Comments on: Hot or Not? The Bigslider

By: bob

bob — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 07:08:11 +0000

I thought I was the only person who did that.

By: dom

dom — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:09:00 +0000

If only the Egyptians had this back when, to drag pyramid blocks with.

This is good for dragging a deer over the snow back to the pickup. Better than coming back next day when the deer is frozen solid, standing it back up, then putting those little plastic furniture glides under its hooves and pushing it.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:45:08 +0000

Hope they don’t get seen by anyone in Bunnings here in Australia - last thing we need is them to think this is the next big idea to jump on the bandwagon with (or is that jump on the Bigslider?)

In the photo shown - there looks like a lot of loading going through the shoulders and onto the lower back - thought this was meant to make life easier!!

By: James

James — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:48:16 +0000

I assume you mean “crazy carpets” when you say “roll-up slides that you hated when you were a kid.”

Not at all, if you know what to do with them. Take an old school wooden toboggan, staple crazy carpets to the bottom, find the steepest hill in your area, get as many people as you can on it, and hang on for dear life.

It’s terrifying, but so much fun.

By: heywood

heywood — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:59:51 +0000

you could just measure the product with calipers and buy an industrial sheet of the same material (polyethylene, I might guess but I’m no plastics engineer).

after that, you could just cut out a handle and hit it with a lighter to soften the edges and you would have the same thing.

By: Robert Diaz

Robert Diaz — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:48:01 +0000

To move large objects around the yard I just use my scoop shovel, same premise.

By: Gwiz

Gwiz — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:35:37 +0000

Kraptacular. One question. Why?

By: David Bryan

David Bryan — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:17:41 +0000

It’s a very practical idea but it ain’t worth that much money to me. I’ll stick to cardboard or a blanket. Or both. And have plenty of money left over for a pH meter. I might even need two of them.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:03:02 +0000

What Datapoobah, Frank, tmib_seattle, Mr. Peepers, SuperJdynamite & Eric said.

It’s unanimous.

By: jay

jay — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:17:20 +0000

if i could lift 500# why would i need this?

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:18:31 +0000

You’d have to be NUTS to pay that much for that thing!!!

By: Mr. Peepers

Mr. Peepers — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:40:52 +0000

I’d have to agree- the invention of the wheel seems to be quite a success.

By: SuperJdynamite

SuperJdynamite — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:24:53 +0000

I have a Magna Cart that I like: http://www.amazon.com/Magna-Cart-Elite-Hand-Truck/dp/B0010XS5PS It’s only 2″ thick when folded up.

Carts also seem more versatile and less embarrassing. I will actually use a cart at a store or around home, but I’m not going to BigSlide my stuff across the parking lot and up the stairs.

By: Mr. Peepers

Mr. Peepers — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:19:13 +0000

I agree with TMIB- a handtruck is much more useful, and has a lower rolling resistance. With the money you save on the handtruck, you could even buy two sheets of plywood in case you have an uneven surface to work on.

Plus, I can’t imagine that the ’slider will last that long on concrete, dragging a heavy barrel of chain (which is what the website shows as a demo use)

By: tmib_seattle

tmib_seattle — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:27:25 +0000

$75? Um.. no.

Bigfoot handtruck from harbor freight: $50 when not on sale. Much more versatile:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=97568

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:27:10 +0000

Not, just use a tarp folded over itself a few times

By: Datapoohbah

Datapoohbah — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:50:26 +0000

Uh, no that’s worth like $3.99