cbcbd
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Note for future readers - DO NOT use carbon fiber poles for your sled.
During my trip last week to Chimney Pond I broke them 3 times and luckily was able to fix them:
-going to RB... while trying to reach back to grab one of the poles I torqued one pole too much and the CF section snapped.
-after going a little off trail to let a snowmobile by I tried backing up with the sled - the force when going reverse on a slight uphill snapped another section of the CF pole.
-after getting water from the pond I tripped on the harness with my snowshoes and with that I guess I torqued the other pole and snapped it.
Convinced? Good.
The aluminum skiing poles worked great and are pretty light. I'll probably hit a consignment area for some old poles to replace the CF sections I had.
The rest of the sled worked great. Only things I changed for the trip was eliminating the clip in this picture- just connecting the eye bolt directly to the U; and connecting the biner to the sewn webbing on my harness
During my trip last week to Chimney Pond I broke them 3 times and luckily was able to fix them:
-going to RB... while trying to reach back to grab one of the poles I torqued one pole too much and the CF section snapped.
-after going a little off trail to let a snowmobile by I tried backing up with the sled - the force when going reverse on a slight uphill snapped another section of the CF pole.
-after getting water from the pond I tripped on the harness with my snowshoes and with that I guess I torqued the other pole and snapped it.
Convinced? Good.
The aluminum skiing poles worked great and are pretty light. I'll probably hit a consignment area for some old poles to replace the CF sections I had.
The rest of the sled worked great. Only things I changed for the trip was eliminating the clip in this picture- just connecting the eye bolt directly to the U; and connecting the biner to the sewn webbing on my harness