Comments on: Silvretta Pure Binding Carnage http://www.wildsnow.com/258/silvretta-pure-binding-carnage/ Backcountry Skiing Snowboard Telemark Snowsports Information News Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:15:16 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: David George http://www.wildsnow.com/258/silvretta-pure-binding-carnage/comment-page-1/#comment-1172 David George Sun, 14 May 2006 16:54:04 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=258#comment-1172 We've had a lot of failures this side of the Atlantic too... the most recent being problems with breakages of the heel unit plastic not dissimilar to your's (must be a spring touring thing). Given that the freeride version is not that interesting from a weight viewpoint I wonder whether the Diamir bindings are really a better alternative ? We’ve had a lot of failures this side of the Atlantic too… the most recent being problems with breakages of the heel unit plastic not dissimilar to your’s (must be a spring touring thing). Given that the freeride version is not that interesting from a weight viewpoint I wonder whether the Diamir bindings are really a better alternative ?

]]> By: Mark Worley http://www.wildsnow.com/258/silvretta-pure-binding-carnage/comment-page-1/#comment-1171 Mark Worley Sun, 14 May 2006 14:40:18 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=258#comment-1171 Glad the binding failure didn't nix the trip altogether. I've dealt both with binding failure and failure of other gear, and ingenuity can salvage things so that really good outcomes result even amidst serious difficulty. Glad the binding failure didn’t nix the trip altogether. I’ve dealt both with binding failure and failure of other gear, and ingenuity can salvage things so that really good outcomes result even amidst serious difficulty.

]]> By: Scott Newman http://www.wildsnow.com/258/silvretta-pure-binding-carnage/comment-page-1/#comment-1166 Scott Newman Sat, 13 May 2006 22:37:44 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=258#comment-1166 Mountain Quest in Avon carries three different lenghts of Voile straps; up to 24 inches. They also work as a great replacement strap to lash your rear wheel to your roof rack. Mountain Quest in Avon carries three different lenghts of Voile straps; up to 24 inches. They also work as a great replacement strap to lash your rear wheel to your roof rack.

]]> By: Mike http://www.wildsnow.com/258/silvretta-pure-binding-carnage/comment-page-1/#comment-1165 Mike Sat, 13 May 2006 19:27:15 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=258#comment-1165 your gerry-rig fix resembles gear used on the original trooper traverse. As for comments on the Pure, ya, but it sure is light. your gerry-rig fix resembles gear used on the original trooper traverse. As for comments on the Pure, ya, but it sure is light.

]]> By: Lou http://www.wildsnow.com/258/silvretta-pure-binding-carnage/comment-page-1/#comment-1164 Lou Sat, 13 May 2006 17:30:59 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=258#comment-1164 Hi Eric, yeah, we were thankful the Pure didn't break in the middle of the Trooper Couloir, as with the snow conditions we had a lengthy fall would have resulted. The orange Voile strap is a really long one. I believe they are available as crampon straps and also available from Voile as a 24 inch strap (with the metal buckle), see: http://www.voile-usa.com/cgi-bin/plugins/MivaEmpresas/miva?plugins/MivaMerchants/merchant.mvc+Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=VEOS&Category_Code=VSS. The black ones are two Voile straps hooked together. The plastic buckle on the black straps is incredibly strong, they never broke no matter how hard we yarded on them, or how harsh Mike was while using them for ski bindings. He skied some horrendous bush whacking on the repair and nothing ever broke. Too bad the binding wasn't as strong as the repair! While I'd probably prefer to have the metal buckle version in my repair kit, the plastic ones do work. Hi Eric, yeah, we were thankful the Pure didn’t break in the middle of the Trooper Couloir, as with the snow conditions we had a lengthy fall would have resulted.

The orange Voile strap is a really long one. I believe they are available as crampon straps and also available from Voile as a 24 inch strap (with the metal buckle), see:

http://www.voile-usa.com/cgi-bin/plugins/MivaEmpresas/miva?plugins/MivaMerchants/merchant.mvc+Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=VEOS&Category_Code=VSS.

The black ones are two Voile straps hooked together. The plastic buckle on the black straps is incredibly strong, they never broke no matter how hard we yarded on them, or how harsh Mike was while using them for ski bindings. He skied some horrendous bush whacking on the repair and nothing ever broke. Too bad the binding wasn’t as strong as the repair!

While I’d probably prefer to have the metal buckle version in my repair kit, the plastic ones do work.

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