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Ultimate Sleds?

Posted by michael on from the suck-it-up dept.

frenchgates asks: "I recently moved near a long and steep sledding hill with dangerous trees right at the bottom. I have acquired a fleet of sleds at this point, plastic shells, inflatables, a toboggin, a flexible flyer, etc, but all have one potentially fatal (literally) flaw: no brakes. I figure this crowd probably takes its gravity-fun seriously so I am looking for info on sleds (or customizations) allow rapid stopping in all snow conditions."

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  1. LINUX by uncoveror · · Score: 3, Funny

    Better use linux on your super sled. If you use Windows, it will crash. You could hit a tree like Sonny Bono.

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    1. Re:LINUX by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Are you suggesting riding on the back of a penguin?

      This only works on hills covered in herring.

    2. Re:LINUX by dalassa · · Score: 3, Funny

      So what does a hill covered in herring look like?
      Fishy.

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    3. Re:LINUX by itwerx · · Score: 2, Funny

      Hard as hell to steer too. Ya keep fishtailing... :)

  2. Chop the trees down. by Trusty+Penfold · · Score: 5, Funny


    Chop the trees down. Use the wood to make more sleds.

  3. Re:Jump the fuck off by Otter · · Score: 5, Funny

    I grew up near a steep hill with an apartment complex at the bottom. There was enough of a runout that when you bailed out, momentum only carried you headfirst into the building every, oh, seventh or eighth time.

    Honestly, it's amazing that any kids live until adulthood.

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  4. Grapling hook and a rope by pcmills · · Score: 3, Funny

    When your ready to stop, just throw it over. Watch out for that sudden deceleration though.

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    1. Re:Grapling hook and a rope by itwerx · · Score: 4, Funny

      This should be a Poll!!

      How do you stop your sled?

      - Hit a tree
      - Hit a rock
      - Jump the fsck off
      - Use a grappling hook and rope
      - I use CowboyNeal as an anchor!

      (...the list could go on for quite awhile... :)

  5. Two words: Retro rockets by KnightStalker · · Score: 5, Funny

    What you need is a complicated system of instantly ignited, rapidly burning chemical propellant in a jet enclosure, with the nozzle pointing in the direction of normal travel. This may have the unintented side effect of ruining the sled run.

    Or you could just use the traditional method of stopping a sled, as others have pointed out, and JUMP THE FUCK OFF! :-)

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    1. Re:Two words: Retro rockets by TC+(WC) · · Score: 2, Funny

      Wow, if I had a rocket-sled, I'd use it to go down faster, not to slow down. Screw safety, death would be worth a ride on a rocket-sled!

  6. Snowboard. by WasterDave · · Score: 5, Funny

    Use one. Perhaps get lessons.

    Dave

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  7. Why?? by Tom7 · · Score: 4, Funny


    If it has brakes then what is the point of the trees at the bottom?!

  8. other people by oyenstikker · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have found that the most reliable way of stopping is running into other people walking back up the hill. Small children probably won't stop you, but they usually walk back up in groups of 2 or 3, which is usually sufficient.

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  9. Wishful Thinking by gnovos · · Score: 2, Funny

    I am looking for info on sleds (or customizations) allow rapid stopping in all snow conditions.

    Hey, and I'm looking for a sled that will turn snow into 24 carat gold as it travels down the slope... I'll bet we find out respective sleds at the same time.

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  10. Re:Visit a camping store by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    ice axe
    flying sled
    slippery surfaces ;-)

    you could stop yourself all right...permanently