riverman wrote:

: "Chicago Paddling-Fishing" wrote in message
: ...

: http://www.chicagopaddling.org/klsled.jpg is a klondike sled we built that
: gets a lot of stress (kids running pulling the rope or pushing it from
: behind). There is the outer layer of PVC, however there is also a inner
: layer
: of pvc inside it that is connected to the outer layer via sheet metal
: screws.
: All the other sleds were made of wood and if you look at the picture,
: you'll
: see just how far behind the other people were... they changed the rules
: the
: following year and our plastic sled was banned... :-(
:
: Also, http://www.chicagopaddling.org/wind2.jpg is a windmill mounted on
: top
: of PVC pipe... in that case we used multiple pipes with bolts going thru
: them
: to make it easier to disassemble (I'm a scout leader, and rather than
: burning
: propane lamps at night, we used a windmill to recharge a small battery and
: had 4 automotive dome lights inside the dining fly for lighting at night).
:


: Ahh, the modern Boy Scouts. Gone are the days of 'wrap and fap' and making a
: fire with one match. Now its klondike sleds made of PVC, and rechargable
: batteries. :-)

: How times have changed....do you still carve little boats out of bars of
: Ivory soap?

Soap? No, kevlar or fiberglass perhaps ;-)

My argument on the sleds was that had the lighter weight materials been
available then, they would have been used... just like a heavier dugout
canoe vs a birch bark canoe... in the end though we were still banned from
using it... did you look at the picture and see how far back the next group
was?

--
John Nelson
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