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Old-fashioned wooden sled (or Toboggan without runners). The practical use of sleds is ancient and widespread. They were never developed in areas with inconsistent winter snow cover, as vehicles to transport materials and/or people failed, far more people walked than used wheeled vehicles in icy and snowy conditions.
Toboggans come in a variety of shapes. Modern recreational toboggans are typically manufactured from wood or plastic or aluminum. A small plastic sled on which a rider sits and raises their legs while sledding may be known as a bum slider. Larger, more rugged models are made for commercial or rescue use.
The packing and lashing of a sled is an art. Weight must be carried low on the sled, to reduce the risk of tipping. Ingenious structures and materials are used to protect the passengers and hunters build small sleek versions to permit fast day trips. The qamutiik were traditionally hauled by trained dog teams.
Toboggan, an elongated sled without runners, usually made from wood or plastic, but sometimes made from sheet metal. [13] Saucer, a round sled curved like a saucer (see also flying saucer), also without runners and usually made out of plastic or metal; Flexible Flyer, a steerable wooden sled with thin metal runners [14]
Flexible Flyers are flexible both in design and usage. Riders may sit upright on the sled or lie on their stomachs, allowing the possibility to descend a snowy slope feet-first or head-first. To steer the sled, riders may either push on the wooden cross piece with their hands or feet, or pull on the rope attached to the wooden cross-piece.
Prior to starting the Slide of the Month section W. Ben Hunt had been featured in Boys’ Life Magazine as early as December 1942 where he explained how to build an arctic sled from scratch in his typical ink and pen artwork that would later be featured in so many of his slide articles.