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Article #1659Snow Camping - Klondike Derbies
From: Daniel Snoek
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1993 00:16
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1993 00:16
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For those out there that have participated in a Klondike derby that required a sled to be built I would like to know which way the sled moved forward. Did the boys push the sled or pull the sled with ropes? Last year I led our troop with a sled that was first designed to be pulled but I found that pushing was much more efficient and caused less problems with rope tie-ups. Our sled rode low (No more than 3 feet), was surprisingly light (two skies, platform a few inches above the skies and triangle side boards) and had a PVC pipe on the back to push. With a light sled (out smallest scout could lift it) I found that pushing it was fastest and could be done by just one person. How have others of you made their sleds - places for scouts to push on the side/back or ropes to pull?
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wupost!csus.edu!netcom.com!netcomsv!terapin!dsnoek From: dsnoek@terapin.com (Daniel Snoek) Newsgroups: rec.scouting Subject: Snow Camping - Klondike Derbies Message-ID: <dsnoek.35kp@terapin.com> Date: 8 Jan 93 16:16:42 PST Organization: BBS Lines: 14