It's December and we've had a few snow coverings on the ground, but not enough to last more than a day. I am anxious to run on snow, but limited to the training rig instead.
And the training rig debate also pops into my head every time I take the motor-less 4-wheeler out.
I like that I got the rig for free and only have had to put limited amounts of money into it (if you don't count the trailer I bought to haul it with). But if the dogs need help on a hill because it's our first runs of the fall, it's not as easy to jump off and run along side as my sled is. It's also heavy compared to a sled. I know that the dogs need to work on building muscle in the fall, but it seems a bit heavy for four dogs and I wouldn't trust the brakes on it with six, never mind the eight that I'd like to have...someday!
I keep looking at alternative dry land rigs... The Arctis Carts, the Blackstars, Cannonball, the Edge, the Cape Town Carts, and Outlaw Rigs. But then the price makes me back down. How do I compare free plus the cost of the repaired brakes with over a thousand dollars just for the cart, never mind shipping?
But I also think that Fall Training is a great time to train my body for the upcoming winter. And it would be much easier to do that with a training rig that one can hop on and off like a sled than a 4-wheeler. While the dogs are getting back into running, so can I. Plus, I stay warmer on the back of the sled, with the moving around than I do on the back of a 4-wheeler.
But the price. And then some of my friends say how can you spend that much on a rig?? While I then scratch my head in confusion as the motored 4-wheelers that they've bought are much more expensive. Plus the fuel, oil and electrical issues that they then need to spend money on.
So indecision I sit and think and spin it all around inside my head.
