Comments on: Ramer Model R – Vintage Backcountry Skiing Binding

By: Billy

Billy — Fri, 13 May 2011 14:30:30 +0000

I’d like to obtain a pair of these bindings to mount on a pair of Lapp skis I’ve had since the late 60′s and which had this model mounted on them at one time.

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:35:49 +0000

After loving 3-pin tele skiing, I wanted more and got a new pair of Ramer R’s. I caught a lil’ fir with a tip and went into a slow forward twisting fall that snapped the tip of my fibula (read broken ankle). It was a long slow trip out of the wilderness. I called Ramer to complain about lack of safety release and spoke to a Co. rep who was in a waist-high cast
from a similar fall.
Feeling somewhat lucky I went back to teles in soft boots. >Fast Forward 2 decades> marriage> kids>BC skiing on hold >
Now my 16 yr old son thinks he has discovered the
perfect sport: AT skiing and that we should try it sometime.
Nice idea son, life is ironic.

By: Lou

Lou — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:08:16 +0000

Hi Pat, I’ve got some BCPs in the collection so no need for those. Don’t throw them away, as they are a fairly rare ski in terms of collecting (compared to main stream skis). And thanks for leaving a comment here!

By: Pat

Pat — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 05:05:29 +0000

I still have a pair of these mounted to Trucker BCPs out in my garage that I bought in Aspen in 1980. I’ll gladly donate them to your museum if you’ll pay the shipping from Alaska. The edges are a little on the rusty side though. I think I also have a tube of red Ramer grease in a box somewhere and one and a half Ramer poles too. I’ve always had a problems with getting rid of old ski equipment, so these moved up here with me 14 years ago.

BTW Lou I was working as Highlands that fateful morning in 1982.

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 18:43:24 +0000

Mark, I have a pair of newer (I believe) Ramer bindings that might appear to be mounted backwards since the fixed bail is to the back and their is a black plastic front bail that clamps down to the front. But if the pivot is mounted backwards?…