DIY Pulk Sled

with only a couple weeks of winter left, I finally get out to test my DIY pulk sled.

using plans that I found on www.skipulk.com, we had to make a few modifications that I attempt to explain in the video.

- the plans suggested that you use a Paris Expedition sled but eventhough the sled is manufactured by a company in Montreal, they do not have any Canadain dealers??? They are available in the U.S. at a very reasonable price but the cost of shipping one to Canada would be almost twice the price of the sled. The sled I used was the Pelican Snow Trek 45 http://www.pelicansport.com/index.php?language=en&utilitysleds=snowtrek45

- 1/2" fiberglass fence posts are used in the plans for the rigid pole system but this was another item I could not find locally so I used 3/8" fiberglass chimney sweeping rods.

- my hipbelt required that I de-construct it to remove the webbing and pockets that were on it. I then attached 4 belt loops to the hipbelt before sewing it all back together. Running through the belt loops is a length of 2" webbing which forms the actual belt. Attached to the 2" are two shorter lengths of 1" webbing that were sewn to create the 5 webbing loops used to connect the poles. After building my hipbelt, I found a tool belt at Canadain Tire that could be used instead and would have been much easier. The foam padding in the tool belt is not as thick as my belt but would certainly do the job. Using the tool belt would only require that you sew on the piece of 1' webbing used for the pole connection loops.

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Howto & Style

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• pulk
• sled
• DIY
• expedition
• winter
• camping
• snowshoe
• crosscountryski
• xcountryski
• hiking
• ice
• fishing

[Tancrad]

canadian? looks like the waist belt of a MEC ibex pack

[gcstorm1]

@Tancrad

yes...the hipbelt is a replacement belt for a MEC Ibex pack but i had to modify it. found a tool belt at canadian tire afterwards that would have been easier to mod.

are you the same tancrad from hammock forums?

[ccvanoor4542]

Chapter 11. The EWS Premier Pulk- Lightweight Ball-joint Pulk. Was this the design that you used for the pulk hardware? I am excited to try and put my sled together soon. Your video was very useful.

[gcstorm1]

@ccvanoor4542 yes...chapter 11. i had shot some video during the construction stage but it was with my old miniDV camera which my pc has stopped recognizing so i was unable to use it. good luck...let us know how it turns out!!

[wawhiker]

...following all the helpful tips that Jim is getting now on his sled, including your very fine design - very good! Thanks!

[gcstorm1]

@wawhiker thanks. are you building one?

[Tancrad]

@gcstorm1 exact same. haven't been on in a while though.

[gcstorm1]

thanks. i didn't get mine done as quickly as you (& you built two!!) but it 's ready for next winter

[gcstorm1]

maybe i'll bring it to betwixt if i have room

[Ggreenvideos]

Nice sled :o)