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Post by Lamebeaver on Dec 1, 2015 13:11:17 GMT -8
While looking for wearable sleeping bags, I ran across this
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Post by markskor on Dec 1, 2015 13:40:32 GMT -8
Cool! The next time walking on a 600 mile trip to Washington, carrying 70 pounds, all on roads...exactly what is needed! Too bad anything with a wheel not legal on the trails in our National Parks.
No mention of price though (that I could see?), or weight, and whether it comes with a dirigible.
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Post by Lonewolf on Dec 1, 2015 19:04:43 GMT -8
...or legal in designated wilderness areas.
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Post by franco on Dec 1, 2015 19:44:53 GMT -8
There are several devices of that type that can be bought. For example the Carrix, the Monowalker, the Dixon Rollerpack and a very nice one made in Germany but can't think of its name right now. Mostly only efficient on dirt roads/rail trails and the like, of course of no use in National Parks where not allowed.
I had a look. The German one is the Monowalker ....
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2015 21:02:10 GMT -8
Not allowed in wilderness areas.
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Post by ecocentric on Dec 2, 2015 2:27:46 GMT -8
If I need to take that much stuff camping, I'll just take the car.
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Post by walkswithblackflies on Dec 2, 2015 6:54:44 GMT -8
I'd bet people in Africa who have to make daily multi-mile trips to the local water source would love this.
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Post by Lamebeaver on Dec 2, 2015 7:57:01 GMT -8
Not allowed in wilderness areas. Unless you have a documented disability. Same would apply in National Parks. For those who have back problems, it might be useful, especially if the majority of your trip is on a trail. I'm not going to run out and buy one, but I thought some of you might find it interesting. The video on the website shows him going over some rather challenging terrain.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2015 8:23:39 GMT -8
Not allowed in wilderness areas. Unless you have a documented disability. Same would apply in National Parks. . . . Not intending to nitpick here, but I'd have to disagree. First of all, that contraption is not a wheelchair, and secondly, unless the person towing such a device is limited in mobility to such a device, it could hardly qualify as necessary to his disability. That device is made for people who are capable of walking under some significant weight. So that in itself suggests the person is capable of toting less weight without a wheeled device. The disabilities acts do not provide that a person with "any" disability be allowed to use "any" wheeled vehicle in a wilderness area. Unless that person's disability requires a wheeled vehicle and the wheeled vehicle is designed specifically to compensate for the person's handicap, I seriously doubt that it would qualify. Sure someone with back problems might benefit, but they could also simply quit trying to take everything but the kitchen sink into a wilderness area. Which do you suppose a good doctor would recommend? From your own link: [/ul] I understand that you posted the link more as a point of curiosity, and I can appreciate that, but I still don't see any acceptable use for it in a wilderness area. I won't rule out every possibility, but I am skeptical.
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Post by whistlepunk on Dec 2, 2015 9:11:01 GMT -8
The specific verbiage of the regulation is immaterial. What matters is how the local LEO would enforce it. If a visitor had a documented disability there would be very few LEOs that would cite for it.
Locally, there was a fellow that used a wheelbarrow to carry his gear into the Wilderness on his annual trip, due to a unique back injury. The LEOs and backcountry patrols all knew him and would just wave and say hi if they passed him on the trail.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2015 9:29:04 GMT -8
The specific verbiage of the regulation is immaterial. What matters is how the local LEO would enforce it. If a visitor had a documented disability there would be very few LEOs that would cite for it. Locally, there was a fellow that used a wheelbarrow to carry his gear into the Wilderness on his annual trip, due to a unique back injury. The LEOs and backcountry patrols all knew him and would just wave and say hi if they passed him on the trail. So the laws do not matter, what matters is what you can get away with? I won't deny that some people approach life that way.
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Post by hikerjer on Dec 2, 2015 9:36:21 GMT -8
Man, I never want to have to carry that much stuff.
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Post by Lamebeaver on Dec 2, 2015 10:12:33 GMT -8
The specific verbiage of the regulation is immaterial. What matters is how the local LEO would enforce it. If a visitor had a documented disability there would be very few LEOs that would cite for it. Locally, there was a fellow that used a wheelbarrow to carry his gear into the Wilderness on his annual trip, due to a unique back injury. The LEOs and backcountry patrols all knew him and would just wave and say hi if they passed him on the trail. If I had an issue that required me to use a device such as this, I would try to find someone in a position of authority, such as USFS district manager who was willing to give me a written opinion that it was OK to use. A lot of LEOs would probably accept this at face value. If not, then if I felt strongly on the issue, I would simply accept the citation and show up for my day in court. I suspect some advocacy groups might be more than willing to provide legal support.
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Post by rebeccad on Dec 2, 2015 10:45:09 GMT -8
I was struck that though the ad talks about it as a way for a person with a smaller carrying capacity to carry larger loads like the big guys, it only adjusts down to a user who is 5'4". That's not much smaller than me, and I suspect CajunHiker would be miffed. It really does look like the perfect thing for the "walk across America" type. For the backpacker, not so much.
Still, it's interesting that people are thinking outside the box.
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Post by Lamebeaver on Dec 2, 2015 11:23:59 GMT -8
it only adjusts down to a user who is 5'4". That's not much smaller than me, and I suspect CajunHiker would be miffed. I'm sure a hacksaw, some duct tape and a couple of hose clamps could remedy that situation..... :(
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