Granite Gear Pulk Sled

Granite Gear Pulk Sled

The Granite Gear Pulk Sled is a great way to get your gear up the mountain or deep into the backcountry. With a crossed fiberglass stay system, flexible connecting rods, and a zero play full body harness, the Pulk pulls and turns like a dream. The Pulk Sled with its innovative harness makes getting your gear up the mountain or deep into the backcountry a smooth experience. Granite Gear’s newest product comes form a very old idea. “Pulk” comes from a Laplander word, pulkke, meaning traveling sled. Though Granite Gear updated the materials from the traditional wood and reindeer hide, the idea is the same—load it up, hook into the harness and pull your winter gear rather than carry it. With a crossed fiberglass stay system, flexible nylon connecting rods, and a “zero play” full body harness, this sled pulls and turns like a dream. The lightweight hull offers the lowest coefficient of friction (drag) on snow of any other plastic. The durable cover has 3 compression straps to secure gear and a full-length zipper for access. The hull’s molded-in ski runners are just like those of cross-country grooming equipment, and can even be used to set tracks. The poles are constructed in such a way as to allow for normal hip rotation during turns on skis, helping the sled follow you and reducing the chance of pole breakage. The poles also break down into sections for easy transport. The advanced harness system involves your whole body in pulling the sled. Leg loops, hip belt, shoulder straps and three attachment points to the sled distribute the effort over all major muscle groups.--Vendor

$494.95

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