Tag: ski tools

Woodski’s new “Solo” bench

Woodski is introducing its new “Solo” bench. With a great lower shelf and carry bag, this new bench is perfect for on the road or home. See all the details at www.woodrollerski.com

November 30, 2015
Toko Christmas Shopping Catalog

Toko Christmas Shopping Catalog

Toko Express Racing Paste

This is a new product in the stores just this fall. It is the only paste that we know about that doesn’t have a solvent which makes it more durable. Super fast in all of our tests, this is a revolutionary new and easy-to-apply wax. For those who want super fast skis or board, but doesn’t want to take the time to “do’ it. MSRP $30. Buy now at:

Tognar Toolworks
Suburban Ski and Bike
Utah Ski Gear
Jans
Gear West

Toko Coaches Pack

The Toko Coaches Pack is insulated, waterproof, very roomy, and super tough. You can stand it in the snow and simply work out of it. It is great as a travel pack. It is perfect for carrying video gear, feeds, food, paperwork, camera equipment and other electronics, and anything else that you want to keep dry and warm while out in the snow. MSRP $140. Buy now at:

Finn SISU
Gear West
123Mountain

Toko Digital Snow Thermometer

Perfect for quickly measuring the all-important snow temperature. Compact in size. Has min/max memory function. Can be switched between C and F. MSRP $54. Buy now at:

Tognar Toolworks
Jans
Paco’s
New Moon Ski Shop
Out There
Slide Wright
Reliable Racing

Toko Functional Sportswear Care

Stay the right temperature. This is an additive that you put in your washing machine when washing sport garments that go against the skin (base layers and mid layers). This additive, when put in the fabric softener compartment, makes your garments perform better than brand new. Toko FSC utilizes silverion technology which prevents build up of bacteria (and stink) in the base layers. Most importantly, Toko FSC restores a wicking effect to base layers. If you are working out in the cold, you will be warm and dry because your garment will wick the moisture from your skin. If it is hot, you will be cool and dry, because without this very important wicking function, your garment and skin gets wet and stops breathing resulting in overheating. This a miracle product, just try it and see. 8 small loads per bottle. MSRP $14. Buy now at:

New Moon Ski Shop
Tognar Toolworks
Reliable Racing Supply
Out There

Toko Arctic Mitten in Flag Color

Part of the Toko Stars and Stripes Collection, the Toko Arctic Mitten is a warm high quality mitten utilizing winblocker material throughout the back of the glove and also inside the thumb. The palm is made of a very durable synthetic leather that dries soft and is tacky when wet. Stay warm and feel good at the same time. MSRP $45. Buy now at:

New Moon Ski Shop
Finn SISU
Ski Rack
Gear West

Toko Arctic Glove in Flag Color

Part of the Toko Stars and Stripes Collection, and also available in black, this is the warmest 5 fingered glove on the market. The Arctic Glove has been revamped and made warmer thanks to Windblocker material throughout the entire back of the hand and also embedded in the thumb. The palm is made of a very durable synthetic leather that dries soft and is tacky when wet. This is the ultimate glove for those people with cold hands that didn’t think that they could wear 5 fingered gloves anymore. MSRP $53. Buy now at:

New Moon Ski Shop
Gear West

Toko Copper Brush

This is our best selling brush. It does everything that you want a metal brush to do and not the things that you are concerned it might do. MSRP $31.50. Buy now at:

Racewax.com
Finn SISU
Reliable Racing
Suburban Ski and Bike
Paco’s
Utah Ski Gear
Gear West
New Moon Ski Shop

Toko Eco Down Wash

Do you know someone walking around with a down jacket that is absolutely filthy because the owner is afraid to wash it? Toko Eco Down Wash will not only clean the jacket or sleeping bag, but will also restore loft making it perform better. Eco Down Wash contains a special duck oil which keeps the feathers plump and from sticking to each other resulting in optimal performance and cleanliness! 8-10 small loads per bottle. MSRP $12. Buy now at:

Tognar Toolworks
New Moon Ski Shop
Artech
Reliable Racing
Tahoe Mountain Sports
Start Haus
Buckman’s Ski Shops

Toko Classic Hat

This lightweight beanie has a super fine thread count and a mesh top making it perfect for warm days or hard efforts. MSRP $34. Buy now at:

Finn SISU
Gear West
Paco’s
Wheel and Sprocket
New Moon Ski Shop

Toko Eco Fresh

Toko Eco Fresh is both a disinfectant and antibacterial spray for boots, shoes, helmets, etc. After a couple of uses, it will kill the bacteria that is causing the odor thereby making your companions very happy. Continued use immediately after removing helmet or footwear will prevent any bacterial build up. MSRP $12. Buy now at:

Tognar Toolworks
Artech
New Moon Ski Shop
Out There
Buckman’s Ski Shops

Toko Start Duffel

The Toko Start Duffel is the perfect bag for those who train or race at a venue where you don’t have a warming hut to put your gear. Whatever you put in this bag will stay dry. Furthermore, the additional waterproof compartment on the side enables one to keep wet items separate from dry items. Cold Crack Tarpaulin ensures durability and performance even in temperatures well under 0f. Also has backpack straps so a person can ski with it or use hands to carry other items. Makes for a great pick up truck bed bag. Also is an incredible travel bag for adventurers. MSRP $94. Buy now at:

Finn SISU
Gear West
Jans
New Moon Ski Shop

Toko Eco Wash-in Proof

Do you have a jacket or pants that isn’t as waterproof as you would like it to be? One bottle of Toko Eco Wash-in Proof for just MSRP $16 will change that! One bottle yields 3 small loads of outerwear that, when done, will be super waterproof. Use on softshells, nylon shells, hardshells, Gore-Tex and other types of membrane products – anything that you want to waterproof. To use, just add the Toko Eco Wash-in Proof to the fabric softener compartment of the washing machine (and ideally use with Toko Textile Proof as a detergent). After washing, make sure to put the items in the dryer to finish the waterproofing process. Buy now at:

Buckman’s Ski Shops

A Multi Year Product Use Review of the Toko Coaches Pack

The Toko Coaches Pack is unlike any other backpack I have ever seen. Sure, there are a million technical packs out there that will carry your titanium cooking gear and one spare sock up to the top of whatever peak you may be bagging. They probably look like a large overstuffed cheeto turned upright, strapped to your back with vario-adjustable this and ergonometric that, gobs of unused loops and dangles and buckles hanging off of it.
This one is not like that. The Coaches Pack is a Spartan block of voluminous gear carrying ruggedness. You can put anything in this backpack that any human could forseeably need to carry; many pairs of ski boots, multiple changes of clothes, wax boxes, lunch coolers, camera bags, folding chairs, flats of beverages are all not a problem. My favorite use of this pack? Literally loading it up with a big stack of firewood to carry a few miles down for a beach fire. Sure, this all sounds great… but what really turns it from utility to genius is that it still fits in an airplane over-head compartment. I have hundreds of days on the road with this pack where it served as my only carry-on luggage; the way that it’s built, and its shape, allows for it to be condensed and slid into the cramped enclosure on airliners storage without issue. The effective padded waist belt easily folds out of the way, unlike most packs these days.
I don’t know how many days I have had this Toko pack full of dry clothes and food, sitting out by the side of the trail or in a stadium, or on the sidewalk waiting to be loaded into a transport bus, as the rain and snow and sleet pelted down on it; yet the contents remained dry and warm for when I needed them.
Somewhere down the line, when I’m no longer sponsored by Toko, and I have worn out my Coaches Pack from excessive and abusive use… I will be first in line to buy another one with my hard-earned money. It’s that good.
Reese Hanneman

November 17, 2015
Toko: T18 Iron Review and an Interview with Noah Hoffman

Introducing the Toko Stars and Stripes Glove Collection

First Look – Toko T18 Digital Wax Iron

The power cord exits from the side instead of the back.

Toko has a new digital T-18 wax iron that they’re rolling out, with commercial availability scheduled for mid-2015.

I got my hands on one a bit early, and have been using it here in the shop at Ultratune, for evaluation, and thought I’d share some information and my impressions.

The new T-18 is a step up in performance and price from the Toko T-14 digital iron that has been very popular the past few years. The new T-18 is clearly a different design and fabrication entirely. In fact, it shares a lot of the design with the translucent blue Star digital iron, but is updated.

The T-18 has a pretty stout aluminum base plate, smooth, with no grooves. It’s beveled along the rear edge for ramping up on wax (or powders) without “plowing”, but the beveling is on the back edge only — no bevels on the sides or front edge.

The T-18 is an 800W iron. With the big base plate and a very good thermostat, I find it to be very well regulated and accurate, and in fact I feel that this is the biggest improvement in performance over the T-14.

In addition, the power cord exits from the side instead of the back. If your wax bench is set up so that the ski tip is on the right side, and you drive the iron right-to-left (using the beveled edge), then the cord hangs out the front, nicely out of the way. I really like this little feature. Not a huge deal, but if you’re using an iron a lot, then little details like this make a difference.

The Smooth Face of the T-18

Another feature that I like is that the T-18 remembers the temperature setting you’re using.

T-18 has a thick base plate. Beveled back edge.

With the less expensive T-14 iron, every time you power-up the iron you need to adjust the temp setting. This can be good or bad. If you were cooking some high temperature top-coats into the skis (at, say, 160 C) and then shut down the iron, and then re-start it tomorrow to do a simple cleaning wax, then the T-14 will re-boot at the regular 130C setting, and you won’t smoke your yellow hydrocarbon wax. On the other hand, if you’re commonly running the iron at 120C, then it gets a bit annoying to have to turn down the iron every single time you power it up.

Easy to read digital display.

With the T-18, the iron remembers the thermostat setting you were using when it was turned off, and re-starts at the same temperature. For me, that’s a very minor little detail, but here in the shop where I’m laying down a base layer of soft thermo-box wax on lots and lots of skis, it’s handy that the T-18 remembers my basic setting.

What do I not like? I think the front and side edges are abrupt, and could have a little bit of a bevel to make it easier to use the iron in a variety of orientations. As it is, straight from the box, the T-18 really needs to be driven down the ski in one orientation only. For myself, I will likely bevel the front and side edges myself with a bit of careful hand-tool work. This is really minor, and I definitely plan to continue using the T-18 as my primary iron here at Ultratune at my wax bench.

The T-18 is not an inexpensive iron. It will sell for roughly two-and-a-half times as much money as the T-14 iron (yes, somewhere over $300 but exact pricing is TBD). Is it a better iron than the T-14? Yes it is. Will it inherently make your skis faster than another iron? No it won’t.

For me, the Toko T-18 digital wax iron is a very nice professional-level tool that I’ll be using in the shop here at Ultratune, and I’ll have a few on hand in the shop for sale, too. But I expect that the T-14 will still hit the sweet spot on price and performance for most skiers.

This was an unsolicited 3rd party review from Nordic Ultratune in Winthrop, Washington
To read it on their website, click here

So pumped about this new @tokous “coach’s pack.” It’s a gigantic, waterproof backpack with side pockets for shoes or water bottles. I fit all the kit I needed for a day of ‘cross in it with room to spare. Way more useful than I anticipated it would be based on the photos.
– Professional Cyclecross Racer Adam Myerson

Getting to know the Toko All Stars: Noah Hoffman

1. Who was your skiing role model when you were growing up and why?
My skiing role model when I was a junior was U.S. Ski Team athlete Kris Freeman. Kris was the best distance skier in the U.S. and his success showed me that it was possible for an American, who lived and trained in the U.S., to be in the top-5 in the world. When I got older I had the privilege of training with Kris, and he taught me how to train at an international level.

2. What skier inspires you currently and why?
I am inspired by my teammates, beginning with the U.S. Cross Country Team and extending to all of my teammates and friends who compete at the international level throughout the USSA disciplines. The success of the U.S. Women’s Cross Country Team at the World Championships and on the World Cup is incredibly motivating.

3. Favorite race course and why?
My favorite race course is Val di Fiemme, Italy because it suits my strengths, it’s fun to ski and it’s often sunny in Val di Fiemme.

4. Favorite workout and why?
I enjoy going for very long trail runs. I like picking a route that I think will take me five or six hours and setting out for an adventure.

5. Favorite place to train and why?
I love training at the Snow Farm in Wanaka, New Zealand. You can’t be the incredible food, the comfortable living, the gentle rolling trails and the mid-winter conditions in July.

6. Favorite movie line and why?
Don’t have one. I don’t watch many movies.

7. Favorite Toko glove model (and/or color) and why?
I like the Toko Profi in red because they are the perfect race weight and match my signature red hat.

November 10, 2015