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Unless you like carrying extra snow around, pick up some Glop Stopper.
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Getting wet?
Blake Carley
Member since
Getting wet and heavy? Rub this stuff on and you are good to go! As others mentioned, dont go easy on it!
essential for spring touring
Joseph W.
Member since
This stuff keeps the snow from sticking! does its job as advertised. Definitely need to grind it on there, but it keeps you from carrying unwanted snow on your skins and gives you great traction
Doing the deed.
Andrew McLean
Member since
Rubbing in Glop Stopper. Don't be bashful - really scrub it into the nap of the skin.
Tools of the Glomming trade
Andrew McLean
Member since
A chunk of BD Glop Stopper and a scraper (hard to see the scraper).
Suicide Prevention
Andrew McLean
Member since
- Gender: Male
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Nothing is as frustrating as going out for a ski tour and having your skins glomm up. Hateful, hateful, hateful. It kills the glide of the skins, adds tons of weight, gets worse with each step and just comes back immediately after you clean it off. Luckily, there is a simple solution - BD Glop Stopper wax.
I slice off about 1" at a time and carry it around with me, as well as a small credit card sized chunk of plastic. You have to really scrape the water out of your skins first, and then rub in the wax as hard as you can. Even then, you'll probably have to do this at least twice once you've got the glommies. Better yet, do it at home before your skins even get a chance to glom up.
worth its weight in GOLD
David Wernet
Member since
- Gender: Male
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
get this, put it in your pack. forget about it. Most of the time you dont need it. But when you do..... pray to little baby jeebus you still have some left!
Get it.
Dave McAlister
Member since
- Gender: Male
This is important.
worked well for the job!!!!
hanp46516
Member since
- Gender: Male
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
well I was lucky enough to have a friend tell me about skin wax before my 1st split adventure. so it worked well. would recommend to any friend.
Invaluable
Perry Hall
Member since
especially in warmer conditions and wet snow. Keep going up hill!
Black Diamond Glop Stopper Wax
Tim Az
Member since
An absolute must have in the spring time. Well, that is unless you like carrying around another 5 pounds of snow stuck to your skins.
Dont leave home without it
John Marchant
Member since
I will leave on a touring trip with this wax ever again. Simple as that.
Slush Season
Chris jenney
Member since
You dont generally need this stuff in the winter, but once the slush hits this is a must! It'll keep the skins snow free... and what more could you ask for. My set up is already 100 lbs per leg, why add more snow weight when a $10 piece of wax can save you
glop stopper
Kate Atha
Member since
When you need this stuff, it's every bit worth 12 bucks. It really works and is a spring touring necessity. Save yourself the misery of dragging around another 15 pounds of snow on your skins and get glop stopper wax. I always have a block in my pack.
A spring necessity
Courtney Dean
Member since
Slathered this all over my skins before a spring tour on Mt. Washington, NH and glad I did. Snow was very wet with a light drizzle coming down and this kept thing working effectively for the haul up.
It's easy to apply and really light weight so keeping it in your pack is not a problem. Definitely a good buy for a tourer.
Stops the glop
Brian Shindurling
Member since
I have always used regular rub on ski wax on my skins as an aid for glide and to keep the snow/water off of my skins. Last spring I gave the Slop Stopper a go to see if it performed any better and, to my surprise, it did. The compound is much softer than regular rub on wax and allows you to get quite a bit more embedded into the skin. This softer compound does a couple of things 1) it gets an adequate job done faster and 2) it does the job better. My only beef with this product is the price. $13 for 2 oz of low technology wax is steep.
No More Slipping!
Paddy Foran
Member since
Glop Stopper wax is a necessary addition for any touring pack. Apply it before you start skinning to prevent ice and snow build up. My only suggestion, and this might seem obvious to some, keep it in a plastic bag, otherwise you might ruin your sunglasses!
pricey --but works great
wia2927656
Member since
used this on my skins on a hut trip in the San Juan mtmns of colorado-had hit some rotten snow and had ice on my skins-used this and --no more ice!
Works great
William Swanson
Member since
I've used this touring in warm wet spring conditions in MT and skinning in the rain in Valdez. I've used it with several different sets of skins and have never had glopping problems, so long as I remember to apply the wax before the tour. As far as I'm concerned skin wax is essential for touring in warmer weather. That said, I'm not convinced that there's anything special about THIS wax. I'd hypothesize that a block of normal ski wax or regular old paraffin would work as well. I'm still on my first block after three seasons, however, and haven't needed to test the theory. Bottom line: Wax is good & this wax works as advertised
does what it's supposed to
Sam Hansen
Member since
make sure you rub this stuff WITH the grain of your skins, otherwise your skins will look funny. Mostly useful in the spring, when things get really warm and sticky, this will keep your skins from getting waterlogged and weighing 2x as much. Doesn't have much application in cold. Also lasts a really long time.
