I still have some Hertel left and I use it occasionally and mix it freely with others... I dodtend to favor smaller manufacturers, but they have a crappy website as you noted and it's a pita to order without insane shipping costs and I found other decently priced waxes.
Nice website...For some reason I associate you with Javelin. Dunno why.
... I dodtend to favor smaller manufacturers, but they have a crappy website as you noted and it's a pita to order without insane shipping costs and I found other decently priced waxes.
I just watched the video instructions for the SkiMD Pro Glide and he uses a vise. Has anyone used it in a hotel room without a vise?
I recall a similar thread elsewhere that discussed what some of the tune masters used for the top skiers. While they maybe sponsored or employees by Brand “X”, they will use whatever is required to get the skiers in their charge to the podium even if that means using and mixing opposing brands (though de-Branded).I admit I have absolutely zero experience with all these exotic ski waxes developed by companies making soap or surf board waxes or god knows what else, so for that I can't comment. But if we stick to proper ski waxes, then yes, companies always advice against mixing waxes with waxes from different companies. But it's pretty much normal thing, they don't want you to buy competitive company wax, but just stick with their waxes. Reality is, that sometimes mixing different waxes from different companies gives way better result then sticking with one company only. So at least with "normal" ski waxes, mixing waxes (or fluoro overlays) from different companies is perfectly fine, even though producers of waxes will never admit this works
In top level of waxing business (read: World cup racing, either nordic or alpine), noone is employed or sponsored by wax producers (their race service and R&D are of course exception), and everyone pay for waxes. You wouldn't believe it, but there's no free waxes in WC. Even for example Norwegians, where Swix was official partner of team, were paying for every single box of Cera. Ok they didn't pay, but it was charged as normal (by race service prices, which are of course lower then store prices but still) and was part of sponsorship deal, meaning Swix paid that much less for complete contract. Waxes in custom/nonamed/taped over boxes are not used because of some sponsorship deals or something (as they don't exist) but to make it harder to know what you are putting to skis. Nowadays when every team/company has it's own wax rooms (or in nordic wax trucks) there's much less of this, as it was before, when different teams were under same roof, and you really didn't want to have guys from different team knowing what you were waxing.I recall a similar thread elsewhere that discussed what some of the tune masters used for the top skiers. While they maybe sponsored or employees by Brand “X”, they will use whatever is required to get the skiers in their charge to the podium even if that means using and mixing opposing brands (though de-Branded).
Anyone in particular you'd recommend? Especially a good all purpose wax for most of our conditions here?