Dannevall aluminium dog sled. Fully equipped with extras, functions and finesses but keeping the weight down to 22 kg thanks to an optimised design based on aluminium extrusions.

Kjell Dannevall has developed a dog sled for use in competitions made entirely from aluminium.  Using aluminium extrusions, Kjell has succeeded in creating a strong and stable design that keeps the weight down despite being equipped with all the imaginable extras, functions and finesses available – and a few more besides – that make life easier for the driver.

Kjell based his work on the traditional sled, changed the materials and manufacturing methods as well as reducing the number of components. The final result is a sled that uses some ten extrusions, all optimised in terms of weight and strength, but where Kjell has given great priority to creating a multifunctional extrusion with simple and robust joints. These consist of screws and glue, welding is only used on in one place, something that greatly facilitates manufacture.

The plate is raised and wider than the traditional design which provides better driving characteristics, manoeuvrability and ergonomics

Among the features that make the sled unique is a patented steering design where the traces, fixed to a face bar, slide sideways when cornering to heighten the turning effect at the same time as the skis tilt. An integrated system that is manoeuvred with a curved steering arm that moves along all axes. A raised and wider footplate, closed bed to prevent the accumulation of snow and ice that would weigh the sled down and a streamlined design to reduce wind resistance are other features that make Dannevall’s sled a strong competitor to the traditional design.