I've been using a Paris Expedition sled with a homemade bag for the last 15 or so years. Last year I replaced the tow rope with poles following the instructions from Ski Pulk. Then at about the end of the season, the bag had a blowout. The Paris sled has worked well but sometimes I was wishing for a little more volume, probably the reason for the blowout. I had seen on another forum people using the Snowtrek 60 sled from Pelican and I decided it was time for a change.
The first challenge was finding the sled. Must of the people online that had the sled got it from ACE. The end of last winter I headed to ACE hoping they might still have one left. They had no idea what i was talking about, so I had to use my phone and google-fu to find a part number. Apparently the regional warehouse that supplies my area does not stock that item. The manager was very helpful, took my name and number and told me he would see what he could do. A couple days later he called and said that they could get the sled but shipping would be more then the sled itself, but if I wanted to wait until the fall they could get them into the warehouse and then the store with the rest of the seasonal items. I decided to wait. I stopped by the store in July just as a little reminder and was surprised that a note with my name and item was right above the managers desk. October came and I got the call to pick up the sled. (I now go to that store for pretty much all of my lumber and hardware)
Paris Expedition and Pelican Snowtrek 60
I sketched out some of the ideas I had then came up with a plan.
I had gotten some Multicam Cordura in a trade so I got to work.
all the sides pinned together getting ready to become a bag
The Results!
Small front Pocket
Side access to main bag
Rear Bag sized for a milk crate and Kifaru stove
Some Bungee cord on the compression panel for sleeping pad or extra layers when the going gets a little too warm.
The rear bag removed to make some room for fishing gear
I guess I went a little overboard but it was a fun project. Thanks for looking
The first challenge was finding the sled. Must of the people online that had the sled got it from ACE. The end of last winter I headed to ACE hoping they might still have one left. They had no idea what i was talking about, so I had to use my phone and google-fu to find a part number. Apparently the regional warehouse that supplies my area does not stock that item. The manager was very helpful, took my name and number and told me he would see what he could do. A couple days later he called and said that they could get the sled but shipping would be more then the sled itself, but if I wanted to wait until the fall they could get them into the warehouse and then the store with the rest of the seasonal items. I decided to wait. I stopped by the store in July just as a little reminder and was surprised that a note with my name and item was right above the managers desk. October came and I got the call to pick up the sled. (I now go to that store for pretty much all of my lumber and hardware)
Paris Expedition and Pelican Snowtrek 60
I sketched out some of the ideas I had then came up with a plan.
I had gotten some Multicam Cordura in a trade so I got to work.
all the sides pinned together getting ready to become a bag
The Results!
Small front Pocket
Side access to main bag
Rear Bag sized for a milk crate and Kifaru stove
Some Bungee cord on the compression panel for sleeping pad or extra layers when the going gets a little too warm.
The rear bag removed to make some room for fishing gear
I guess I went a little overboard but it was a fun project. Thanks for looking
The quality of your work is un-real.....
