What is an ice house and how to choose it?

Practically all children adore to ride different slides during walks in winter. Many do it on special ice-boats. Today we will talk about what they are and how to choose them.

Ice-boats are special compact sleds. Such equipment is used during descent from a hill in the winter. This simple design is most often made of plastic.

Ice-boats are easy. In addition, they can be purchased at an affordable price for each parent. These designs are safe for children.

Icebreakers and simple sleds have differences.

Ice-boats are intended for children to descend from the hills having an ice surface. And sleds are most often used for simple walks with a child. But you can also ride on the snow and ice descents. In addition, ice-boats have several other important features:

• glide perfectly;
• have less weight;
• are more resilient;
• good maneuverability;
• more modern and beautiful design.

Children's ice-boats for riding from a hill can be of different types. Currently there are many varieties.

The simplest version is a plastic round design with one or more handles. It will not allow to increase the speed too much during the descent, but at the same time the child will not get dirty on it and will not hit.

Variety "basins" have the appearance of ice-dishes. Their diameter is much larger than other models. Sometimes they make them more elongated. This option is considered the safest.

Today, in stores you can find soft varieties of ice-floes, which look the most attractive and are distinguished by their particular compactness and lightness. At production various beautiful drawings and images are put on them.

Soft models are made with a special material with heat-shielding properties, so your child will not freeze during riding with slides. Such designs are easy to carry and lift to high slopes.

Such ice-boats are almost impossible to break or deform. After all, they can not crack, they can not appear cracks.

Another view is a simple ice-shovel. It is equipped with only one large handle. This option refers to the simplest types, but at the same time its price is much lower than the rest.

They look the most modern. Brakes are most often located on the sides of such ice floes. Such designs may have a round or rectangular shape.

The device of such models allows you to brake on the slide at any time. This is especially necessary in the presence of obstacles and irregularities on it. These sleds have a comfortable rope to hold onto while riding.

Such models are designed for riding at once two children, so they have large sizes (120-122 centimeters). They are made of cold-resistant materials. Most often taken strong rubber.

Double samples perfectly glide not only on ice, but also on snow. They are easy to ride, even on sharp turns. Made immediately with two handles for two children.

These samples are inflatable sledges. "Cheesecakes" differ impressive size. These designs are round and are considered the most comfortable for the child.

These ice-boats are covered with a special smooth fabric, thanks to which they ideally slide along the icy surface. They can ride two children at once. But at the same time their total weight should not exceed 130-140 kilograms.

They are a more refined version of the classic ordinary variety. These samples differ in larger sizes. They can even fit with the legs.

Most of the ice-troughs are equipped with handles on the sides. It is convenient to hold them during the descent from the ice slide.

When hitting even small irregularities, the structure will be strongly inclined to one side and may fall completely with the child. It gains great speed when used, which can lead to collisions with other objects and ice-boats.

These models of structures have the appearance of a practically flat surface with handles on the sides for passengers. They are able to gain great speed during the descent, so it is not recommended to purchase them for small children.

Often ice boards-boards are made of special foamed plastic. Often these samples are created with images of cartoon characters, so like most children.

Such patterns are round. They are made from a special smooth fabric. "Tablets" are made with a strong rope, which can be held during the ride. These ice-boats often create a variety of colors.

Most ice floes are plastic. At the same time only high-quality types of plastic are used. They not only have excellent resistance to deformation, but also to sharp fluctuations in temperature. In addition to plastic, for the manufacture of these structures use and heavy-duty rubber.

Dimensions of ice floes may vary. The simplest models are available with dimensions of 31x27x0.2 centimeters. Samples of the “trough”, “coxae” and blade structures are larger - their approximate size is 43x35x4 cm.

Soft ice-boats may have a scale of about 35x35x6 centimeters. Models with brakes and simply double samples are the largest dimensions of 80x43x22 cm, so they easily fit two children at once.

Before buying a suitable option, you must consider the age of your child. So, ice-plates, standard samples with handles can be used after reaching two years.

Take into account the price factor. Remember that the most expensive options are "cheesecakes" and models with brakes.

Pay attention to the design of the ice house. After all, today manufacturers can offer a huge number of different designs with drawings and colors for boys and girls.

Currently, there are many soft designs with images of favorite children's heroes. They will not be erased from the product even after its repeated use. The most simple design has the classic ice-boats, models of "shoulder blade", "basins".

But also note that the elements are not too sharp. Otherwise, the child will be injured during the games.

Remember about the level of stability of structures. Samples "trough" have the least degree of stability, so for young children, this option is not suitable.

The most resistant models differ with special guide strips located on the bottom. The important role is played by the bumpers, which allow the child to safely ride not only from the ice, but also from the snow slides. At the same time, the ice house will not get bogged down in snowdrifts.

Before you buy an ice-boat, you need to see the material from which it is made. It should be durable, wear-resistant and environmentally friendly, but at the same time quite flexible.

You should pay attention to the level of frost resistance. This is especially true of those who live in regions with harsh, cold climatic conditions. After all, some models due to too low temperatures can be severely deformed or crack.

If you are using an ice house on daily walks, then you should get samples without a rudder control and no brakes. After all, these elements significantly weight the structure. Remember that inflatable models are also more mass and size, so they, too, are not for everyone.

To make the product last a long time, and your child didn’t get hurt while riding from the hills, you need to ride it correctly. Remember that you can not go down at a time when the previous person has not strayed from the path.

Ice-boats are forbidden to ride on their feet or squat. In this position, the child can easily get injured, and the design will simply crack. It is also impossible to move down from the head down or back to front. When riding you need to keep in front only legs.

Pay attention to the ice hill itself. If it has at least slight irregularities, then it should not be used for skiing. In no case do not descend on ice-boats from railway embankments. And also it is not necessary for this to consider the descents, which are located near the roadway.

If your child will ride down the slide on a cheesecake or on other inflatable models of ice floes, then you should choose for this purpose slopes with a small slope. After all, using steep paths for these samples is simply dangerous for humans. Conventional plastic construction can be taken on a hill with a large slope.

When descending from the ice slide, the child should hold tightly to the handles located on the ice house itself. Otherwise, a person may severely hurt, and the structure may break or deform.

You should descend from the slide only if there is no one below. Otherwise, you can injure yourself, the person who passes at the beginning of the descent, and break the structure.

After the descent from the ice slide has already been completed, the child, along with the ice house, should immediately move away from it. This is necessary so that other passengers can easily slide on their sleds.

For more information on what is an ice house and how to choose it correctly, see the following video.