A Sled Maker's Journal

Pat and I just got back from the cabin. With the early thaw we have going on this March I thought I should get my wood cut for next winter's heating season. At my age I like to cut the 2 ½ cords of...

 It’s nice to get a break from the normal routine once in while…in any season. A few weeks back we made an escape to the woods and got the stoves going in the cabins at the family hunting camp. My...

Before the Europeans came to Northern Canada, living on the land was difficult or at least more difficult than today. Many of the people where nomadic in that they followed the game to feed themse...

If there is one thing I’ve found out over the years its getting good product shots of the toboggans and sleds is not as easy as I would have thought. I’ve certainly struggled with this in the past...

  I’ve just given one of my personal toboggans a quick touch up coat of linseed oil for the coming season. In the archives of this blog is an article on toboggan maintenance that goes into more de...

It has been a number of years now since I first had a conversation with one of our dealers in the Northwest Territories (NWT). He was telling me how the elders would find and make handles for thei...

Each season we build sledding equipment for various niches using our sleds and toboggans for their various pursuits. It all began with a phone call from my uncle telling me that I should start mak...

The popular TV program “Ice Road Truckers” has been around for a few years now and I guess I haven’t watched much of it. Seeing the ads and how it is produced was perhaps a little much for my tast...

The book Snow Walker’s Companion by Garrett and Alexandra Conover is the classic manuel for anyone interested in winter trekking and camping. The Conover’s have years of experience winter camping ...