For those who ski what type of ski setups do you use for winter camping in places like the BWCA, towing a sled or toboggan. Just curious, it’s something I’ve never done and know little about, have read some but seems to be all over the place so I’m wondering what folks here use.

Hi: I think Hoks are going to be the go to ski in the future. Built in skin, shor, wide and with edges. I have not had a chance to get on them yet but I'm looking forward to it. Stone Harbor in Grand Marais has them. Three pin binding or a new flexible binding that will accept, muks, paks, etc...
Good Luck!

I'd like to see your "flexible" binding for various footwear (along with pricing and source details).

homemade sled and some older light weight skis. dependable ones. my boots are fisher classics, same ones i use skiing on well groomed city trails. your not going to get much performance out of you skis if you are pulling a sled, i can't see spend a lot of money for this type of skiing. backcountry in the mountains is a different story. if the snow is deep and soft i switch to snowshoes.

Karhu 10th mountain skis with Berwin bindings for the mukluks. I pull a 14' birch toboggan that I made at the North House school. It is more shuffling along than skiing.

Mike

I was afraid you were going to say that... Those bindings look great for use with mukluks, but $110 for a pair of ski bindings seems pretty insane considering my skis were $5 at a garage sale. Might have to try fashioning my own...

You are probably well aware of Wintertrekking.com but, I'll provide the link anyways. IMHO the best site to gain knowledge about all things related to winter camping.

quote TuscaroraBorealis: "You are probably well aware of Wintertrekking.com but, I'll provide the link anyways. IMHO the best site to gain knowledge about all things related to winter camping."

TB-Thanks for the link!

I use my Epoke 900's with 3 pin 75mm Nordic Norm bindings for skis, the ski boots are below the ankle touring boots and I always use gaitors.
I have skied with packs no sleds from Fernberg road to Round lake, and several Eagle MT Trail start to Poplar Lake and a few other 5 day adventures in the BWCA. The Pack trips are cold camping (no Hot Tent)
For Sled Trips They Tend to Be a Full day of Skiing sled hauling in and base camping. For Sleds I have used everything from The little red sleds every kid used on the hills to pulks and the HDP/UHMW Toboggans. Pulling by Rope stinks in my opinion, compared to poles with a hip belt. There are times when a rope shines, such as windy tight trails,I typically use a HDP Home built toboggan with The ski pulk poles and attachment points on the "sled". I use a long single compartment duffel on the toboggan that has 4 zipper pulls on it so you can always open it from either end or the middle. A single compartment on the end for my thermos completes the bag. Straps with quick release buckles (the ones that both the female and male have webbing length adjusters built in)to hold the bag to the sled.

IMO, if you are pulling a sled you'd be better off with snow shoes, put the skis in the sled so when you get where you are going you can ski

I've skied with my snow shoes tied to my pack, then when I get where I'm going ditch the skis and hoof it until I get back to my skis

a lot depends on the year and conditions

I ski on my old Epoke's with Berwin Bindings and Sorel boots when conditions are cold. I drag a sled and keep snowshoes handy on top of the sled for portages. In warmer March conditions I ski with with 3-pin gear on wide, wax-less Rossignol backcountry skis.

Mostly though, I travel and camp by dog sled.