Good Evening. I just purchased this sled with the intent to use it for winter backpacking on the Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania, which is covered with rocks. Can you use this sled on a rocky trail where the rocks are not completely covered with snow?
Pulks, sleds, toboggan all prefer snow. Most sleds will typically handle some abuse by rocks and other trail debris but snow is best. Rocks will most likely scratch the surface of the sled and if the temps are extremely cold, they could even crack some sleds if enough weight is placed on a smaller pointed rock. Always try to find the most snowy spots in the trail.
Greetings Steve. Runners are useful tools when the snow conditions call for them. We put uhmw runners on our fiberglass Expedition pulks. Overall, pulks work well in snow, leaves and grass. We recommend avoiding gravel and rocks if possible. If you're on a trip that is guaranteed to have rocks and gravel, we would recommend runners at that point. An old pair of cc skis work well if you don't have uhmw strips. Here's to good snow and happy trails.
