Dog Sled Drag Mat

Learn tips and information on using a drag mat in a dogsled race in this free instructional video clip about the dogsled race in iditarod.

Dog sled drag mat.

R c nova scotia canada. The purpose of the sled is to carry people and supplies over the snow. 25 00 large team shock cord. The sled handles like a dream too.

Arctic star s drag mat is permanently mounted around the sled stanchions and can easily be raised and lowered. It can be added to any arctic star dog sled model for an additional 90 00. Sled dogs have been pulling sleds for thousands of years. Ash runners 1 1 2 x 1 1 2 x 8 ash runners 1 1 2 x 1 1 2 x 8.

The traditional materials for sled construction included wood. They can be used for dog sled racing in greenland the dogs pull in a fan shape in front of the sled while in other regions such as alaska and canada the dogs pull side by side in pairs. Drag mat brake made of conveyor belt material drags between the runners so musher can feather weight to slow down and stand on it to create lots of resistance. Track or drag a rubber mat that is dragged between the runners.

The advantage of a drag is that the resistance it. A dog sled or dog sleigh is a sled pulled by one or more sled dogs used to travel over ice and through snow numerous types of sleds are used depending on their function. Drag mats and other drag ons by chuck weiss perkasie pennsylvania u s a. As ever thanks for a fantastic product and congrats to alex on such excellent workmanship.

Part of the series. I build my own sleds and usually i just stick to the same basic design as it has proven tough reliable and serviceable for many years. This is a second braking mechanism. Kick sleds are smaller and lighter than a full sized dog sled and were originally designed to be kick propelled by a person.

How to race sled dogs in the iditarod. 20 00 small team shockcord. Before we went out i was a bit dubious about the drag mat being down all the time but it didn t cause the problems i thought it would even in deep snow with the dogs trail breaking. The drag mat of a race dogsled.

Drag mat brake made of conveyor belt material drags between the runners so musher can feather weight to slow down and stand on it to create lots of resistance. Drag mats are used for speed control great for coming downhill icy trails etc. Won t chew up the trail and can be easily lifted and snapped out of the when when not in use 5 hardened bolts can be added for extra stopping power. Not being a sled dog racer i sometimes find that i can fall behind on the latest in technical advances in the world of dog sledding.