kick wax for touring?

Ive skinned up from rockdale lake to Grand junction alongside MD2020 and that wax works! On later day I tried it myself with some old REX blue. Just rubbed it on and corked it a little and not to the extent that MD2020 recomends . So much easier and faster than skins. I inherited a whole tub of wax but I'm heading out for some of that Swix blue extra before there's run on it!
There are some good online advice at Tognars.Probaly some other places as well.
After all Lowell's talk about skinny skins this winter I picked up a pr for $10 at Taoma mountaineers used gear sale.

Lowell,

I take my kickers out quite a bit in the spring, though I've never tested them "side-by-side" with skinnies primarily because the skinniest we've got is 65mm and those are cut for Brett's 139cm sticks.  How skinny?  And are you suggesting a left-foot-kicker, right-foot-skinny test?  (Switching left/right to eliminate any dominant foot or uphill foot bias)  It could be interesting.  We could hook up for a test or I could loan you my 60mm kickers...  So many skins, so little time.

-Dave R

Editted to correct kicker width...

I've used the Swix two-pack of Blue Extra and Red Silver, and find it helps on those gentle ups after the skins are off at the start of descents or messing around in rolling places if snow's not too wet. No effect on skins even when field applied and not usually neatly corked in. When I skied on a hut tour in Colorado, guys there were getting a whole lot of climb out of the Blue Extra in cold dry snow, and applying to the whole ski length. MD2020's tips will help me apply it better, I'm sure.

I am not sure what the outcome would be between skinny skins and kicker skins on flat ground, however from my experience if you are on terrain that has side hills, the kickers will grip better when the ski is tilted on edge, assuming we are talking about spring conditions, or when the snow is firm.

For me when I am touring using wax is a great way to go when the temps are below 32, but when the temps get much above 32 it gets tricky and the wax options get stickier. Of course it becomes a personal choice at that point.

We always fall back on our "black wax" (skins) when it is to warm.

Don