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Fri 14 Jul, 2023 1:35 pm
I'm a bit stumped at the moment on finding a snow pulk or equivalent for a planned snow show Pretty Valley etc.
I busted my last one (1st attempt at DIY) - it was a kids toboggan - but the bum was ripped out of it by the end of the snow shoe trip @ Mt Stirling last August - poor snow cover... All I can see online for 'pulk/sled' are similar.
If you have any left-field ideas - eg: successful conversion of a plastic Gardening Cart - please get in touch.
Otherwise I have a relative that can weld aluminium to make one, but it seems like over-kill.
I busted my last one (1st attempt at DIY) - it was a kids toboggan - but the bum was ripped out of it by the end of the snow shoe trip @ Mt Stirling last August - poor snow cover... All I can see online for 'pulk/sled' are similar.
If you have any left-field ideas - eg: successful conversion of a plastic Gardening Cart - please get in touch.
Otherwise I have a relative that can weld aluminium to make one, but it seems like over-kill.
Re: Ideas for a DIY pulk that's not a kids toboggan
Fri 14 Jul, 2023 3:20 pm
http://www.hadfield.ca/Gear/tobaggan.html
I've made a couple of these using old Nordic skis.
But honestly it is hard to beat the moulded plastic sleds from Canada and the USA
https://studylib.net/doc/18787955/pulkb ... f-manitoba
That said mine are for sale as I don't think I'll be needing then again
The Paris Expedition is very hard to beat even at $250 freight from America if you can still find any
I've made a couple of these using old Nordic skis.
But honestly it is hard to beat the moulded plastic sleds from Canada and the USA
https://studylib.net/doc/18787955/pulkb ... f-manitoba
That said mine are for sale as I don't think I'll be needing then again
The Paris Expedition is very hard to beat even at $250 freight from America if you can still find any
Re: Ideas for a DIY pulk that's not a kids toboggan
Fri 14 Jul, 2023 3:29 pm
https://www.melbournesnowboard.com.au/p ... 4593915965
You will need two or three of these in a short train with an "X" coupling between them and they will need aluminium runners pop riveted or screwed to the base for tracking and wear resistance.
A very strong hip harness and trunnions for the connection of the sled to the hip belt.
Or go to skipulk and order from them
https://www.skipulk.com/
You will need two or three of these in a short train with an "X" coupling between them and they will need aluminium runners pop riveted or screwed to the base for tracking and wear resistance.
A very strong hip harness and trunnions for the connection of the sled to the hip belt.
Or go to skipulk and order from them
https://www.skipulk.com/
Re: Ideas for a DIY pulk that's not a kids toboggan
Wed 26 Jul, 2023 1:20 pm
My local junk shop has 4 plastic sleds for $10- each, I offered $20- for all four and they declined, all four in a train could hold a fair amount of gear. Tempted to go back but i don't think I'll be snow camping next year either
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