Flexible Flyer Paricon Flying Carpet Sled - - BLUE

fine exactly what i brought it for , to use on my sewing machine bed for free motion quilting

The two slides create a perfeclyt smooth surface for the quilt to glide over when free-motion quilting.

This is amazing as a packable, back-up, “we live in a tiny apartment” or “it rarely snows here” sled. Is it the best sled out there? No. But it is very cheap, super light and takes up the same amount of room as a roll of wrapping paper. We can easily roll it up and put it in the backpack’s water bottle pocket on a hike or cross-country skiing, in case we run into a sledding hill. We have used it on snowy hills for two winters and it is still holding up. The handles show a little wear but haven’t torn. It is small, but adults can use it if they keep their legs out. In fact, we often fit a 6 feet, 220 lb adult with a 4’, 60 lb kid and it works fine. Our 5yo learned how to use it alone in just a couple of tries, and our tall 7yo still fits with legs crossed. It does require slightly more inclination than plastic sleds, and works best on snow that isn’t too deep and fluffy. It doesn’t steer much, but enough to avoid big obstacles and stay on a slope the with of a sidewalk. Perfect for what it is.

Using on my sewing machine for quilting for free motion. Fabric just glides along.

Fast fun in the snow. Streamlined lightweight linear polyethylene is rugged enough to take winter action. This is the lightest, most compact, and affordable carpet sled that I could find on the web. This sled is perfect for carrying along for mountain hiking where you want to keep your baggage as light as possible. I took it for hiking in Colorado Rockies, and it worked perfectly fine at 14000 ft. This sled can be rolled up and easily attached to the side of the backpacks and it does not add much weight. The length of the sled is just enough to accommodate myself and my backpack when I kept my legs out, which I needed to do anyway to control the speed. This sled is very fast, made the descent fun and quick. I recommend this to any mountain hikers who expect snow or glaciers on their descending routes.

It's fine