Easy Sled came to life in December 2019 after Chris experienced an ice fishing mishap. The temperature was -25C and the lake had about 3" of fresh powder covering 6" of slush. While pulling his plastic jet sled to go home, the slush began freezing to the bottom and effectively became an ice anchor. He could no longer pull the sled and had no choice but to carry his gear 1 kilometer (0.6miles) over 3 separate trips. 

The requirements for the Easy Sled were quite simple - it had to be light, strong, highly portable, and it had to assemble/disassemble quickly and easily (without tools). It also needed to be cost effective.. While using the first kit on it's first outing, a friend saw it and asked if Chris would make him one - he did, and word of mouth interest resulted in offering the Easy Sled for sale publicly, starting in spring 2021.