Fat Ski Skinning

I'm getting Dynafits for them. It is NOT hard skinning on the Megas in powder or anything soft.

I guess I don't understand the idea of putting Dynafits on Megas or any other ski that requires bulky skins to take up a good portion of my pack space ???
Like buying a Ferrari and putting nylon polyester tires on it.
Seems like that would put a lot of stress on the Dynafits in the ski area.
The Dukes are a more solid clamp, but a pain for ease of tour IMHO.
I don't understand the need for wide ski touring, so I am biased on my ideas, the advantages don't beat the disadvantages on paper my experiences. I admit that in deep snow the climb up may keep one higher on the surface, but not sure overall of the advantage in the big picture of a season.
Not to be a Donnie Downer, but it struck me that we have a luxurious country where in the midst of economic disaster we can discuss the advantages and disadvantages of skiing where we have enough skis so a pair of skis can sit in a garage until a moment is right to use them.
Guilty as charged

You may not need fat skis Joedabaker!!!, but we need fat skis to keep up with your skinny ass on yur skiiny assed skis on the downhill.

I guess I don't understand the idea of putting Dynafits on Megas or any other ski that requires bulky skins to take up a good portion of my pack space  ???

I'm getting Dynafits because they tour and ski better, not because they're lighter, although that's a nice side benefit. I know you know this, but I always find it funny how people assume that because Dynafits are light they're somehow only for meadow skipping and Euro-lycra festivals, when in my experience, they ski better (much stiffer, closer to the ski, etc.) than any other touring binding, by far. To each their own, I suppose.

Well, I don't tour on anything other than Dynafits anymore, but it took some years to get to that point. Along the way there were stops in Silvrettaland and Fritschiland; when I first got interested in touring I looked at a Dynafit TLT and said "no way I'm staying in that thing." Given SkierHiker's size, that might still be a consideration.

Keep in mind that SkierHiker doesn't really know how much he likes touring yet. It makes more sense to start with a bomber heavy setup that will work for lift-served and go lighter from there as the need arises.

Edit to add: Joedabaker was having fun in backcountry mank when a wide ski had a 70mm waist. When he insists that wide skis are unnecessary and wide skins take up too much room in your pack, take it with a grain of salt.

I'm getting Dynafits because they tour and ski better, not because they're lighter, although that's a nice side benefit. I know you know this, but I always find it funny how people assume that because Dynafits are light they're somehow only for meadow skipping and Euro-lycra festivals, when in my experience, they ski better (much stiffer, closer to the ski, etc.) than any other touring binding, by far. To each their own, I suppose.

I agree with all you said above, traveling and the feel of the ski is a great benefit of the dynafit. I guess what I was thinking with the Ferrari/tire comparison was, at least in my case the binding/screws won't be able to endure the beating that is delivered from charging in the resort. I have seen a couple cases of the pincers that got bent from one to many dips.
But they do indeed hold, I'm 6'4 205lbs. Early this season I was skiing a sunbaked foot of new and got shoestring tackled by a buried branch. They did not release, reefed my calf. Since I was wallowing upsidedown in set up cement I almost considered taking my boot off to get out of the binding. I may need to take the din down a couple notches and make sure not to lock the toe. That is on a pair of Classics that go to 10.
Anywho, need to go so I can get my tickets for the Euro-Lycra Festival before they sell out!

We've all lost sight of the original question:
I love dynafiddlies but they are not durable or reliable enough for prolonged ( notice nuance) resort skiing.
They are the bestest in the whole wide world and the universe for touring.
For primarily resort skiing , for a big guy, who wants to do a little sidecountry- Dukes or Fritschis. QED.