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Its also about the complete lack of meat in the knee area to absorb any impact. I hobbled around for a few days each time I got smoked in the knee.

On 10/20/2021 at 3:43 PM, coopaloop1234 said:

Yea, it's never about the direct shots as my flare is good and I rarely Giggy-fly, it's always about tip shots and dekes.

Situations where it's harder to react to and you're already opening yourself up.

For what its worth - doesn't look like mold to me. Mold tends to be more black-ish than brown-ish. Looks like the remnants of a burn or tear (like by rusty metal or similar) to me. Hope this helps.

Disclaimer: not a certified mold "expert" but I have seen some gross shit in my day. 

I get it - who doesn't love a good old fashioned ball busting (especially when the victim is one that sits "in power" like a moderator)? I was just kidding around. I think we all know that as accepting as this board is - part of that acceptance is the "initiation" that goes along with ribbing one another.

I never claimed it was a good idea for sure - the last crippling knee shot that snuck through was most certainly the catalyst for going all in on knee pads.

Daggers thrown @coopaloop1234 & @seagoal. Guess I shouldn't confess that I also went knee protection-less for a long spell. Didn't help that my pads at the time were of the narrow knee variety and all those knee pads tried were of the bulky variety. I honestly think getting used to knee pads was one of the more unnatural conversions if you are a soft/pad/tighter leg channel type tender. Then again - I had the hardest time of all switching out of my V2-ish pants (sooo broken in - had to jettison them after they basically disintegrated from FUPA to top of butt crack) out of everything so maybe I'm not the best litmus.

Good sleuthing @RichMan

Guess we'd know for certain if there were any pics since Agatone's gloves have a fairly distinct shape to them. Who puts up a site with no pics anyways? Fail.

Good call Chakal - didn't initially think of this but the site does have that "feel" to it now that you mention it. Would hate for anyone to take that bait.

Yes - Ritual X2. Haven't looked back since (and haven't dug up any of the countless iterations I bought and hated). 

7 hours ago, pattremblay00 said:

The Bauer GSX felt better than the Vaughn Knee pads...way less bulky and restrictive.

Did you settle on the Warrior ritual x2 knee pads?

They look comfortable 

I'll chime in here as a fellow soft pad enthusiast (Reactor 3 -> V3 -> V5 -> Reactor 6000's -> Simmons UL9's) and one time knee pad swear-er off-er...

I totally get it. Putting on knee pads gives your pad a completely different feel off your leg. I tried many, many, many iterations of them before I was a convert (I was rocking neither boards nor pads at the time). I finally settled on Warrior juniors (yes - you read that right) as they were the least bulkiest option and the one I felt articulated the most like one's knee. I tried Bauers, Maltese KTPs, (the much hyped) Paw iterations... etc. 

To each their own but to echo what everyone else is saying - ultimately big benefits to knee pads (assuming you can force yourself to get onboard with them in the first place). Good luck.

Good luck either way. Guess the later than you anticipated start and impending par-tay might be the deciding factor.

Starting to sprout some tweety bird grass in the area I overseeded/patched (where it was super thin) as a test run.

This feels like "it was an honor just being nominated". 

10 minutes ago, BadAngle41 said:

Just happy I got a mention. 

My bad @Sebx.

@indykrap if you sniff around in the Passau threads/forum - you can probably find a current rep to answer your questions. I know somebody is active around here.

@indykrap agreed that as advertised they are a vintage skin of a current model. That said - Passau seems agreeable to nearly any custom request so you can probably have them built however it might suit you. You should try messaging one of the Passau peoples on here for your answers. Last I knew @Sebx was one of them (?).

Bingo. Either way - you get heat/flame - just boils down to aesthetics and/or whether you have a preference for gas or wood. Sure - propane is cleaner and you just turn it on/off but its not a "campfire".

15 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said:

I'm a wood > propane guy too.

Nothing beats a real fire in November while on a hunting trip.

49 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

While I get the location differences, I have a propane one myself due to town house living, these smokeless pits almost seem like they're in a weird purgatory between a regular fire pit and a propane version.

I know here in the PNW we're essentially under an open fire ban from May till September. Propane firepits allow you to circumvent those rules and still have an open flame.

But I agree with you about the running the underground line. Typically a good set up, especially if you have a natural gasline to your house, is to tee off from where you'd have your outside BBq hooked up to and run an underground line to the firepit.

 

I guess I can see the middle ground argument but like I said - probably boils down to what you have for fuel at your disposal. Like you said - burning wood really isn't an option where you are. I don't mind cutting and splitting wood - gets the heart rate going. I know for me - she's all about a "real" fire: crackling logs and whatnot so there's that ambiance factor. Poh-tay-toe, poh-tah-toe. 

The Solo Stoves aren't necessarily cheap either so you can throw that feather in your cap too.

@coopaloop1234 @SaveByRichter35 guess it depends where you are at and what you have at your disposal. If I were in Richter's spot - I'd probably go that route. My place sits on an acre and is surrounded by trees on three sides. We've lost a few in some recent storms and I've got a good Stihl chainsaw in the shed so I've got a tailor made firewood supply. Guess some might argue you don't get the same campfire ambiance around a propane fireplace. Aesthetics might be some of it. I wouldn't go the natural gas/propane route unless I ran an underground gas pigtail out of the house to feed it - there's not much hiding a propane tank necessarily. Some would rather mess with stacks of wood than refilling tanks...

To each their own. For what its worth - we converted the wood burning fireplace in the back living room to a gas insert. I wouldn't want to hassle with that business inside (plus she HATES spiders).

Good idea @BadAngle41. Have you heard/looked into the Breeo (another smokeless variation)? You might be able to poach some ideas/get brainstorming with their setup.

My biggest gripe is that you see less of the fire if you want to be smokeless since all the wood needs to be below the air holes.

Great minds - I've got the Yukon. How do you like yours? I have to admit - although its nice I'm not sure it quite lived up to the hype.

8 hours ago, BadAngle41 said:

Love all the stone work front and back. Fire pit is a great call. My patio is a giant square and I'm struggling to get the seating to work around the Solo Stove. 

1 hour ago, Naz said:

Original steps look like it is just "decorative" plaster or concrete over top of the sidewalls.  The whole house probably had it before the siding was put on.

I see it now (particularly when you see the cross cut of the original step) - good call @Naz

Also - welcome to the few, the proud lawn enthusiasts @BadAngle41

@SaveByRichter35 looking good brother. What's going on with the OG steps? Looks like concrete but there's like mortar looking "joints" on the sides (?).

Can't recall if you mentioned - are you having the driveway done up too?

If nothing else - at least we all agree that we can all look down on this dude with our elitist equipment eye.

29 minutes ago, seagoal said:

Haha, yeah.  When I say he's a gear nerd, it's not like on the level that we are on here.  Guys on here who would have access to NHL goalies would be like:

"So Joey, I noticed that your elastic calf strap is +1, 3/4 of an inch less wide, and has an asymmetrical ratio of hook to loop. Also, your thigh rise does not flex torsionally but your boot does.  Any explanation for these?  Also, why don't you use Pro Laces I mean, come on?"

Most goalies ain't like us.

25 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

Which is unfortunate.

Bunch of posers, the lot of 'em

Host guy can't be that much of a gear nut - doesn't even know about the famed 590 Koho/Reebok/Lefebvre/Lefevre/True break...  

Like Daccord - seems like a good dude.

On 9/25/2021 at 6:43 PM, seagoal said:

Very fun, charming video here of Joey Daccord going over his new gear with the host of a local Seattle hockey podcast called Sound of Hockey.  Darren, the host, is a local goalie and he's pretty geeky about gear so it's fun to see him talking to Kraken goalies about their gear during his media access to the guys. 

Daccord was asked about the leather straps on his pads and says "if I'm being honest they literally don't do anything but they are just there to look cool."  I got a big kick out of that response

Anyway, a rare opportunity to hear an NHL goalie talking about his gear

 

 

Admittedly I don't know much about Bauer construction/layup since the days of the Jerry Wright masks (which is why I didn't chime in on your mask specifically). If I had to hazard a guess - like @MangoRhinehart said - I'd assume polyester (since that'd be a good way to ensure you keep buying their masks on a regular cycle). Good luck.

I'll echo some of what others have said...

For me - the sticker doesn't mean anything (unless you are playing in a league where the sticker is required). There is day to day/skate to skate maintenance everybody should perform: check for cracking/delamination, tighten screws, CLEAN THE FOAM!/sweatband, replace hardware (including the cage) and foam as necessary... type stuff that frankly a lot of us probably overlook (or rather at least don't do religiously). The second part of the equation is know the layup of your mask: polyester resins have a shelf life and even if you are consistently passing the sniff checks/doing the routine maintenance from part one - should be replaced after a certain amount of time has passed. If you use a mask that uses epoxy resin in the layup - that is not thought to degrade much if at all over time. The more confident you are in the materials used - the more confident you can be that the mask is still useful. 

It all comes down to feel good/making an informed decision. If you aren't comfortable making a call based on all the above - have someone knowledgeable take a look at it for you... this probably means not the dude/dudette from the local shop who probably just wants to sell you a new lid.

18 hours ago, dretti33 said:

Little bump to this thread with a question of my own. With the season starting up soon, I was going through the bag and noticed my helmet's (Bauer NME 8) HECC expired last September. Being a Canadian, we don't use the HECC, but it did make me realize that I bought the mask just over 9 years ago.

Apart from the eyeball test, the mask seems fine cosmetically. Only real issues I get is ears ringing on shots to the shell, a small dent on one of the middle vertical bars (cert cateye), and I've only replaced the sweat band on the inside of the mask.

So golden question is, should I start looking to replace the mask or look into foams and the like, and will foams help with ringers?

19 minutes ago, MTH said:

I seeded a few spots yesterday. Huge thunderstorm now and it washed away the seed. Hopefully wherever it goes, it is enjoyed.

HA - same. Did a test run on a small section - cut it low, hand hard raked it to dethatch and seeded. Last two days hasn't stopped raining. Rain gauge is overflowing.

I don't know how it is in your guys necks of the woods but where I'm at its the age old mens league conundrum...

If the refs just called the first few marginal things to set the bar - it'd probably be fine 99 times out of 100. Its when they just want to get the game over as quick as possible and swallow their whistles that dickheads like this guy push the boundaries and force everyone else to escalate accordingly.

My two cents on peeps acting like tools in mens league. I'm all for going hard... but not being a hard on.