Snowsled fibreglass and Kevlar pulks
- Greenland 135 and 170
- Icecap 200
- North pole 160 and 240
- harnesses
- hauling ropes and shafts
- pulk features (fibreglass and Kevlar)
- comparison table
- prices
Also see pulk features for details of design and materials used.
Greenland 135 and 170
Designed to carry sufficient supplies and equipment for expeditions of a few weeks duration. The Greenland 170 is ideal for a crossing of Greenland, for expeditions to the mountains of the high Arctic or for re-supplied attempts on the North Pole when not required to provide buoyancy for crossing water (but made in Kevlar). These are usually made in fibreglass, but if travelling fast using kites, or through pack-ice, then Kevlar should be used – see pulk features. Hauling may be by using ropes or rigid shafts, depending on where they are being used.
| Details | Greenland 135 | Greenland 170 |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 136 cms (53.5 ins) | 167 cms (66 ins) |
| Width | 50 cms (20 ins) | |
| Maximum Height (at front) | 26 cms (11 ins) | |
| Weight (in fibreglass) (shell+runners+cover+rigid shaft) | 6.5 Kgs (14.5 lbs) | 8.0 Kgs (18.5 lbs) |
| Maximum design load | 75 Kgs (165 lbs) | 100 Kgs (220 lbs) |
Ice-cap 200
These are designed for extended ice-cap travel in the Arctic and for long self-sufficient journeys such as the South Pole or the crossing of Antarctica. They are made in fibreglass or Kevlar depending on the nature of the journey, and hauling may be with ropes or a rigid shaft . Also see pulk features for details of design and materials used.
| Details | Measurements |
|---|---|
| Length | 200 cms (78 ins) |
| Width | 61 cms (24 ins) |
| Maximum Height (at front) | 37 cms (14.5 ins) |
| Weight (in fibreglass) (shell+runners+cover) | 10.5 Kgs (25.5 lbs) |
| Maximum design load | 150 Kgs (330 lbs) |
North Pole 160 and 240
Designed to ferry the heaviest of loads over pressure ridges and to float fully laden across open water leads of the Arctic Ocean. They can be rafted together, quickly and easily, to provide a stable platform for crossing water. For solo expeditions, we can provide external buoyancy chambers to stabilise a single pulk on it’s own. The standard product uses a Kevlar/epoxy resin laminate. Hauling is usually by rope. Also see pulk features for details of design and materials used.
| Details | North Pole 160 | North Pole 240 |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 157 cms (62 ins) | 242 cms (95 ins) |
| Width | 66 cms (26 ins) | |
| Maximum Height (at front) | 47 cms (18.5 ins) | |
| Weight (in Kevlar) (shell+runners+cover) | 8.0 Kgs (17.5 lbs) | 15 Kgs (33.0 lbs) |
| Maximum design load | 125 Kgs (275 lbs) | 180 Kgs 400 lbs) |
Said Amelia Russell, having returned from the North Pole in 2010 “The two North Pole 160 pulks you made for us were fantastic – I’m so glad we went with them. Whilst heavier and more loaded than …….they glided much more smoothly across the ice, overturned far less frequently and coped remarkably well with everything we threw at them! We found them a lot easier to manoeuvre through the pressure ridges; the profile of the front of the pulks tended to want to rise up and over any obstacles.”