Possible?
Anyone know a way to rig a sled that would work for singletrack ski touring?
We're trying to sort out a good way to carry 20 lbs of gear for skiing 30+ miles a day of ungroomed singletrack hiking trail.
The sled cannot be tipping over. -- That's what happens to our sleds right now, but our sleds aren't totally dialed in. Still, with pivots points at the sled with the poles I don't see how to prevent tipover in humpy, lumpy technical terrain -- other than maybe to keep the load REALLY low and maybe somehow find a slightly wider sled.
And it can't slip down sideslopes. Or whip around and whack trees.
It would be nice to have the sled carry everything. And it has to be simple and very lightweight -- like 10 lbs max. Skier could have fanny pack for map and snacks. I'm thinking to somehow be able to whip the sled forward and between the legs for grabbing water and food stops. Maybe sit on the sled, etc.
Any singletrack sled beta out there?
Ideally this would be a DIY sled concept. ...Ideally using a kids snow sled. That's been our base sled so far. We don't have no steenking $300 for sleds.
Anyone know a way to rig a sled that would work for singletrack ski touring?
We're trying to sort out a good way to carry 20 lbs of gear for skiing 30+ miles a day of ungroomed singletrack hiking trail.
The sled cannot be tipping over. -- That's what happens to our sleds right now, but our sleds aren't totally dialed in. Still, with pivots points at the sled with the poles I don't see how to prevent tipover in humpy, lumpy technical terrain -- other than maybe to keep the load REALLY low and maybe somehow find a slightly wider sled.
And it can't slip down sideslopes. Or whip around and whack trees.
It would be nice to have the sled carry everything. And it has to be simple and very lightweight -- like 10 lbs max. Skier could have fanny pack for map and snacks. I'm thinking to somehow be able to whip the sled forward and between the legs for grabbing water and food stops. Maybe sit on the sled, etc.
Any singletrack sled beta out there?
Ideally this would be a DIY sled concept. ...Ideally using a kids snow sled. That's been our base sled so far. We don't have no steenking $300 for sleds.
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