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trales
02-12-2008, 10:32 PM
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2130/2263068980_d3de7b5c20_m.jpgLook what I created to tow DD while skiing. We have 4 feet of snow with another foot or so coming between now and Sunday. I took an expired car seat, hacked off all the heavy stuff and bolted to a sled and old skis. The rest is PVC from a plumbing store.
MamaMolly
02-12-2008, 11:18 PM
Hi Tracey, I'm proud of you for making a cool contraption that lets you get DD out of the house...but I can't get the photo to work! I wanna see this thingie-ma-bobber! Heck, you might have the next great baby gear idea and how can I say, oh I know the gal who invented that!
Help?
Corie
02-12-2008, 11:19 PM
Tracey,

Post a picture and then make me one! You should sell
them on Etsy. :)
trales
02-13-2008, 10:47 AM
I thought I added a picture the first time, I am computer challanged. See if this works. I think I got the picture right.
casey0729
02-13-2008, 10:52 AM
still can't see it. it sounds awesome though!
trales
02-13-2008, 10:59 AM
I tried again with a new flickr account instead of the kodak one. I am really computer challanged.
ShanaMama
02-13-2008, 11:32 AM
I see it! That is one cool sled-a-majingy! Now you gotta come up with a cool name for it so you can patent it ;) .Hope your DD enjoyed her cozy ride.
Fairy
02-13-2008, 11:55 AM
You should call it the skibaby. Or the Skeat. Or the Seat 'N Ski.
daisymommy
02-13-2008, 12:09 PM
Awesome!!! They say that necessity is the mother of invention, right? ;)
MontrealMum
02-13-2008, 12:49 PM
That is absolutely great! We have a BabyGlider for DS which has gotten quite a lot of use lately in all this snow, but never would have been able to afford it if we'd had to buy one. Luckily it's a loan. But there's a niche in the market for an under-$500 baby ski sled...you should capitalize on it. It could be one of those Mommy-inventions that Oprah highlights every now and then where Moms have good ideas and make all sorts of money :)
trales
02-13-2008, 12:55 PM
It needs some work before I could 'sell' it, it kind of tips over around sharp curves, I am working on the PVC attachment points.

I talked to DH about a patent, he is a patent attorney. He laughed and suggested that I would be better making plans and drawings. It is a good way to use an old car seat.

I should post pictures of our house now that I figured it out. The snow is halfway up the first floor windows.

Now I need to work on a canopy and a swivel attachment for the front.