Sniper-T
09-29-2011, 05:56 PM
Around these parts, sleds (or snomobiles) are an important part of winter, and another part of the BOV collection that must be maintained. It isn't uncommon to have nasty winter blizzards where 2+ feet of snow will fall, even more will pile/drift up, and everything from roads to powerlines go down.
While my home is well set for days/weeks/months of being shut off without power, a lot of people near me are not. But even though I'm set, it is nice to be mobile, whether to run a neighbour to a BOL, or run into town for some fresh milk/veggies... This is where a sled comes into play. add a tow-behind sleigh, and you've got winter mobility with a decent payload.
here's a shot from a moosehunting trip, which might help put a local bug out into perspective:
http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/tt140/Sniper-T/other/moose3.jpg
This was taken about 30 miles from my secondary BOV, that's three guys (myself included) with 3 machines, 3 sleighs, and 3 moose (6-900 pound animals)
While my home is well set for days/weeks/months of being shut off without power, a lot of people near me are not. But even though I'm set, it is nice to be mobile, whether to run a neighbour to a BOL, or run into town for some fresh milk/veggies... This is where a sled comes into play. add a tow-behind sleigh, and you've got winter mobility with a decent payload.
here's a shot from a moosehunting trip, which might help put a local bug out into perspective:
http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/tt140/Sniper-T/other/moose3.jpg
This was taken about 30 miles from my secondary BOV, that's three guys (myself included) with 3 machines, 3 sleighs, and 3 moose (6-900 pound animals)