217 Kilometer Expedition Broughton Island to Baffin Island
Dear Wilderness Engineering, The Base Camp Sled System was the sled system selected by our team for use during an unsupported ski trek from Broughton Island to Pangnirtung on Baffin Island in Canada's eastern Arctic. The trek covered a distance of 217 kilometers over sea ice, frozen rivers and lakes and the extremely rugged and world-renowned Pangnirtung Pass. Our Wilderness Engineering sleds were loaded with 14 days supplies and weighed approximately 125 pounds. The duffel bag was roomy, easily accessible and constructed out of bombproof materials. The shape and construction of the duffel bag and sled also allow for the easy exterior attachment of articles such as thermoses, camera bags and more bulky items such as sleeping mats. The sleds towed easily, gliding smoothly over snow, ice and even gravel and rock. In one area we actually sat on the sleds and rode them down the frozen Owl River for an entire day! The harness and pole system proved to be perfectly suited for the backcountry skiing that was our mode of travel. Light weight, roomy, rugged and completely dependable, all in all an excellent system for cross country winter travel in all types of terrain.