Gizmodo: sledding

Slicer Brings Sledding to Summertime

Adam Frucci — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:30:09 EST

Sledding, generally speaking, rules. Unfortunately, it only works in the winter time. Not so with the Slicer, which promises good times and grass stains.

What makes the Slicer so great is that it has detachable ice trays on the bottom. Simply pop them off, fill them with water, stick them in your freezer and you'll be all set to race down grassy hills like you're on snow. It looks amazingly fun and perhaps dangerous. [Product Page via Treehugger]

Dual Purpose Surfster Double Black Great For Sledding Down Hills and Into the Hospital

Jack Loftus — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:00:00 EST

While I think the Surfster Double Black looks like a head-on date with a tree waiting to happen, it does have one redeeming quality. That quality being it conveniently doubles as a two-person body board.

That means once you get out of the hospital and finish your rehabilitation in the late spring, this thing will be inflated and all ready to go for summer at the lake house. Where, presumably, you'll experience yet another head injury or concussion. At which point, you'll recover and this thing will be ready for, well, you get the idea. $80 and whatever your ER co-pay might be and this is yours.

If the open face design is keeping you from screaming down the slopes on one of these things, then perhaps the slightly less deadly Slegoon is more to you liking. Either way, it goes well with our reader meetup at Lake Tahoe. [Cheetah Trading via Coolest Gadgets]

Millennium Falcon Sled is as Close as You'll Ever Get to the Real Thing

Adam Frucci — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:00:00 EST

You may never fly the Millennium Falcon with a Wookie by your side, but at least you can fly down a hill on a rough approximation of the famous ship. That's still pretty good.

The Millennium Falcon sled is essentially a souped-up saucer sled, allowing you to fly down an icy slope, spinning around wildly and running into young kids who aren't quite sure what someone as old as you is doing on the old sledding hill. It's pretty expensive for a saucer sled at $34.99, but at the end of the day, it's shaped like the Millennium Falcon. I mean, come on. [Amazon via Oh Gizmo!]

Slegoon Sled Might as Well Double as a Coffin

Jack Loftus — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:00:00 EST

When you go to pick out your Slegoon for that next killer run down the mountain, be sure to pick a color you like, because you could be living in it for a while. Underground. Like, because, you'll be dead and it's your coffin! Get it?! Anyway, the Slegoon here is the winning entry in the UK IOM3 Design Innovation in Plastics competition. The roll cage, such as it is, protects the rider and doubles as extra runners should the ~~death trap~~ sledding device flip over mid-run.

Insurance not included, nor offered, we imagine. [Design Blog via Trendhunter]