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Sledge, Pulk?
mccannam sed:
On Jan 20, 9:15*pm, BGhouse wrote: mccannam sed: Has anyone built a sledge or pulk for towing your gear while xc skiing? Just putting the fitting touches on a pulk I'll be using during a Ski Patrol Mountain Travel and Rescue course. *Here's my write-up on it: http://webpages.charter.net/bghouse/SkiPulk/ Doesn't address your tracked trail requirement. Thanks BG, that's useful site for building a pulk, I wish I would have seen it sooner. I'm using the 7' pvc pipes for my person to sled connection. I figure if it gets too cold I'm not going, but if I'm out there and then it gets cold.... It seems a whole lot of folk use PVC without a problem ... Maybe carry a simple repair kit with some kind of sleeve that could be glued/taped/clamped over a break. OTOH, I plan to use a tow line as a back-up to the tracers. Funny thing, the Erapro sled is made about 20 minutes from my house yet I only found out about from you. Ain't that the way it is. I spent considerable time looking for a local source, then ended up ordering it from REI. I'm going to add some suspenders to my waist belt as I discovered that there is a significant downward pull on the belt that had me hiking it up every once in a while. I've heard of that. One solution I heard was to attach it to a day pack. I'll keep that in mind during sea-trails! Good luck. -- BG - W Michigan |
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