A Sled Maker's Journal

There are folks who loath the winter months. For many it is the favorite time of year. I’ve always been grateful to live at this latitude where we get four distinct seasons that are pretty much eq...

Each year there is the inaugural "first order" that gets me excited that the season is about to begin. I am grateful for the start of this year happening a bit ahead of schedule. While it is common...

(…continued…) Our Mission Statement was: “To build High Quality, Practical Sledding Equipment at a Value”…Hmmm…why not scale down our 12’ 3-Board Dog Toboggan? Make it to fit the family for coasti...

I often think about the name we coined for our Downhill Toboggan… The toboggans we had been building prior were called Dog Toboggans or 3-Board Dog Toboggans (Traditional Canadian Toboggans) when ...

  Here is a pictorial testimonial from a happy customer who hauls around their family and a  8' downhill toboggan in a Toyota Prius! 

Hi John, Thought you might like a few photos of your sled in action. My two grandchildren aged 1.5 and 3.5 years get a kick out of the toboggan run which I had a friend create with his snow machine...

Hi John, Just picked up today. The toboggan is just as we expected, perfectly crafted and top quality materials. Should we expect wood shrinking or grooves getting larger overtime between the plank...

A toboggan full of family!

There is a definite correlation between snow on the ground in December and families having a toboggan under the tree for the holidays. While some may grumble when the white stuff starts piling up ...