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Paris Company Expedition Sled
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Paris Company Expedition Sled

Item # 609482

$35.00

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Paris expedition sleds help move your gear easily over snow--whether you're ice fishing, mountaineering, hauling wood or winter camping.

  • These tough, lightweight and convenient sleds have been used by mountaineers going to Everest and McKinley
  • Sleds feature grommet reinforced tow holes with additional holes for a towing harness and to secure cargo
  • .125 mm linear polyethylene with 5 deep tracks for directional stability
  • Comes in International Orange for high visibility; tow ropes not included

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Paris Company Expedition Sled Specs

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Weight5 pounds
Dimensions5 ft. x 20 in. x 6 in.

Paris Company Expedition Sled Customer Reviews

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Paris Company Expedition Sled
 
4.2

(based on 9 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Easy to use (8)
  • Tough (7)
  • Lightweight (6)

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Powder (6)
    • Icy conditions (5)
    • Slushy conditions (4)
    • White out conditions (4)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Casual adventurer (6), Advanced (3)

    Reviewed by 9 customers

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    Feb

    28

    2008

    (7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

     
    4.0

    Great for pulling- Not a "Toy"

    By JimQPublic

    from Los Angeles, CA

    About Me Casual/ Recreational

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Easy To Use
    • Tough
    • Tracks Straight

    Cons

    • Bulky

    Best Uses

    • Firm to soft snow

    Comments about Paris Company Expedition Sled:

    I have two young kids (7 and 5) and wanted a "safety net" so we could go snowshoeing together without worrying about the kids running out of energy far from the trailhead. So far it has worked well for that on a couple day's use. The sled pulls fine even with 125 pounds of kids aboard. Having kids though the biggest use became downhill fun. Let me tell you these sleds track straight! Meaning weight-shift steering doesn't work. Still, they are very tough and have plenty of room for a parent and child to slide together, then let me pull the two tired kids back to the car at day's end. I bought two and pull them nested together, then separate for snow play.Bottom line- there are probably slightly better [$] gear sleds but for 1/10 the price this one can't be beat.JimCA

    Service and delivery comments:

    REI is the place to get this sled. Living in the sunbelt I would have to pay $50 shipping to get this sled from the other retailers I found.

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

    (7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

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    Nov

    25

    2007

    (5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

     
    4.0

    One Great Sled!!

    By Mattman

    from Missoula, Montana

    About Me Casual/ Recreational

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Easy To Use
    • Economical
    • Lightweight

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Powder
      • Slushy Conditions

      Comments about Paris Company Expedition Sled:

      Me and my buddy each got one of these for a casual snowshoe trip. We ran rope around the outside, put spacer pvc pipes over the ropes, and used jury-rigged harnesses to tow them. We went through some tight twists, lots of steep ups and downs, and finally had to outrun a lightning storm. They did everything we asked of them, and for a lot cheaper than a specifically "snowshoeing" designed sled. They rolled over a couple of times crossing steep slopes, but it was more due to our hurried packing than to any design flaw. This is one tough sled for a great price.

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

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      Oct

      26

      2007

      (5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

       
      4.0

      excellent product for arctic expedition

      By aventurearctique

      from Bordeaux, FRANCE

      About Me Professional

      Pros

      • Easy To Use

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Icy Conditions
        • Powder
        • Slushy Conditions
        • White Out Conditions

        Comments about Paris Company Expedition Sled:

        excellent product:
        - that fit all together for tranportation (plane).
        - to make ski expedition in the arctic (taiga and tundra)
        - can easily loaded up to 150lbs

        compare to carbon or glassfiber products:
        - far cheaper
        - smaller so easier to take an airplane
        - fragil but for the price : excellent

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

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        Sep

        12

        2007

        (4 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

         
        5.0

        Robust lightweighter

        By Mayhassen

        from Norway

        About Me Advanced, Casual/ Recreational

        Site Member

        Pros

        • Customizable
        • Easy To Use
        • Lightweight
        • Tough

        Cons

        • none

        Best Uses

        • Icy Conditions
        • Powder
        • White Out Conditions

        Comments about Paris Company Expedition Sled:

        Tested this trough storms and harsh weather conditions and I must say I'm delighted to own one of these.
        With some modifications you have a great pulk for a low low price!
        It is so ingeniously simple, there is nothing to break here and it can handle everything from rocks to powder.

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (4 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

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        Sep

        10

        2008

        (3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

         
        4.0

        what it takes to wreck one

        By Harry H

        from New England

        About Me Advanced

        Site Member

        Pros

        • Tough

        Cons

          Best Uses

            Comments about Paris Company Expedition Sled:

            I've had a few of these sleds. I mainly use them to drag bucked tree sections out of the woods on my property. Since this is late spring and summer work, it means I'm dragging them over roots and rocks. They develop lengthwise splits, but still work. Used exclusively on snow, one of these sleds would probably outlast the purchaser.

            Oh yeah. They work great for ski touring. Get a couple of six-foot lengths of PVC and run your attachment cords through them. Then clip the free ends to your hipbelt. This'll keep the sled from running you down during descents. Sort of.

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

            (3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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            Mar

            4

            2008

            (3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

             
            4.0

            One tough sled at any price

            By Canadian snowshoer

            from Sault St. Marie, Ontario, Canada

            About Me Advanced

            Site Member

            Pros

            • Bargain
            • Easy To Use
            • Lightweight
            • Tough

            Cons

              Best Uses

              • Hauling gear
              • Icy Conditions
              • Powder
              • Slushy Conditions
              • White Out Conditions

              Comments about Paris Company Expedition Sled:

              I have used this product for multiple winter back country trips in the Canadian shield. Every time I have been the envy of my other companions who used inferior designs. The only thing this sled doesn't do well - and I don't think it was really designed to anyway - is pull well when I am off-trail bushwacking. You will definitely want to make some slight modifications, but the Paris company makes it pretty clear where to put them.

              Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

              (3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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              Dec

              28

              2007

              (3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

               
              4.0

              Great Pulka

              By Still Trying

              from Bainbridge Island, WA

              About Me Casual/ Recreational

              Site Member

              Pros

              • Easy To Use
              • Lightweight
              • Tough

              Cons

              • Some mods needed

              Best Uses

              • Icy Conditions
              • Powder
              • Slushy Conditions

              Comments about Paris Company Expedition Sled:

              I'd previously built a pulka from online plans using a cheap recreational sled, pvc pipe, rope, and eye-bolts. It works, but it tips a lot. A new pulka using this baby rocks, especially using wire cable instead of rope for hauling. You can use this off the shelf with just a rope, but serious hauling will require adding eye-bolts or something similar for lashing.

              Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

              (3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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              Feb

              22

              2009

              (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

               
              4.0

              Pickup Truck of Sleds

              By Have Tarp, Will Travel

              from Pacific Northwest

              About Me Casual/ Recreational

              Site Member

              Pros

              • Easy to See
              • Easy To Use
              • Lightweight
              • Really Useful Gear
              • Tough

              Cons

                Best Uses

                • Gear Hauling
                • Group camping

                Comments about Paris Company Expedition Sled:

                Like everybody else who has posted, I use and like this sled for winter camping. One thing I've noticed is that it works well with other packing gear. It's about 12" wide where the side walls meet the floor, and this is just the right width to fit many of the small hard boxes, coolers, and water jugs on the market. I particularly like the way this sled accomodates the smaller Rubbermaid Action Packer hard boxes that we use for kitchen and food boxes on family and Boy Scout trips. This makes packing, using, and most importantly, FINDING gear for large groups very easy. Cooking breakfast for a group of 14 when the wind chill is dipping below zero is interesting enough without adding a search for the missing box of oatmeal, extra fuel bottle, or wayward jar of coffee.

                One additional nice feature of the sled is that its length and width make it useful for a windscreen, table, or giant tray when cooking.

                I would like Paris to make one change. The holes punched for the tow rope had fairly sharp edges and I rounded them with a drill before threading the pull rope along the sides. Since Paris already puts metal grommets on the front two holes it seems like this is a small change and I'd gladly pay a few extra dollars to this modification.

                • Gift:
                • No

                Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

                (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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                Apr

                13

                2009

                (0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

                 
                5.0

                Expedition Sled (pulk)

                By crosssountry skiing

                from Denmark

                About Me Casual/ Recreational

                Pros

                • Easy To Use
                • Lightweight
                • Tough

                Cons

                  Best Uses

                  • Icy Conditions
                  • Powder
                  • White Out Conditions

                  Comments about Paris Company Expedition Sled:

                  The sled needs configuration. It is worth using time to get it right before going on an expedition.

                  • Gift:
                  • No

                  Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

                  (0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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