How do you make snowshoes???

Question

How do you make snowshoes???

Answer 1

Tennis rackets and string

Answer 2

There are a couple of ways...more than I can describe here.

One way involves heating sand in an iron pot and pouring the hot sand into plastic PVC pipes, bending the pipes overa frame, cutting decking, etc. etc.

Here's some links.

http://www.inquiry.net/outdoor/winter/ge...

http://www.bamsoftware.com/camping/snows...

Traditional snowshoes can be made of wood. You need a pliable wood, soak it, then bend it. Build the decking out of rope or catgut.

To be honest. The PVC tubing thing is a pain and it's a lot easier to drop $99 for a decent set of recreational snowshoes. Making wooden snowshoes is also a pain.