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Old 12-06-2016, 08:08 AM
calgarygringo calgarygringo is offline
 
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Default Otter Pro

I push my Otter Pro on a Smitty sled and works great. They are a bit heavier than other sleds but are worth it. I also found putting a handle on the back and pushing instead of pulling works a lot easier too though I still have the rope on the front if needed.






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Originally Posted by RavYak View Post
I have thought about trying the ski/smitty sled route as I figure that would make it a fair bit easier pulling in substandard conditions.

One thing good to mention is that the higher quality more durable sleds like the otter pro sleds are really nice especially if you want to haul them behind a snowmobile or quad but if you have to pull them by hand any distance or through snow they are a beast when loaded with gear. I use a medium otter pro and fully loaded with tent, heater, flasher, fishing gear and some times sleeping gear it is almost unbearable to pull any significant distance. I also have a frabill recon tent/sled and used it this weekend and I liked it and it pulled easier being so much lighter but it would be useless behind a quad/snowmobile and would break/wear through in no time.

The smaller light duty sleds like a calf sled are much nicer if walking on, hardest part is figuring a way to fit all your gear in a small low wall sled.
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