No tubes on hills with obstacles. As you mentioned, they don’t steer well and often spin to point your head downhill. The seem safer with all that bouncy crash zone. They’re not. Plastic sleds are cheap and there’s fun to be had from steering them.
What’s the issue with tubes if you always bail if (a) you end up rotated so you can’t see or (b) you’re on track for an obstacle?
(I don’t think the ‘bounce’ makes them safer; not arguing that.)
If you do all of that perfectly, there’s no downside.
Kids don’t do everything perfectly. So sleds seem way safer.
Except for jumping. Tubes do offer protection from most jumps. Which can cause head impacts.
Source: grew up next to a wooded hill in Northern Michigan where entertainment was scarce.
No tubes on hills with obstacles. As you mentioned, they don’t steer well and often spin to point your head downhill. The seem safer with all that bouncy crash zone. They’re not. Plastic sleds are cheap and there’s fun to be had from steering them.
What’s the issue with tubes if you always bail if (a) you end up rotated so you can’t see or (b) you’re on track for an obstacle?
(I don’t think the ‘bounce’ makes them safer; not arguing that.)
If you do all of that perfectly, there’s no downside.
Kids don’t do everything perfectly. So sleds seem way safer.
Except for jumping. Tubes do offer protection from most jumps. Which can cause head impacts.
Source: grew up next to a wooded hill in Northern Michigan where entertainment was scarce.