Safe Sled

[cola]

VW hood was the goto in the old days

 

[Phil Brown]

VW hood was the goto in the old days

Ha, we used to ride one of those towed behind a buggy in the dunes when we were kids. Lots of fun but sure would get hot, had to sit on an old blanket to keep from burning your ass

 

[Safe Sled Bryan]

I’ll definitely say, use whatever works! The sled is mainly used to get your ride to safety. The more weight that is applied on it the quicker it will wear out. The mayday board can cause sparks and with all of the recalls on all of the SXS’s. It’s definitely dangerous. Hard to say no to a lifetime warranty though. If any of you choose to buy one use code newcustomer10 at checkout.

 

[Grease Monkey]

I’ll definitely say, use whatever works! The sled is mainly used to get your ride to safety. The more weight that is applied on it the quicker it will wear out. The mayday board can cause sparks and with all of the recalls on all of the SXS’s. It’s definitely dangerous. Hard to say no to a lifetime warranty though. If any of you choose to buy one use code newcustomer10 at checkout.

Welcome to the site Bryan. Good to see you here. We will catch up soon enough at the SSSS
Cheers.

 

[EastMT]

I bought a safe sled and loaned it to a guy in need. He said it was pretty tore up after they got out of the dunes and across a gravel parking lot. Depending on the distance and what you are dragging it across it may be a one time use.

 

[Safe Sled Bryan]

I bought a safe sled and loaned it to a guy in need. He said it was pretty tore up after they got out of the dunes and across a gravel parking lot. Depending on the distance and what you are dragging it across it may be a one time use.

It is designed to be a one time use.

 

[HozayKwarvo]

I have personally used a Safe Sled three times, between lower arms, broken axles, etc. It really depends upon the terrain you are crossing as far as how long it will last. Same sled for all three... first two showed barely any use (all proper dunes) but the last one really did a number on it... still safely recovered and made it back to camp but had to go through several washes and some roots or rocks ripped open a chunk on the bottom. Needless to say, I quickly got a replacement and always have one at camp. If I'm out solo, depending on the situation I'll toss it in the back seat. @Safe Sled Bryan is a solid dude and his product has saved people a lot of time and probably several nights out in the dunes.

 

[Safe Sled Bryan]

Thanks man! I definitely don’t do this for the money as I make pennies on how much I spent to get this product up and running. I’m really hoping one day to improve the design to last longer and handle bigger vehicles within other terrains! I’m lucky to have a supportive wife that allows me to do this since I’m unable to work a normal job anymore.

 

[HP.Habits]

I’ve used safe sleds and they’re awesome. Plural, because they break down over time. We only got 2 uses out of ours and had to replace it. Since then I have got the Mayday Board and it’s awesome. Plus, they have a lifetime warranty on them. Iv talked to the owner, he’s only had one person use the warranty, and it was a rock crawler guy that used his acrosss rocks dirt and even street . One spot was a little bent from the heavy hitting rocks. That was enough for him to get a new one and still had plenty of use left. Owner is a great guy and uses them regularly as his brother owns an off road recovery set up in Utah. Their whole family contributes to the dunes one way or another. Top notch people. And a top tier product.

 

[Safe Sled Bryan]

Good luck with business!

 

[wesinls]

Just sent them a message as after one use the safes led is showing issues...for 300 bucks was hoping more that one use out of it. Thankful we had it, as it did get us home.

 

[Safe Sled Bryan]

Feel free to head to safesledoffroad.com for the $229 price. Unfortunately, I am unable to work a normal job these days due to having 13 strokes, being blind in one eye, and receiving a kidney pancreas transplant. I appreciate each and everyone of your support for using a sled. I enjoy hearing all of the success stories along with the pictures and videos I receive. Feel free to shoot me a message on Facebook or Instagram as I always have my phone on if I am not trying to take care of my newborn baby.

 

[Grease Monkey]

Bryan,

When you get a min, please tell us more about how this product came to light. When you first thought about it, the designing stages, changes and where you finally got the first run done. Share the story bud.

 

[Safe Sled Bryan]

So it started way back in the day when I was a sales manager for monster energy out of corona, living in Yucaipa, California. I made a few different job changes in a small amount of time, but ended up at bang energy. But as everyone knows, there was a huge downfall at bang. So I ended up getting recruited by G fuel which I had just gotten hired over a zoom call. As soon as the president had let me know I had gotten the job.

I had raised my voice as loud as I could to you yell for my wife. At that point, I became incoherent for three weeks straight. I had received too many meds to lower my blood pressure, which caused me to have 12 ischemic strokes on top of the one severe hemorrhagic stroke. During these strokes I had found out I was in stage five kidney failure, which there was no symptoms ever. I was given 10% chance to live as I only had maybe a few weeks until I had passed away in my sleep.

To take a long story short, learning to swallow again, and through extensive and intensive physical and mental therapy I had finally returned home after three months. With my entire left side of my body paralyzed, I had parked my butt in a recliner. I had been working on a prototype for the sled a few months before my strokes. This all took place in 2021.

My wife started to see my health declining and pressured me to continue with my invention. While sitting in a recliner, not doing much, I had lots of time to think the ins and outs to the sled, with navigating around hundreds of different obstacles.

I had finally found the correct manufacturer. At this point in 2022 I had learned to semi walk and drive again.

A close a friend in California who works at Race Tech, created the working and final CAD design where I submitted to my manufacturer. Six months later, the first lead was created. From that day forward, I have been posting and using friends to spread the word of how the sled is used.

For me to be able to get safe sled up and running I had refinanced my house to acquire the funds to do what was necessary. I luckily have a very supportive wife that allows me to create myself a job to have fun.

Today I get the same excitement from every video in every photo sent to me, exclaiming how the safe sled saved them tons of money with able to be getting back to camp.

My future plans are to find a more durable material that has the capability to be molded or shaped into the sled shape. Surprisingly not every type of high strength material can be molded or cut. I have stayed away from metals from the fact of all of the recalls of gas leaks. One spark could end it all.

Bringing me to today, I exercise every day and stay functional enough to take care of my two month old. I am so happy to have made so many friends along the way in the sand dune channel.

I have a lot of things to be down about, but I have still found the Will to have fun and find a positivity in every situation. A lot of you have met my adopted 11-year-old son at the last sand show. I am also very proud of him and he continues to show me every day that he also wants to be an entrepreneur someday.

If any of you have made it to this point in the story, I appreciate you to the fullest. Much love to all of you!

 

[Grease Monkey]

Thank you Bryan. It helps to share all this as people want to know who's behind the products. We've met several times but since then, I have acquired this forum. I am glad you joined and hope you find this place a good one to discuss you products, your outreach, and your support for Glamis and the community. It's people like you who support the industry with innovations and drive that make Glamis and this forum a better place.

Bryan is at most events supporting clean ups, veterans, gatherings etc. Humble as the day is long and proud of his product.

 

[Safe Sled Bryan]

Thank you Bryan. It helps to share all this as people want to know who's behind the products. We've met several times but since then, I have acquired this forum. I am glad you joined and hope you find this place a good one to discuss you products, your outreach, and your support for Glamis and the community. It's people like you who support the industry with innovations and drive that make Glamis and this forum a better place.

Bryan is at most events supporting clean ups, veterans, gatherings etc. Humble as the day is long and proud of his product.

Unfortunately, I’m not physically there, but I definitely donate a sled or two when needed for the charity of these events. I am hoping to make a trip out this Halloween for camp rzr. Been about seven years since I’ve been out to Glamis. He’ll definitely see me at sand show this year!

 

[Rockwood]

My future plans are to find a more durable material that has the capability to be molded or shaped into the sled shape. Surprisingly not every type of high strength material can be molded or cut. I have stayed away from metals from the fact of all of the recalls of gas leaks. One spark could end it all.

Thought about a replaceable UHMW wear pad? Could injection mold the main structure like you have, then compression mold/machine the replaceable block. Definitely more processes/BOM, but would make the skid last a long time with relatively cheap replacements. Guy like @MGMFRP might be able to make them from a controlled source not related to China.

Speaking of China: whatever you do, avoid Amazon marketplace. Some Chinese outfit will see sales and undercut.

Personally, I wouldn't want the metal one: you usually need a skid after a wreck, and keeping that from being a missile needs a lot more thought/beef.

 

[MGMFRP]

Thought about a replaceable UHMW wear pad? Could injection mold the main structure like you have, then compression mold/machine the replaceable block. Definitely more processes/BOM, but would make the skid last a long time with relatively cheap replacements. Guy like @MGMFRP might be able to make them from a controlled source not related to China.

Speaking of China: whatever you do, avoid Amazon marketplace. Some Chinese outfit will see sales and undercut.

Personally, I wouldn't want the metal one: you usually need a skid after a wreck, and keeping that from being a missile needs a lot more thought/beef.

It looks like they are injected or molded in either HDPE or UHMW. These look to be rotationally molded witch makes them hollow and lighter weight. It also makes them thinner and more prone to wear. If they were solid , they would last allot longer, but be very heavy and probably more expensive to make. If they are HDPE, they will wear out very quickly. While cheaper to manufacture, there very soft. If they are UHMW, the density is harder and will take longer to wear. (Think cutting board in a sandwich shop VS. Chain guide on a motorcycle)
I made prototypes for something similar for repo/tow truck guys years ago. There still being used today over 10 years later. I made them out of solid 1" thick UHMW. They get dragged across asphalt and onto aluminum flat bed tow trucks when they cant get a car out of the parked position. This keeps them from breaking the transmission when there towing vehicles that cant be moved.

 

[Rockwood]

It looks like they are injected or molded in either HDPE or UHMW. These look to be rotationally molded witch makes them hollow and lighter weight. It also makes them thinner and more prone to wear. If they were solid , they would last allot longer, but be very heavy and probably more expensive to make. If they are HDPE, they will wear out very quickly. While cheaper to manufacture, there very soft. If they are UHMW, the density is harder and will take longer to wear. (Think cutting board in a sandwich shop VS. Chain guide on a motorcycle)
I made prototypes for something similar for repo/tow truck guys years ago. There still being used today over 10 years later. I made them out of solid 1" thick UHMW. They get dragged across asphalt and onto aluminum flat bed tow trucks when they cant get a car out of the parked position. This keeps them from breaking the transmission when there towing vehicles that cant be moved.

I thought UHMW was compression mold only? Mr Plastic has forgotten more than I've ever learned about plastic though

Either way, UHMW plastic is amazing for wear strips. Would go a long way towards extending life/use case.