Zipfy Mini Toboggan

With a decent amount of snow arriving last weekend we got the old sledge out and realised that, for reasons unknown, it had developed a big crack along the bottom.. ..time to find a new sledge.We had a quick check on the websites for various garden centres, car parts stores, and outdoor/camping stores and stumbled across the Zipfy. A check on YouTube showed a few videos of kids smaller than my son using it and having great fun, so we thought we'd shell out a few extra quid.We took the Zipfy to a local hill where there are several good toboggan runs. Other sledges were getting to the bottom of the hill, a few were even making it 10 yards or so on the flat at the bottom of the hill. My son pushed off and shot down the hill, reached the bottom and made it further than any of the other sledge on the flat. It really seems to have great runners.There were several parts of the slopes where large frozen tufts of grass made moguls, or kids had rolled up large snow balls and formed ramps on the hillside. The Zipfy takes these with ease - I think the seating position and the handle make it easier to take and land jumps. There's a photo I have attached to the main product pictures here that show's my son in mid air on his Zipfy.It works well for adults too. I'm 6 foot 3 and had no problems using it. My wife and a few other adult friends also had a go and thought it was superb compared to their own sledges.It's also really light, so you can sling it over your shoulder and climb up the slope without having to drag a sledge behind you.In conclusion I'd say that the Zipfy isn't cheap, but it is a well designed item that gives a *lot* of enjoyment.