Tom, maybe you already use one, but I made myself a simple x-chest harness out of some 1" webbing and I tied some 3/8" rope to it with a carabiner. It fits in a coat pocket. I use it to drag deer out of hells like that alder mess you had to deal with. Works pretty well, esp, if you keep the rope pretty short. You could hook it to your sled too. I have a snow sled that I use in the winter sometimes.
