Poor Mans Heli » How To http://poormansheli.com Get off your ass Sat, 19 May 2012 00:39:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How to: Bow Mounted Crab/Shrimp Pot Holder http://poormansheli.com/2012/05/07/how-to-bow-mounted-crabshrimp-pot-holder/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-bow-mounted-crabshrimp-pot-holder http://poormansheli.com/2012/05/07/how-to-bow-mounted-crabshrimp-pot-holder/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 21:21:27 +0000 Justin http://poormansheli.com/?p=3198 Ahh spring, where a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of….watersports. And bikes. And maybe finally posting a TR from the Oregon Splitfest. But whatever, it’s sunny out and while I know I should be stoked on hitting highway 20 and some local spring splitboard objectives, but I can’t lie, I’m not*. I’m

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]]> http://poormansheli.com/2012/05/07/how-to-bow-mounted-crabshrimp-pot-holder/feed/ 0 (mock) How to: on the hill base grind/structuring http://poormansheli.com/2009/04/16/mock-how-to-on-the-hill-base-grindstructuring/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mock-how-to-on-the-hill-base-grindstructuring http://poormansheli.com/2009/04/16/mock-how-to-on-the-hill-base-grindstructuring/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:29:32 +0000 Justin http://poormansheli.com/?p=606 *warning: blurry photos ahead, do not adjust your eyes*

Step 1: Find east facing slope that has been baking in the sun all week.  Climb said slope.

Step 1: Hike up east facing/melted out peak

Step 2:  Achieve a zen-like state and sit/ponder the conditions you’ll be encountering in the near future

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]]> http://poormansheli.com/2009/04/16/mock-how-to-on-the-hill-base-grindstructuring/feed/ 0 How to: Save $200 and get a few extra years out of your gear http://poormansheli.com/2009/03/26/how-to-save-200-and-get-a-few-extra-years-out-of-your-gear/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-save-200-and-get-a-few-extra-years-out-of-your-gear http://poormansheli.com/2009/03/26/how-to-save-200-and-get-a-few-extra-years-out-of-your-gear/#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:52:33 +0000 Justin http://poormansheli.com/?p=492 So as mentioned in my Westcomb Rampage pants review my not even one year old Four Square pants lost a battle with my Black Diamond Contact crampons up at Lassen last Memorial weekend.  The worst part about it was that the crampons weren’t exactly necessary, but as the boots I brought up there (Burton

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]]> http://poormansheli.com/2009/03/26/how-to-save-200-and-get-a-few-extra-years-out-of-your-gear/feed/ 0 How to: refilling old binding holes http://poormansheli.com/2009/03/16/how-to-refilling-old-binding-holes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-refilling-old-binding-holes http://poormansheli.com/2009/03/16/how-to-refilling-old-binding-holes/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:34:44 +0000 Justin http://poormansheli.com/?p=342 So this is an easy one, but as I see questions asked about it all the time and as I’m in the process of rehabbing a pair of new (to me) Volkl Gotamas I figured I’d snap a few quick pics and post up a how to to hopefully help at least one other

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]]> http://poormansheli.com/2009/03/16/how-to-refilling-old-binding-holes/feed/ 0 How to: ghetto fab delam/edge separation fix http://poormansheli.com/2009/03/07/ghetto-fab-delam-how-to/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ghetto-fab-delam-how-to http://poormansheli.com/2009/03/07/ghetto-fab-delam-how-to/#comments Sat, 07 Mar 2009 23:37:46 +0000 Justin http://poormansheli.com/?p=99 Ever picked up a pair of Gotamas for cheap at an REI used gear sale and didn’t initially notice they had a delam/edge separation issue near a compressed edge. Well, if so, this ghetto fab how-to is for you.

Today’s target:

Pic of part of the area to be fixed

Materials needed:

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