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darkwood-sleddog · 2 years

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hi! What are some of the best rigs and best place to buy those rigs? Especially for beginners or budget friendly?

I would say a dryland rig (3 and 4 wheeled vehicles) are not a beginner vehicle of any kind because to safely pull these rigs you need at least 3 trained, well conditioned, healthy, adult dogs.

If you are just barely getting into dog powered sports I would try canicross (an on-foot sport), bikejoring (buy a mountain bike at your price range either used or otherwise) or scooterjoring (similar to bikejoring but you use a large kick scooter or 'kickbike' (the less accessible of these three because the scooter can be difficult to find or fund at a decent price. I was lucky to get mine used and free (and almost broken so I did spent some money/time fixing it).

Rigs can come in a variety of price ranges, but the most cost effective way to procure mushing supplies is to get it second hand (still having a Facebook account is best for this). My rig is from Wolftrack Dog Carts LLC and I consider those prices pretty economical for a new rig.

#dogblr #dog gear #dog sledding #dryland mushing #i would not be putting 3 inexperienced dogs and an inexperienced musher on a rig #unless they are working with a mentor of an existing sled dog kennel #rigs are heavier and the pull feels different to dogs than bikes or scooters #additionally you need to be able to time your braking appropriately for the rig versus the bike/scooter situation #which can be a foot brake on some rig models #you ideally don't want an error to occur that allows the dog's confidence to falter #which is why having experienced dogs (multiple) is best for rig work #start small and work up! and that way you're not spending money on something in a sport you're not sure how serious you'll be in #getting on a rig with inexperienced dogs as a beginner would be like building your own pc having never used a computer before

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