I'm a real newbie to kiting and was looking at snow kiting and came across a steerable sled. Has anyone seen this kited?
You can sit upright and steer with your feet.
you would need some rests on the sides for the lateral pull...airin - 25-9-2011 at 04:55 PM
I'd be interested in sled kiting too if there was some sort of snow vehicle that would take the place of a buggy...why stand on your pins atop a
slippery slat or two if you could sit you butt on a snow bug! :bouncing:mukluk - 25-9-2011 at 05:13 PM
check out this guys utube channel..
kite sled vid..
close up of the gear
don't know how close to the wind he can edge??snowspider - 27-9-2011 at 05:47 AM
The Hammerhead is a bit narrow but may work with some modifications. There are two black plastic kneel on sleds that steer by leaning and the might
work a little bit. The only proven designs are the Peter Lynn sleds , my snowspider sled , and Deans ( aka kteguru) buggy with the ski/blade setup.
Keiron has pics on the forum of his ski sled setup , similar concept to mine. Check the gallery under ski... for pics of my "snowspider sled"snowspider - 30-9-2011 at 02:04 PM
I forgot this one , xxtreem apexx is also developing a buggy/sledswyper - 8-10-2011 at 03:20 PM
What if you could just take a buggy and swap the wheels for some kind of ski? Like this. Maybe some wider slats for powder?wheresthewind? - 8-10-2011 at 03:35 PM
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Originally posted by swyper
What if you could just take a buggy and swap the wheels for some kind of ski? Like this. Maybe some wider slats for powder?
i have such a mod on my flexi bug 2 skis and a front skate which i might replace
with a 3rd ski......swyper - 9-10-2011 at 12:01 PM
Let's see a pic wheresthewind! Front skate would be a good idea on ice or hardpack...but prolly not so good in the soft stuff I'm guessing?indigo_wolf - 9-10-2011 at 01:01 PM
A while back someone sold a Flexifoil buggy fully kitted with runners.... thinking that was about 2 or 3 winters ago.
Depending on terrain, I am thinking that a belly pan would be strongly recommended as soft snow or a rut could easily place the squishy bits in
harm's way.
ATB,
Samwheresthewind? - 9-10-2011 at 02:50 PM
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Originally posted by swyper
Let's see a pic wheresthewind! Front skate would be a good idea on ice or hardpack...but prolly not so good in the soft stuff I'm guessing?
i'll try to get a couple pics when i get some time--regarding your comment, thats why im looking at another ski for the front!!
gotta stay mobile--no excuses!!!!swyper - 10-10-2011 at 08:32 PM
true...you'd either need to increase the clearance or wear some kind of basting pan on your ass, keep one handy after thanksgiving :roll:
Most lakes around here turn to mostly ice, with piles of drifted snow. You'd almost need a ski with a 1 inch skate blade welded onto the bottom of it
so it would keep an edge on ice but ride over the drifts
