Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire The Radio Flyer sled.

Most ace hardware stores carry them, as well. But not at those prices.

I remember the "Western Flyers" we got at the Western Auto store on Main Street. We'd haul those things up some of NorthCentral Missouri's hills and ride the heck out of them. I always liked them a lot better than the 'saucers' some of the other kids had. We had a big hill out in the pasture that was pretty good for sled riding, and with cow paths dug into the dirt, we had ready-made ramps for some jumps, too. Oftentimes, though, we'd have to bail off to avoid the deep ditches at the bottom of the hill, which might have been 6' deep.
Usually, if we bailed off in time, the sled would come to a stop before hitting the ditch. Getting the sled out of the ditch was a pain in the neck.

Made me go and dig it out of the garage rafters.

I loved mine!

This keeps you from having to walk back up the hill-


My 2 year old a year ago, middle board needs some repair-

We had a hill above the house, and a fairly steep 3 ft drop off in the yard. With a downhill run of 200 yds, you could really get some air when you hit that drop off. I busted the narrow side rail on my sled one time when I got a bit twisted and hit it with my hip bone on landing. We usually turned the corner around the house (or flipped the thing trying) to avoid the last short downhill and the township road.

As a side note, a friend rode one of the plastic sheets across the township road, under a car, under the electric fence and ended up in the pasture with the cows wondering where in the hell he had come from.

I think the sleds are still at my parents place, my grandsons will get to use them eventually.

Dale