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If you’re in the South where snow is a rarity, or you’ve been caught unprepared for an early season snow, you may find yourself in a conundrum when the white stuff starts pouring down. Lots of snow, no sled. Maybe you’re one of the lucky few with a store-bought sled. You’ll be the envy of the sledding hill crowd this snow day. But if not, don’t despair. Health And Fitness

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There’s a long tradition in the South of makeshift homemade sleds. In fact, I’d argue that snow sleds repurposed or created from household materials are the traditional sleds for snow days in the South. I can easily teach you how to make a sled from items found around your house, but I can’t vouch for the effectiveness or safety of these techniques. Use your judgment.

Keep in mind that anything you repurpose for a makeshift sled will probably get ruined and no longer be able to serve its original purpose. But it’s worth it, right? Also, make sure you’re sledding on a hill that’s not crowded, and without obstacles like trees and rocks. Homemade sleds can’t be steered.

Here are 17 items you can repurpose into a DIY snow sled:

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This post originally appeared on Charlotte on the Cheap.

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Posted by Jody Mace on November 11, 2022 | Updated November 11, 2022 Filed Under: DIY · Family · Home & Garden · Kids Tagged With: kids· winter

Jody Mace is a freelance writer who has written for publications like O Magazine, Washington Post, and Parents. She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina with her husband and two teenaged kids. Her colleagues are dogs named Harlow and Shaggy. She publishes Charlotte on the Cheap and takes the “cheap” seriously. For fun she plays mandolin and browses at her local Goodwill Store, where she is “Foursquare Mayor,” as long as that Russell G. doesn’t steal it from her again. You can see her celebration of thrift store finds at Thrift Wrecks.

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