Portable Course Preference?

[h20skier]

Anyone have any preference on EZ-Slalom or Insta-Slalom? I'm about to buy a portable course and any insight would be greatly appreciated.

[M3Fan]

RE: Portable Course Preference?

EZ, HANDS DOWN. No comparison IMO.

[CAN'TSKI]

How easy and fast is the setup. Website says 15-25 mins. Do you have to swim around to set it up (cold winter duty), or can you do it from the boat?

[CAN'TSKI]

Another question. What do you use for anchors?

[east tx skier]

It is all done from the boat. EZ Slalom recommends twenty pound tri-fluted river anchors

[M3Fan]

It is all done from the boat. EZ Slalom recommends twenty pound tri-fluted river anchors

Correction- 30# anchors.

[djbartholomew]

I haven't been around ez slalom, but I own a insta slalom course and have for 10 years and have had very little problems with it. The first year I set up the course with a ski boat but got to much mud and water in the boat so I found a old pontoon to use. It takes about 15 minutes set up with three pepole, two setting and my self backing the float boat. Pulling the course up works best with three pepole removing and myself driving and winding the main line. We can do it with two and my self, but alot of work for me and it does slow down the removal. removal with 4 of us is about 20 minutes. I make my own anchors out of 2 1/2 or 3 gallon platic buckets and the screw in dog anchor and one bag of sacerte per anchor. no swimming required unless the boat driver stops to fast or you drop one of the arms. hope this helps. Also it is a pain to remove with a ski boat you know how well they back and the main line real just about has to set on the eng. compartment. With the ski boat it took us about 25 or more to set and about 30 minutes to remove.