Sunday, November 12, 2006

ski pulks

the wintry weather has gotten us excited about cross-country skiing, which also means brainstorming about how to ski with noah. it turns out the trailer things you pull behind skis are called "pulks," and there are a few different companies that sell kid-friendly ones. but of course, as aaron's brother colin says, why would aaron buy something he could make? so we're researching different options for do-it-yourself designs. i'm thinking since we have a bike trailer already we could try to make something like this:



but aaron thinks the trailer might be too heavy to pull (since we have a double). he is leaning more toward a sled-based design, but the question then is how to make a cozy, shock absorbent seat for noah?

you can look at different pulks here. has anyone made or used one of these before? we'd love any advice or feedback!

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