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We were issued stuff that would make most people cry when I was in 10th Group. Ramer 'multipurpose' skis that didn't really work that well for any purpose, came with the Ramer bindings (toe slide with heel cable, lock downs for downhill, and realease for XC/Telemark) and they supposedly worked with the issued Hanwegs or the issued Chippewas with the issued Gaiters that worked about 70% of the time
Ok, now that the bitching is done - I became a pretty good skiier because of this equipment, we had to be very technically proficient with unforgiving equipment and accomplish our mission.
In the civilian world - it's much easier - rent various combinations until you find the setup you are most comfortable with - a few bucks in research, a series of test drives as it were. Most of the XC places are more than happy to set up different packages for rental - because they're going to try to sell you on a package, and if you come up with a combo, it saves them trail time.
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