Low grip skins for prolonged flats?

Thanks for all the feedback. I think I'm going to reglue and cut down to about an inch or 2 wide an old pair of skins... see how it works.

Thanks!

I tend to be a fan of found materials, especially when kayaking, but you can do it too when skinning.  Choosing the right conifer branch can work surprisingly well.  Fir is good because the needles are fairly dense and will orient themselves as needed.  Pine is probably the best, though because the needle bunches are all swept in one direction.  Pine branches tend to be a bit heavier at the butt so need to be lashed well high on the shovel of the ski to keep them from digging in.  A couple of Voile straps in front of the binding  and one behind should be about right to fine tune the attachment.  Hope this helps..

I tend to be a fan of found materials, especially when kayaking, but you can do it too when skinning.  Choosing the right conifer branch can work surprisingly well.  Fir is good because the needles are fairly dense and will orient themselves as needed.  Pine is probably the best, though because the needle bunches are all swept in one direction.  Pine branches tend to be a bit heavier at the butt so need to be lashed well high on the shovel of the ski to keep them from digging in.  A couple of Voile straps in front of the binding  and one behind should be about right to fine tune the attachment.  Hope this helps..

I may start doing this at the parking lot, just to see how my partners react.

Anyone tried grip tape and is it any better or worse than warm wax? Will kick wax foul skin glue?