because my bag is at the rink. I cleaned it out last week, so there's less there.
- Pair of Jackson Elite Plus with Coronation Ace blades
- Pair of old model Jackson Elite Plus (not near as good as newer model!) with brand new never-skated-on Graf Luasanne blades (plan to use for rink guard job so my "real" skates won't break down extra fast... I had figures blades on them which I can't guard in, but got these Graf blades half price)
- Pair of Gold Test figures blades in the Graf blades box
- Pair of small gloves (had 2 but lost a pair recently)
- Couple of deoderizer balls to put in boots
- Very old Soakers on the skates
- Small hand cream (I use it on my toes because I hate my toes my toes rubbing together with friction)
- Albuterol inhaler for asthma
- Tube of Aspercreme
- Tube of Anbesol which I use on my huge bunion so it doesn't hurt
- Bottle of ibuprofen
- Random money (took about $12 out today, but there's some more)
- Half a book of skating coupons (discounted admission rate)
- Cloth for drying skates
- A pair of dirty nylons
- A couple pair of clean nylons
- Hair scrunchies
- Box of Puffs tissues
- Bottle of Gatorade
- Small piece of memory foam
- Bandage tape
- Couple of phone numbers
- Business cards I made for my skating forum that no one knows about (please PM me if you want the url!)
I may have missed a couple items.
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Dd's bag:
skates
sewing kit
lip gloss
3 towels
hard guards
soakers
spinner
jump rope
elastic bands for ankle stretches
cd case w/cd's
various luggage tags
competition pins (from comps with collectible pins)
4 pair of gloves
socks
knee hi tights
skate pads (when she forgets the passed shorts)
membership numbers
hair brush and ties and hair gel
diagrams (mitf and stretch)
sneaker balls/bags
2 pair boot covers
She also brings an ice bag:
water
music key
tissues
more lipgloss (she gets really dry lips)
more cd's
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Sky blue Jackson bag:
1) Jackson Marquis skates
2) Black centipede-style guards
3) Black soakers
4) Black gloves
5) Towel to wipe my blades
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In my purple Zuca, I have:
-Riedell 255 TS skates
-Red soakers
-Purple hard guards
-Towel for drying skates
-3 pairs of gloves
-Boot covers
-Hairbrush
-Lipgloss
-USFS membership card
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My skating bag is an old book tote that is basically one compartment, and it usually has:
- my skates (Riedell 110) with blue soakers on
- headband
- gloves
- socks
- lip balm
- mp3 player
I can think of more things I'd like to add to that (like tissues and a towel), but that's it for now.
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- Riedell 229 TS skates
- Teal soakers
- Purple hard guards (that are now too long for new skates... that's this week's project)
- towel
- gloves
- pair of trouser socks (plus a couple single mismatched socks since I have a habit of losing single socks)
- champion cord
- black sharpie (why, I don't know)
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I have a LL Bean skating bag. In it is...
Oberhamer skates with terry cloth soakers on
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Vintage? Didn't they stop making these?
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I have a LL Bean skating bag. In it is...
Oberhamer skates with terry cloth soakers on
Vintage? Didn't they stop making these?
Very vintage. I wish I could remember exactly what year my parents bought them for me - my best guess is 1982. I skated on them through April or May of 1985, skating about 50 hours a year. Then they went largely unused until I resumed skating last winter. (I am guessing that I am skating on the oldest skates of anyone on the forum. :) )
The boots are still in good shape, but I know they won't last forever. I am dreading the time when wear out - skates of today are seem soooo much stiffer to me when I've poked and prodded at them in the skate shop while waiting for my skates to be sharpened.
I don't when Oberhamer went of business. Does anybody know what year they folded? A quick google search did not turn up an answer.
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Me, I have a black transpack backpack with:
My Riedell Elite Royal 900 skates (2003 model I believe, and with almost four years on 'em), blades covered in black soakers with seatbelt-like material on the bottom
Folder for coach's notes and other materials (pen, blank paper, recent test sheets, step patterns, USFS MIF rulebook, latest program music CD)
Old, faithful translucent blue glitter hard guards clearly marked with my maiden name :P
Phillips head screwdriver
Lock for the rink's locker
Travel-size pack of facial tissue
Two matching pairs of gloves
Hard (rollerblading) wrist guard
Knee/Elbow pad (it's whatever I need it to be, when I need it at all)
Combo hip/knee pads I made from scratch to imitate those pricey Clear Clouds, fashioned from their patent filing drawings and 3/16" Akton gel padding material I bought at a fraction of the cost
Athletic tape and foam liner tape for it, just in case...
That's it! That's enough. :blush:
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DD # 1:
Two pairs of gloves - matching.
Pink fuzzy skate drying towel.
Skates
1 pair soft covers
2 pairs of hard guards.
4 missing socks - mismatching
1 pair of sweatpants (from changing after school).
3 books (just in case)
1 catnip mouse (blame the cat)
DD # 2
1 stroking CD
1 backup program copy
1 pair of skates
0 hardguards (grrr ...)
1 pair of soft covers
3 pairs of mittens and gloves
1 chamois for drying skates
1 candy wrapper (empty)
DS # 1
1 black glove (which is why he raids the lost and found)
1 backup CD for each program
1 pair of giant skate guards
1 pair of (mismatched) soakers
0 skate drying towels (grrr)
2 pairs of socks that are supposed to be thrown out
1 random skate lace (they don't break in pairs, which probably means that one broke and got replaced ...)
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I have a Zuca with the light blue denim insert, inside:
Jackson Classique skates - size 9, sadly these are white
One fluffy pastel blue ice halo
Pair of royal blue gloves
Pair of wristguards
Pair light blue soakers + towel (from skaterslanding)
Pair teal guards (replacing the pastel blue/white glitter ones that I left at the rink :'()
Pack of tissues (not blue)
Water bottle with an accordion on it... ;D
Rink card - currently LOADED with ice time money. Merry Christmas!
Spares of: hairties, skating socks and girly things.
That is it. After today's tumble I'm thinking of adding some foils of paracetamol or ibuprofen. Possibly some gin too. :o
My daughter is about to take up skating and she is eyeing off my Zuca. It's mine, all mine. :love: She can make do with the backpack the rink hands out.
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Blue Transpak backpack
- Riedell Gold Medallion skates/MK Pro blades
- hard guards
- soakers (kitty cat print)
- old face cloth for drying blades
- notebook and pen (for when I just have to remember something coach says!)
- lace tightening hook (not used for years)
- lip balm
- bandaids
- heel grips
- skipping rope
- wrapover jacket (for the occasions I forget to bring a proper jacket - easily done in an Aussie summer!)
- gloves
- water bottle
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LL Bean skate bag.
- custom Klingbeils
- purple soakers
-one pair of guards
-7 pairs of gloves. Yes 7!
-lots of pony tail holders
-Chapstick
-stink balls of my skates
-Two scentsy scent packs
-2 skate towels
-skating notebook
-music
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Ok I'll bite. I have a Dakine Ski Boot Bag with the following. I'm thinking I should start carrying a small notebook too to take notes right after sessions (since I never do it once I get home):
Loose Items:
- Pair of Edea Skates
- Pair of soakers
- Pair of hard guards
- Nalgene water bottle
- 2 Microfiber cloths (one backup that always in my bag in case I forget to pack the main one)
- 1 giant sharpie (for drawing on the ice)
Large Mesh Bag:
- Soft foam knee pads
- Snowboarding wrist guards (way more comfy than skateboarding wrist guards)
- 2 knit hats
- 1 ball cap
- 1 pair of gloves
- Huge bundle of thin nylon socks (half a dozen pair)
Plastic Card Carrying Case:
- Coins & Cash
- Public skating punch card (noon public skates by my office are half empty)
- Skate Canada Card
- Bandaids
Small Mesh Travel Pouch:
- Kleenex packet
- Blistex
- Hand sanitizer
- Pen & Sharpie
- Tiny multi-tool with scissors, file and screw drivers
- Spare laces
- Spare pair of thin nylon socks (new - still in packaging)
- iPod Shuffle & audio cable
- iPhone 5 case (I only use a case for skating)
- Single-use contact lenses (as a backup since I normally wear glasses)
- Foam ear plugs (sometimes come in handy)
- Small ziplock with bandaids, business cards and another copy of my Skate Canada card
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US Ski Team Boot Bag
- Riedell 255TS
- Soakers
- Polypropylene jacket
- Drying towel
- Blade guards
- Public skate punch card
- Hair brush
- Screw driver
Mesh Bag
- Foam knee pads
- Wrist guards
- Mondor stockings
- Fleece gloves
- Hex elbow pads
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I'm glad I saw this post because I made a few discoveries while taking inventory.
My bag is a black and white and pink Ju-Ju-Be diaper/tote bag that doesn't look anything like a diaper bag. Inside:
- Skates
- Purple terry soakers
- Pink glitter guards I offered to take off my daughter's hands because she got them as a gift and really wanted purple. I like pink but mostly just care a whole lot less.
- blue microfiber dollar store towel
- empty container of floss-picks for teeth (discovery #1, refilled!)
- expired rec card
- receipt for new rec card
- lip balm
- hand cream
- empty altoid tin
- one loose unused tissue
- two pairs of little girl socks (why, when they have their own zucas? I don't know.)
- one pair of big girl socks
- yoga pants
- jacket with gloves in pockets
- four CDs, two of each daughter's music. This is discovery #2 and I should probably let coach know I somehow went home yesterday with his discs and mine.
- One plastic jaw clip thingie attached to the bag handle
- Tums
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I love this post hehe. :)
My bag is a big purse/tote type thing with some studs on the outside that my fiance's brother's girlfriend gave me for Christmas one year. It isn't quite right for me to wear in normal life, but i'm happy i can use it for my skates!
Anyway, here's what's inside!
- skates
- soakers
- 1-2 pairs of gloves
- pack of kleenex
- neon pink skate guards
- boot covers (were white but now a bit blue-tinged after a laundry round lol)
- small pouch with deodorant, bobbi pins/hair ties, lip balm, girl things
- leather pouch with change, freestyle punch card, public skate pass, and sometimes money lol
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Purple floral Transpack Ice bag:
Jackson Competitors
Neon tie dye soakers
Purple hard guards
iPod shuffle
knee pads
towel for knee pads
towel for blades
small coin purse with quarters and singles for the soda/bottled water machine
hair elastics
band-aids
emery board (kept cracking nails grabbing the blade on the catch foot spiral)
socks
punch card for public
cherry chapstick
gloves
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I have a Lowepro backpack, designed for photographic use, but the padding is great to protect the skates while on a bike ride and it has a waterproof cover in case of bad weather.... In short I haven't gotten around to buying transpack.
Inside main pocket:
- skates-Sp-Teri KT2 with Mk Professional Blades
- Tennis skirt
- Leotard
- Warm up pully
- My "old lady" underwear, i.e. butt crash pads
- Matching pair of Gloves
- 2 soakers sets- one light pink bunny shaped and the other neon green
- Hot pink guards
- Overboot tights
- Wallet with money, id cards, and skating cards (Fed. card, rink card, and club card)
Inside make-up bag:
- Two sets of knee highs
- Two bunga sleeves
- Weighted Jump Rope
- Two different weight therabands
- Extra hair ties
- Micro-fiber towel
- Screw driver
- Good luck and protection book- i.e. a gift from my mom
- extra make up pads to put in skates when my arches are bothering me
Outside Bottle Pockets:
- Hot pink Water Bottle
- contact lenses and solutions
- keys (office, home, and bike)
- Ibuprofen
- bandaids
Front outside pocket:
- two copies of my music
- Skating Journal and pen
This makes the backpack sound rather heavy......in winter there is a few other items added including ear warmers, long tights, ski cap and second pair of gloves to just to make sure I don't ride home with wet gloves on and my sweaty hair exposed to the elements.
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Oh, where, oh where, do I begin.
Skates. Soakers.
Public skate card
Two blade towels
Skating safe hip pads
Skating safe knee pads
Box full of stuff for my feet: callus pads, blister pads, bandaids, moleskin
Scissors
Two pairs of mismatched knee highs
One gray and one black glove to form a single pair
A clutch of slilipos gel tubes
A gel pad that I never use, but might use in my hat someday
Screwdriver
Some cheap earphones.
A book about WWII that I bought in the dollar store. Not bad.
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(http://www.afterness.com/skating/images/skate_bag_contents-3tsml.jpg)
Skates
Soakers
Hard guards
Ace-brand neoprene knee supports
Foam pads for under the neoprene supports
Volleyball elbow pads
Small container Aleve pain killer
Cloth gloves
Pencil (?) - it's coming out!
81 cents in change - also coming out!
Extra paper towels
CD case holding cds, receipts, and punch card
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Ski Transpack containing:
skates - Jackson Elite Plus / Ultima Legacy blades
white/blue soakers
red Reebok tough soakers
red hard guards
2 bunga pads
$10 for emergencies
couple of bandaids in various sizes
freebie red drawstring bag containing pack of tissues
another freebie drawstring bag (black this time!) with 3 pairs of boot covers in various colours
microfiber blade cloth
another microfiber blade cloth
details of the next few dances I'd like to test
CD of my programme music
Carmex lip salve
head band
pair of black gloves
pair of beige gloves
cotton wool balls
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Bill: your skate bag looks way too clean. :P
Transpack:
-SP Teri ProTeri skates with MK Professional Blades
-Yelp towel
-pair of mismatched gloves
-skating socks
-soakers
-hair tie
-Burt's Bees lip treatment
After crashing on sit spins, I may need to put in some safety knee pads. :sweat
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One gray and one black glove to form a single pair
Lol. I wore One White and One Black glove on purpose. It's great for knowing exactly where each hand is if you video yourself a lot.
Sissors, Screwdriver? I'm scared :-P
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Sissors, Screwdriver? I'm scared :-P
I keep a screwdriver in my bag at all times.... mainly in case a screw on my blades comes loose, but it does come in handy when something on my bike (main mode of transportation to and from the rink) comes loose.
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Volleyball elbow pads
Bill: How do those volleyball elbow pads work for you? I'm looking for elbow protection but don't like the armadillo-like pads offered for in-line skating. Do you find that the volleyball pads offer adequate protection?
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I like them, and wear them always. They are are WalMart cheapies purchased a few years back. (Which reminds me, the elastic is wearing out, so I need to get more.)
They fit under my sweatshirt, and are a little bulky, but not bad. If I bend my elbows, they will show through the sweatshirt material.
(http://www.afterness.com/skating/images/elbow-pad-detail2sml.jpg)
However they have saved my hide on too many occasions to remember. I remember a fast, bad fall a few years back where I hit the ice so hard that I skinned my elbow even through the pads...
(http://www.afterness.com/skating/images/skinned-elbow-skating.jpg)
I can't imagine how badly I would have been injured without the pads.
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Jackson Freestyle skates with whatever blades were screwed on at the factory--Ultima something or other, I can never remember.
soakers
hard guards
microfiber towel
pair of spare laces
bunga pads
Flexmeter wrist guards
small notebook and pen
neck lanyard with either laminated dance patterns or Moves elements, depending on whether or not my dancing partner is available ( tip of the hat to Bill S)
a granola bar for apres skating; only bother with this if skating a session 1.5 hours or longer. I'd include a chilled thermos containing a steadying G&T but it probably would go missing in action by the time I got off the ice.
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Thanks Bill. I shall go forth and procure a pair. NB: my original post buried my reply amongst the photographs of your anatomy.
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Volleyball elbow pads
Bill: How do those volleyball elbow pads work for you? I'm looking for elbow protection but don't like the armadillo-like pads offered for in-line skating. Do you find that the volleyball pads offer adequate protection?
I really like the Mcdavid hex cell elbow pads. They are much more flexible than volleyball pads. I use volleyball pads for my knees, mainly because I couldn't find the Mcdavid pads locally in XXL. I found the elbow pads at Dicks Sporting Goods. I'm not sure of the model number and it isn't marked on my pads anywhere. I believe it is the 6515R.
(http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/graphics/product_images/pDSP1-7593039p275w.jpg)
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I really like the Mcdavid hex cell elbow pads. They are much more flexible than volleyball pads. I use volleyball pads for my knees, mainly because I couldn't find the Mcdavid pads locally in XXL. I found the elbow pads at Dicks Sporting Goods. I'm not sure of the model number and it isn't marked on my pads anywhere. I believe it is the 6515R.
(http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/graphics/product_images/pDSP1-7593039p275w.jpg)
Those look interesting. I went on-line and see that McDavid has several different options for elbows plus lots of other protective gear. Thanks.
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I’m reviving an old thread again…. ::>)
I use a Thule bag that I think is meant for skiing and snowboarding now, but I have a pretty used Zuca back in NY (pink frame and peacock insert) and even tried using my carryon Zuca here once to save my back. The Thule is pretty great actually, but it gets heavy when I tote Daughter’s stuff also.
Skates: custom Harlicks (well, custom for someone else with wonderfully similar feet to mine.) Aspire blades.
Puffy silver to rainbow sequin guards that I finally am getting less self conscious about (had black or grey terry cloth before. The puffy padding helps in a back pack.)
Cotton chenille washcloth for a quick blade wipe, and a grey microfibre cloth for final drying.
Foot spray. Also Arm & Hammer boot spray. Gods help me its not enough. :'(
Edea guards. Love these.
A pretty, free, Turkish airlines zip bag with two pairs of spare laces, gel sleeves (that I don’t actually use,) gel knee pads (yet to be used,) a pair of Edea gloves (that now that I finally used Do Not work with my phone >:( I definitely misread about that.)
Some other free airline zip bag with tea tree oil, a fancy tin of band aids, and Nexcare tape. Oh, and cut bits of gel padding stuff. Both zip bags could be left home since I never use their stuff, but… just in case!
Water, glasses, and sometimes a snack.
Hand sanitiser, a pack of spare masks, handkerchief, breath mints, GasEx, and migraine medication.
Several pairs of Mondor skate socks. (Planning to try Thinnies too some time now that I heard of them.)
When Daughter skates add her Roces adjustable recreational things that I had to get since her feet were too small for better skates.
Puffy gold sequin soakers. She loves them. Matching sequin cloth that she oh so carefully wipes her blades with.
Tiny gloves.
So many snacks, drawing supplies, and more water.
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I carry as little as I can, partly since had an extra light jacket that I really liked stolen at a rink. (In an upscale neighborhood at that.)
So no bag in the rink. Keys in a jacket pocket. If the session is at all crowded I might wear glasses to stop Covid containing spray, and carry lens cloth in the a zippered pocket.
If I might want a snack I carry it, or a little cash, in a jacket pocket too.
My only bag - a mesh shopping bag - is in my car. Sometimes it carries hand sharpening tools. Also first aid stuff (paper first aid tape and cloth first aid tape in case of bleed-through of the paper tape - though I haven't needed them in a long time. I sometimes keep a boot stretching tool there too.
I drink water while in the car. I'm mostly not athletic enough to need more. But sometimes I carry a cheap water bottle into the rink with me. I carry my shoes - though sometimes I just bring cheap flip flops into the rink, so they can't steal my shoes there.
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Skates
Soakers
Skate guards
Towel or washcloth to dry blades with
Knee and elbow pads
Socks (if I've worn sandals to the rink in summer)
Gloves
Earwarmer headband
My skating journal (where I have some exercises written down to consult)
As above, valuables don't go with me. Sometimes I'll have a whole backpack I bring in; sometimes backpack stays in car (trunk) and a smaller bag has come in with me. These days it's usually the whole backpack; the smaller bag doesn't hold any less, after all.
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When I was twelve my skate bag was actually my old two ball bowling bag that I ripped the ball partition out of. Worked relatively well, mainly because my dad wouldn't buy me a Züca.
Inside that bag was...
Riedell skates (can't remember the model)
Soakers a skating mom made for all of us
One blue and one silver hard guard (Dallas Cowboys baby!)
A pair of junior sized golf rain gloves (I liked these better than regular knit gloves)
Large University of Hawaii golf towel for drying skates
Extra pair of sneakers in the shoe pocket (once forgot my shoes at the rink and had to explain that to my mom, thank goodness in HI there was a KMart across the street from the rink)
Money for food and emergencies
Random program CD'S
My best friend's house key and her practice wrap skirt (she got that back before I moved)
Now I'm 28 and about to start taking skating classes again.... I FINALLY GOT THE ZÜCA BAG!!! Just ordered it tonight...
In that there will be...
Jackson Freestyles
Howie's soakers
Purple glitter hard guards
Probably one of the five gazillion bowling towels I don't use (pro tour freebies are awesome)
Reusable Gatorade bottle and the drink concentrate pods
Practice socks and performing socks
Fabric tape, benzoin tincture and q tips
Probably crash pads and a pair of compression shorts to hold them on
And whatever ends up in my pockets after leaving work, usually x washers and pins, screws and my flashlight...