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I'm not 20 anymore....
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I'm not 50 anymore.I'm not 20 anymore....
I'm not 50 anymore.
Also, 20 or 30 or 60, any given person could go farther faster with a cart of some sort than carrying all that weight on their back - especially if they are sick and/or injured.
Sunday I cam down with a cold. Yesterday, while going out to get the mail in the dark, I twisted my knee and ankle when I wasn't watching where I was stepping. These kinds of things can happen to anybody.
So now if that little girl can carry about 70%+ of her body weight AND keep up with Marines you whimps should be able to.
She served part of her first tour in a field hospital in Iraq during the fighting in Fallujah Iraq
I did see an interesting concept being used in 3 gun competitions.... basically find yourself an old tricycle baby stroller, rip out some of the fabric and baby seat, mount a few of those ATV gun racks, and lash ammo cans in the bottom, carry up to 6 or 7 rifles and shotguns on what amounts to a baby stroller....
Perhaps the same concept could be applied to the wheeled travois, instead of just lashing the guns to the sides of the bags?
There's a way to prevent the wheel from rolling backwards; I think one could scavenge a wheelchair or walker for these parts. One could also scavenge bike parts or industrial parts and make a friction ratchet system that would allow one direction turning.The main point of a travois, is because you're dragging it, and it's made of wood, there's some springyness and give, and also because it's just sticks, it can't roll backwards. I've pulled a hasty travois up over a hill with a 200lb wild hog on it, I would not want to try the same thing with an offroad stroller. The 3-gun thing is just an extension of what the cowboy 3-gun shooters have been doing for years, making these fancy wooden gun carts. I think the stroller is probably the superior technology there though, except when it comes to stuffing it in the car.
There's a way to prevent the wheel from rolling backwards; I think one could scavenge a wheelchair or walker for these parts. One could also scavenge bike parts or industrial parts and make a friction ratchet system that would allow one direction turning.
eh. I like tinkering and making something work lol. a tire leaves less "damage" to a trail than a couple sticks dragging past the edges of single-tracks..... also some trails I like happen to be in rather dense woods with lots of roots....It totally can be done, however you're now looking for a technological solution that can be solved with the use of wooden sticks.
If and when I get back out to living in the woods, I will for sure have a couple goats around.
I've talked to folks about these and they say if it's a nice smooth road they're fine. But as soon as one wheel hits a rock it wants to turn real fastFor folks that might have trouble keeping a one wheel cart stable, a 2 wheel game cart might be an option. A 500 pound deer, or 750 pound bear cart is a thought.
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And/or tip when one side goes over a log or rock.I've talked to folks about these and they say if it's a nice smooth road they're fine. But as soon as one wheel hits a rock it wants to turn real fast