what do you have in your skate bag?

[sk8_4fun]

This ones just a bit of fun really. I was rooting around in my skate bag yesterday and realised how full of junk it was :oops: and I wondered what sort of stuff was in everybody elses? Mine has:

skates with soakies
blade guards
tissues(some used eeewww!)
skate tape
a skatemate (sharpening tool)
1x Knee pad,
2x pairs gloves
a blade towel
packet of anadin
packet of cough sweets
half bottle of water
an ancient cereal bar
and a lace pull

[Mercedeslove]

Hmmm

My skates of course.
Those big puffy skate soakers
My pretty hard guards. Pink and blue that glow in the dark
Tissues
My iPod holder. It straps around my wasit and keeps my iPod cozy.
POTC soundtrack
Eight pairs of gloves
Sno-seal
Stuff to spray inside my skates so they don't smell like feet
skate towles
extra laces
lace puller
chap-stick
female things
and whatever else I feel like I need that day.

[edgygirl]

My skates and soakers
blue sparkly hard guards
about 5 pairs of gloves
extra tights
extra jacket
thin socks
leg warmers
cotton balls to put between my toes if they rub
pirate bandaids
ponytail holders
skate towel
some general trash
a copy of figure skating for dummies and a trashy gossip magazine.

I think I'm going to add some tissues before I skate today.

[Skate@Delaware]

Ha! What DON'T I have in there....

My music
My daughter's music
4 pairs of gloves (2 are mine, 2 are "loaners")
chapstick
hairspray, hairclips, bobby pins, rubberbands, brush
screwdriver
socks
stockings
gel crash pads
lotion
sweater
soakers
blade guards
my skates
tissues
mp3 player
my journal that has-another copy of my music, routine on 3x5 card, homework list on 3x5 card, pen-so I can take it to the boards with me
candy and a granola bar, sometimes I throw in some nuts
Water bottle
$$$$ money for stuff in the vending machines or snackbar (hidden so my son can't use it at the arcade)
extra set of laces
towel for wiping down my blades
safety pins
bandaids
that's all I can remember off the top of my head.....

[NickiT]

Hmmmm.....my bag weighs a tonne and it's not just down to the skates. Good thing it has wheels!

I have in my bag:-

skates
hard guards
soakers
gloves
wiping cloth
tissues
deodorising shoe spray
music CDs
spare laces
spare ankle tights
oval bungapad
bunga sleeve
plasters (band aids for you in the US)
ibuprofen tablets
tiger balm
deodorising wipes
screwdriver
pen
notebook
calculator

Probably other bits too but that's what I can recall off the top of my head!

Nicki

[flying~camel]

Skates
Stinkees
Purple, fluffy soakers
Purple & blue hard guards
Wiping cloth
Several pairs of gloves
Several pairs of skating socks
CD wallet with CDs of my music
Cassette tapes of my music
Hair brush
First aid kit
Pen
Lesson journal
Pony tail holders
Tissues
Spare laces

[skating_babe11]

I have soooo much stuff in my skate bag its not even funny!
Skates (of couse)
Gaurds
Soakers
Towel
I think 5 Pairs of Gloves
Hairspray, clips, elastics, brush
Blister pads
Bandaids
Mole Skin
Pens, Paper
Jump Rope
Water Bottle
Skate Tape
Markers
Skating Music
Scisors
Skating Socks
Gel Ankle pads
Screw Driver
Extra Laces
Thats all i can think of right now !

This thread reminds me i should clean out my skate bag!

[CaraSkates]

Hmm...I have a very large lime green suitcase and it's pretty full. When we carpool skates to be sharpened (45min plus drive) we can put three pairs in my bag....

I have in it -
my skaters in soakers
my hard guard - purple and blue
extra hard guards (saving for when these wear out)
2x bunga ankle sleeves
mints
hair elastics
scrunchies
inhaler that I almsot never need
hair brush and hair spray
lock and key for my bag (sometimes used at competitions if we're leaving for a while)
3x towels to dry my skates
stinkeez that i should put in my skates but forget half the time
15x gloves (I have almsot every solid color and a bunch of stripes)
makeup remover (left over from a competition, should take that out...)
random ladybug keychains (my rink/coach has a thing for bugs...)
a pair of socks
fleece zip off pants
fleece/lycra leggings
fleece jacket
a pen
pink folder that I keep our sign for our locker room in (keeps the hockey players out)
photos from the last competition, papers left over from competition i should throw out (all in the folder)
tights and dress that I wore, got changed and forgot to take out! :oops:
and a copy of SKATING that I was reading during the break today.

[Skittl1321]

Ice Skates w/ soakers on
Hard Guards
Gloves
Washcloth
Knee-High Tights
3 quarters and 2 dimes (not sure why)
an old reciept (really not sure why)
My LTS ID card
USFSA LTS booklet
The Angel Company Catalog

[kateskate]

Skates
Hard guard
Soakers
Blade wiping cloth
Bunga pads
Tissues x 100000000
Gloves
Tights
Skirt
Spare socks
A million hair ties and clips
Foot spray
Needle and thread
Safety pins
Music x 3 - free skating, free dance and compulsories mini discs
Laces
Skipping rope
Water
Notebook
Pen
Hair brush
Carrier bag (?)
Portable hair straightners
Plasters
Paracetemol
Arnica cream and tablets
Screwdriver

Now in my locker I have:
Spare jumpers
2 pairs of roller blades
2 sets of roller blade padding

[Casey]

This post again? Again! (http://skatingforums.com/showthread.php?t=8506) Again! (http://skatingforums.com/showthread.php?t=16233) :P

[Skittl1321]

This post again? Again! (http://skatingforums.com/showthread.php?t=8506) Again! (http://skatingforums.com/showthread.php?t=16233) :P

Got one from 2005? Otherwise it looks like the board missed a year :)

[Rusty Blades]

I can not answer that question - it's a National Security issue :roll:

[Skate@Delaware]

I can not answer that question - it's a National Security issue :roll:
Dianne,
I'm sure we have SOME sort of clearance that allows us to know the contents (maybe a skate pass or something like that)???? It's like looking in the junk drawer in the kitchen LOL We all know you have "stuff" it's just knowing exactly what!

[vesperholly]

Oh, let's see...

Skates (duh)
Soft guards
Hard guards
Two small towels
Red sponge pads
Lace hook
Bag of hair elastics, barrettes and a brush
Water bottle
Box of tissues
Two pairs of stretchy gloves
Tube of lip balm

I'm pretty minimalist I guess! :mrgreen:

[SkatingOnClouds]

Damn, I think the contents of my skate bag are pretty boring.

skates
soakers - thick, turquoise terry towelling
guards - clear
black microfibre towel for blade drying and forehead mopping
bunga gel sleeves
fingerless cyclist gloves
daughter's gloves - in case she tries to tell me she hasn't got any
plastic bag holding bandaids, paper tape, gel patches
plastic bag containing white microfibre towel, white boot covers.
2 x spare tights
tissues.
spare undies, leggings, t-shirt (it gets wet at our rink in warm weather, and a spare set of clothes is essential otherwise it's a long, soggy drive home)

Yep, pretty boring, I'm afraid

[Rusty Blades]

Ok, what the heck!

A Jerry's "Seperator Bag on Wheel" with:
skates
soakers
hard guards
towel
spare laces
lace hook
notebook and pen
lock & key (for skate bag)
program music
program notes
tensor bandage
candy wrappers
1 pair cloth gloves
1 pair knitt gloves
2 pair tights
1 pair shorts
1 Polar Fleece jacket
1 Polar Fleece vest
1 pair Polar Fleece stretch pants
1 long-sleeved T-shirt
screwdriver (for blades)
map showing all city arenas
1 warm headband
1 set of earplugs (for LOUD music!)
One 25 cent piece (for telephone call for bail money)
and various unrecognizable bits

Hey, not much! I have only been skating for 9 months!

[airyfairy76]

Awww - my bag looks really sad and pathetic in comparison. But I have only been skating for two months!

Skates
Skate guards (candy floss pink - I'm such a girlie)
Blade soakers (purple ones)
Gloves (to prevent finger sliceage - something I still worry about)
Manky bits of tissue to wipe my blades (I really need to get a blade cloth :D )
Money
Progress card (for Skate UK - currently at Level 4)
Extra pairs of knee high nylons
Plasters
Ipod (not been brave enough to take it on the ice yet though :lol: )
Mobile phone

And that's about it so far - I am sure my bag will be filled with about ten times more crap in another two months time, if my normal bags are anything to go by!!

[Mrs Redboots]

In the main compartment, we have:

Skates, clad in personalised soakers and rather old individual bags that no longer match the soakers.
Pair of guards.
Wiping cloth.
Small towel for standing on to change my shoes when the floor is wet, dirty or both.In the secondary compartment, we have:

Spare laces
Spare batteries for my MP3 player
Some very old skate tape
A Skatemate
The stone I used before I got my Skatemate (which is new)
A small screwdriver
A small bottle of hand sanitiser
"Emergency" pop-socks in case I've forgotten to bring any
Gloves
Music, in the seasonAnd, of course, there's the bag I also take, that has my bootcovers du jour, another pair of emergency socks (and I only really use them for competitons when I'm wearing over-boot tights! If I'm skating in leggings, I put the socks on before I leave home.), sunglasses, reading glasses, my MP3 player in the season, a heart rate monitor, and anything else I'm likely to need - water-bottle, banana, cereal bar, etc.

[skate_star]

ok, here's what's in my skate bag (take into consideration that I emptied it out last week)

-1 pair skates
-1 pair soft guards
-1 pair hard guards
-2 sweaters
-2 pairs of tights (1 footed, 1 footless)
-1 pair leggings
-skate tape
-scissors
-money
-3 pairs of gloves
-wrist splint
-2 water bottles
-extra laces
-cloth
-mini journal
-mini kleenex box
-2 packs of hair clips
-granola bar
-1 cd
-1 casette tape

[mintypoppet]

Blimey, how do you manage to make it all fit?? I don't think I have a particularly small bag, but I wouldn't be able to close it if I put anything else in there. I know - I've tried :lol:

Skates
Soakers
Hard guards
Bunga sleeve
Gloves
Wrist guards
Spare socks (occasionally)
Tissues
Blade cloth
Screwdriver
WD40 pen
Water
Wallet/keys/mobile

[Sonic]

Skates
Guards
Plasters (band aids for the non-Brits:P )
Towel for drying off blades
Knee pads
Gloves (this is the 5th pair since January...don't ask)
Wallet
Mobile phone (with assorted ring tones. Skating friends, coaches and other associates are identified by 'Ravel's Bolero' :D )
CD with programme music on
Front of car radio
Tissues
Inhalers

S xx

[mintypoppet]

Mobile phone (with assorted ring tones. Skating friends, coaches and other associates are identified by 'Ravel's Bolero' :D )

LOL! Oh, I'm glad it's not just me... I have Mack & Mabel for the same purpose :D

[faeriefall]

Oh Gosh, It's like a blackhole

Skates
Unicorn Soakers:D
Shiny pearl hard gaurds
2 pairs of fleece mittens(no circulation in my body whatsoever, multiple times I have been asked by first aid tech "How are you still alive?"):giveup:
Wrist guard for each wrist as I've broken the left one twice and the right once:roll:
2 dresses
Skirt
Pants
Overboot tights
Footed tights
footless tights
gel ankle socks
3 different program music (including copies so 6 cd's in all)
My sister's music
Socks for after in case I've forgotten
Jeans because I was to lazy to change out of skating attire and then to lazy to take them out:roll:
Kleenex
Inhaler, so I don't die...:giveup:
Advil, Tylenol
3 different brands of Bandaids excluding bandaid because I'm allergic:giveup:
Homework that needs to be done:roll:
hair elastics
brush
club jacket
and sweater
oh and food, becuase I get hungry:D

I think I got most of it...probably not though it really desperately needs to be cleaned...

[Isk8NYC]

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c127/Isk8NYC/Skating/SkateBag03.jpg

It's like a clown car exploded, don't you think?

My favorite things are the skates (of course), the little sockball filled with silica and lavender, the blue "Zamboni.com" lanyard with a skate hook, and the little Coca-Cola keychain "ICE COLD" that has a thermometer! (It's always cold in the rink!)

[TimDavidSkate]

- Asthma pump
- Honing stone
- Gloves (1. leather, 2. cotton)
- Red bull
- skating pants
- Ipod
- skating programs in CD's (at least 7 or 9)

[sue123]

Oh jeez. I have a lot of junk. I use a Nike duffel bag, I think the medium sized one? I feel wrong if I use a suitcase on wheels because I don't feel like I'm good enough for that yet. Anyway....
skates with cherry red soakers
clear blue hard guards
extra pants (I'm always afraid to rip a seam)
tights and knee highs, very few pairs of the knee highs actually still match
extra sweater
hairbrush
head band
hair clips
hair ties (I have uncooperative hair, mkay?)
pretty smelling body spray, from when I used to skate before class and didn't have time to take a shower before i got to class
hand lotion
chapstick
eye drops
towel to wipe my blades
granola bars
water bottle
sometimes orange juice if my blood sugar is low that day
lace hook
I used to have about 6 pairs of gloves, but when I went skating today, only one was in my bag.
2 knee braces, both for my right knee. One provides more stability and I wear that one if my knee is especially loose, other days its the smaller one.
wrist brace from when I sprained my wrist and wore it skating cause my doctor said so in case I fell, but I stopped wearing it to classes, so I just threw it in my bag and there it stays
band aids
female stuff
Some leftover Sno-Seal in one of those baggie things from when I bought my skates
Riedell stickers for some reason
a seashell
a bunch of crumbs in the side compartment for some reason
And I used to have a bunga pad that went around the ankle, but for some reason, I couldn't find it today.

Actually, true story. When I get to the rink, I always take my skates out of the bag and put them on the bench. Well, I took out one skate, and I could not find the other one. Normally they're right on top. So I'm going crazy, thinking how did I leave one skate at home? I'm such a moron. Turns out, it was at the very bottom, underneath 2 pairs of pants, a sweater, tights, etc. I think I need to get more organized.

[Casey]

Isk8NYC, it looks like you need to trim those hard guards to the length of your blades (hehe, it's just a pet peeve of mine)! How often do those guards last for you? I used to use that style but they would cut all the way through within just a few weeks... :/

I had a much more durable set with a metal spring and much harder, more solid rubber with my first pair of used skates...but alas, they just don't make them like they used to (not that I'm allowed to wear regular hard guards of any sort at all now). ;)

[Isk8NYC]

The pink guards are about a 1/2" longer than the blades because I walk heel-to-toe. Gotta protect the assets. I had a metallic purple pair with the metal springs but they broke. :cry: These were an impulse "need" purchase -- not the color or type I like, although I like one-piece guards more than two-piece.

They'll last about a year. I don't use them often. :oops:

BTW, this was taken AFTER I cleaned out the junk. HAHAHA

[Team Arthritis]

YEahhhhh! no more skate bag - got a locker that veritably explodes with my junque when I open it.:P
Lyle

[Award]

Sue123 .... that's not a skate bag. That's a suitcase. hahha...at least the list makes it sound like one hehehee

[sue123]

Sue123 .... that's not a skate bag. That's a suitcase. hahha...at least the list makes it sound like one hehehee

Yes I know, I carry a lot of junk around. I'll probably clean it out on Wed. since I'll probably take that bag with me when I go to Erie for a couple days. It's a nice size carry on bag, but it means I'll have to go through all the stuff. I'm afraid of what I might find if I empty it out 8O

[Mrs Redboots]

I've got to find some kind of soft ball or something - one of those hairy balls will probably work well - as the coach wants us to skate with a ball between our shoulders, to keep them in the right place.

Er - I should perhaps clarify that this is skating together in Kilian hold and Reverse Kilian hold, so between the front of his right shoulder & the back of my left, or the front of his left & the back of my right, as appropriate.

[Casey]

Well I just cleaned out and repacked my skate bag, so here goes:


Skates.
2 bath towels, one to wrap each skate up in.
A hand towel for drying the skates.
5 black knitted thin gloves. 3 with holes in them.
A set of fingerless leather weightlifting-style gloves.
2 big blue and black soakers for when my skates are packed.
2 green soakers for wearing around the rink since I can't wear hard guards as they'll scratch my blades.
2 kevlar "skate mate" thingies that velcro on over the blades and soakers
2 black soakers that are older and have holes, just in case.
A lace puller thingy
A sharpening stone
A can of Lincoln Natural shoe wax.
A wrap-style bandage with a little clip in case I have a calf or elbow injury to protect.
Comb.
Ziplock baggie of spare laces.
A little ziplock canvas thingy that contains:

4GB iPod Nano.
A couple skating punch cards.
USFSA Membership card.
Note pad.
Pen.
2 sets of headphones.
Headphone adapter with microphone for my cell phone.
iPod charger.
Adapters to plug iPod into either size headphone or RCA inputs (still need one for XLR for one rink...).

[Helen88]

:oops: Well I've barely got anything in mine - but it's a small bag and I've only been skating a few months...

*Skates (unless I'm REALLY unlucky)
*Blade towel (aka an old flannel)
*Soakers (that my mum made out of an old towel because she wouldn't pay £6 for something she decided she could make)
*Hard Guards
*Money for the cafe
*Orange boot covers

And that's pretty much it.

[peanutskates]

here goes:

skates
blade soakers
guards
blade chamois (towel)
bottle of water
2x 20p for lockers/phone (in case of emergency)
skating lesson documents
grade progression booklet
nail clippers w/ nail file
notebook
pen
2 plasters
gloves
vaseline
spare hairband

how does it all fit..?? i have no idea...

peanut x

[slusher]

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Look for a Gertie Ball, the one pictured above is a fancy version of the Nobbie Gertie. They're collapseable, you blow them up with a straw when you want to use it and they're rubbery textured. I used them with kids with motor difficulties and I currently use one in Canskate because it doesn't roll that far so it doesn't get away from the group. I think it would "stick" quite nicely between you and The Husband and if it is a bad day, you can throw it as a stress reliever. It's about 10" across, there are 4" versions too.

I've got to find some kind of soft ball or something - one of those hairy balls will probably work well - as the coach wants us to skate with a ball between our shoulders, to keep them in the right place.

Er - I should perhaps clarify that this is skating together in Kilian hold and Reverse Kilian hold, so between the front of his right shoulder & the back of my left, or the front of his left & the back of my right, as appropriate.

[Tiggerwoos]

I seem to have an empty bag:

Skates
Hard guards
Soakers
Purse
Towel to dry blades
Keys
Pen

Pretty boring really. Always forget to fill my water bottle up, so end up buying a bottle of water at the rink.

[AndreaUK]

Hi

Heres what I have in mine

Skates
Hard guards
Soakies
Leg warmers
2 pairs gloves
2 knee pads
2 elbow pads
2 wrist guards (dont use them)
1 pair of spare laces
1 pkt of spare screws
1 chamois leather
1 towel
1 lipstick
1 purse

Thats about it

Andrea

[Mrs Redboots]

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Look for a Gertie Ball, the one pictured above is a fancy version of the Nobbie Gertie. They're collapseable, you blow them up with a straw when you want to use it and they're rubbery textured. I used them with kids with motor difficulties and I currently use one in Canskate because it doesn't roll that far so it doesn't get away from the group. I think it would "stick" quite nicely between you and The Husband and if it is a bad day, you can throw it as a stress reliever. It's about 10" across, there are 4" versions too.
In the end, we found we had some padded stars that Rob Lichtefeld had thrown for the skaters last Mountain Cup, and they are absolutely perfect for the exercise. Husband's was still in his skate-bag, and I put mine in mine, so that's another bit of junk in the bag!

[TashaKat]

I haven't skated for a while but the contents of my bag were:

Free skates with soakers
Dance skates with soakers
Hard guards
Spare tights
Philips and straight screwdriver
Screws (saved someone's Silver test by having those in my bag!)
Tapes & CDs
Chamois cloth for drying blades
Gloves (assorted)
Chiffon skirts (assorted)
Lycra short skirt with inbuilt pants
T-shirt
Tissues
Pen
Notebook (coach liked us to write a precis of our lessons!)
Ice Link
Lip balm & face cream
Assorted bits of make up, glitter etc
Bunga pads
Grizzly bars (a sort of fruit bar thingy)
Water
Spare laces

Crikey ... how the heck did I ever carry that lot around? 8O