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I’m Hitting The Hills With VW’s New Sled This Winter

1:50AM February 3, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

Every few years, Volkswagen focuses its design expertise on sleds instead of cars. And this year they’ve introduced a couple of new offerings, including this sleek Crazy Bob sled featuring Golf GTI branding. More »


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Global Warming-Proof Sled Needs No Snow

6:30PM February 1, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

Designer Szymon Hanczar’s perfectly named We Never Give Up! sled has the traditional form factor of a winter wonderland ride, but to accommodate recent global warming trends, it comes with casters so it’s not dependent on snow. More »


Kids Of Today Just Kill Me: The Sledding Bungee Jump Edition

12:00PM December 10, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

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At the risk of sounding like an old woman, I really despair about the youth of today. Sledding off the top of a building, attached to a bungee cord? These Ruskis have a death wish. More »


How To Go Sledding When There’s No Snow

3:40PM November 16, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

All-season sleds aren’t exactly a new concept, but I still can’t help but marvel that $US90 bucks and some water for this toy’s removable ice molds could mean that I can go sledding whether there’s snow or not. More »


Cars

Slicer Brings Sledding to Summertime

6:30AM February 19, 2009 | Adam Frucci

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

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Cars

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

7:00AM February 16, 2009 | Jack Loftus

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.

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The Rocket Sled that Made Winter Cry

4:30AM December 27, 2008 | Mark Wilson

Ky Michaelson, or The Rocketman as he’s known in some circles, doesn’t trudge through the frozen winter tundra like the rest of us.

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Gadgets

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

2:00AM December 16, 2008 | Adam Frucci

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.

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Slegoon Sled Might as Well Double as a Coffin

6:00AM November 17, 2008 | Jack Loftus

When you go to pick out your Slegoon for that next killer run down the mountain, be sure to pick a colour 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.

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Ice Hovercraft School Bus Is Coolest, Worst News for Students Ever

10:34PM February 23, 2008 | Jesus Diaz

This ice hovercraft school bus has to be the coolest and worst news ever to descend upon children all over the world. I mean, I would have loved to go to school in one of these spiffy snowspeeders powered by dual fan engines.

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