Should I buy this set up?

To each his own - but who thought of the honey badger as a good touring option? Before spending that level of coin please scroll through sierra trading post and find a more reasonable touring option for new skis, new boots and new bindings and you might still be under that asking price.
 
I can almost see how this happens so I'm going to give it my best shot.

Justin is in his mid twenties and grew up skiing and enjoys it a lot. A buddy took him touring on loaned gear and Justin enjoyed how peaceful it was being away from a resort so he starts dreaming about getting a set up. He's no gear expert but he does follow the Dave Ramsey financial plan to a T. Once spring comes around he sees a brand new pair of Line Honey Badgers for sale on Evo and all he knows they are light weight and the cheapest on the site so he makes a purchase. Pair with a set of bindings and boots that weren't fitted and he's ready to go next winter.

Fast forward to this winter. Justin has gone out on his set up a couple of times. While he'll always enjoy time on snow, he's just not enjoying it as much as he thought he would. The boots are uncomfortable, the skis don't really ski that well, and he's feeling the need to justify buying a season pass. So, he gives up on touring and is now cashing out on his set up and is trying to recover has much of his investment as possible.
 
14383114:r00kie said:
I can almost see how this happens so I'm going to give it my best shot.

Justin is in his mid twenties and grew up skiing and enjoys it a lot. A buddy took him touring on loaned gear and Justin enjoyed how peaceful it was being away from a resort so he starts dreaming about getting a set up. He's no gear expert but he does follow the Dave Ramsey financial plan to a T. Once spring comes around he sees a brand new pair of Line Honey Badgers for sale on Evo and all he knows they are light weight and the cheapest on the site so he makes a purchase. Pair with a set of bindings and boots that weren't fitted and he's ready to go next winter.

Fast forward to this winter. Justin has gone out on his set up a couple of times. While he'll always enjoy time on snow, he's just not enjoying it as much as he thought he would. The boots are uncomfortable, the skis don't really ski that well, and he's feeling the need to justify buying a season pass. So, he gives up on touring and is now cashing out on his set up and is trying to recover has much of his investment as possible.
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now I feel bad for justin
 
topic:Thegratefulskier said:
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Idk how it is in the us because I live in switzerland but for 1200.-/1500.- here you can get a full new touring setup, so maybe wait to have a bit more money and buy something brand new or don't in the end you do you. But i woulnd't buy ski boots whitout trying them because even if it's the right size they might not feel good on your feet.

So what i would suggest is either wait a bit more and buy all new, or pay less for just used skis and bidings and at least buy your own pair of boots. especially if you're gonna do touring you will need to feel good in those boots.
 
14383083:Christian_Bale said:
155 Honey Badgers... in a touring setup. I refuse to believe this isn't a joke
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I had a pair of honey badgers as my first park ski, I rode them i pow and they did ok considering they are a “park only” ski
 
14383114:r00kie said:
I can almost see how this happens so I'm going to give it my best shot.

Justin is in his mid twenties and grew up skiing and enjoys it a lot. A buddy took him touring on loaned gear and Justin enjoyed how peaceful it was being away from a resort so he starts dreaming about getting a set up. He's no gear expert but he does follow the Dave Ramsey financial plan to a T. Once spring comes around he sees a brand new pair of Line Honey Badgers for sale on Evo and all he knows they are light weight and the cheapest on the site so he makes a purchase. Pair with a set of bindings and boots that weren't fitted and he's ready to go next winter.

Fast forward to this winter. Justin has gone out on his set up a couple of times. While he'll always enjoy time on snow, he's just not enjoying it as much as he thought he would. The boots are uncomfortable, the skis don't really ski that well, and he's feeling the need to justify buying a season pass. So, he gives up on touring and is now cashing out on his set up and is trying to recover has much of his investment as possible.
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Justin is also 5ft 1
 
Absolutely not. A brand new set of pin bindings will run ya 5-600 bucks

those skis are absolutely not worth 400 bucks…. Especially if you have to remount.

if he were selling for 5-700 id say the bindings are worth that much alone but 1000 for a used setup is a rip off im sorry.

You could find brand new pins somewhere for less than 400 and get brand new or slightly used sticks for 300 no problem.

this is a ripoff homie is trying to sell a used setup for what he paid for it (if not more)
 
I bought em. Things are a deal. Bases were pretty thrashed but for that price I'm still pretty happy. Gonna come in clutch for my trip to AK this spring to hike some big lines.
 
Putting aside the sheer stupidity of using honey badgers for touring, anyone else find it even more amusing that they're size 155 ?? omg. This is too rich.
 
This may have been a set up for his kid or something that he now thinks he’ll get retail for…. I see that quite a bit on local Facebook groups
 
14383647:HypeBeast said:
Putting aside the sheer stupidity of using honey badgers for touring, anyone else find it even more amusing that they're size 155 ?? omg. This is too rich.
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Well, if you mount them -25 the tips will plane right up on the pow. You can save a lot of weight going short.

**This post was edited on Jan 22nd 2022 at 1:18:20am
 
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