Easily move heavy stack of fire wood - slide or sled
“I used my big slider this weekend to move wood around. The guys thought it was the coolest thing. I never thought of dragging a deer.“– MD, TX
So Mag Ruffman isn’t the only who figured out BigSlider™ works great for firewood! Easily move the heavy stack of fire wood by slide or sled movement on the Professional or Wider models.
Here’s a link to Mag’s video.
http://www.ctstv.com/reallife/athome.php?vidID=20513
Easily move heavy flat screen TV swivel Another great use for BigSlider™ StackSaver™
“Hi Jeri!
I have one of your Big Sliders and also a Stack Saver.
I have found another use for the small Stack Saver and was wondering if one can be cut to even a smaller size? I had an old 19″ TV on my kitchen counter sitting on a special-made lazysusan so the TV could be turned to also view it from our kitchen table. We just purchased a new 22″ flat screen TV and the turntable is much too large for it. I had the great idea of trying my Stack Saver to swivel the new TV and it works!!! However, the slider doesn’t have to be quite that large so I was wondering if you could make a smaller version. The measurement of the black stand the TV is attached to, measures 5 3/4″ x 10 1/2″. The slider should probably be a little larger than that — not sure how much, in order to move it around.
Will appreciate you letting me know if this is possible.
Thanks!” — JH, DE
Hi Jan – I recommend you cut down only to the length you need and use the hand hole to rotate it with. You can cut it carefully with a new blade in a carpet knife/box cutter and use a metal rule as a guide (such as carpenters use).
I also recommend to cut the newly formed corners off at an angle to keep them from poking – they are quite sharp should anyone run into them.
Happy to hear from you! Jeri
Easily slide deer one person
“It was dark by the time we had found our deer. We’ve also been using “Big Slider” for a lot of useful things out around the yard.” – GG, WI
Gary shows us how to easily move heavy doe with one person. Great for the alone or solo hunter. And, it’s helping out with yard work, too. That’s why we call them “utility” movers! — Jeri
See our videos on Moving a Buck and Attachment details for moving a buck
Video Transcript:
My name’s Gary. I’m going to demonstrate the BigSlider. I live in an area for deer hunting. We have to shoot a doe – it’s called herd control or “earn a buck.” We have to shoot a doe before we can shoot a buck. In this situation, here’s my doe. I shot my doe, filled my doe tag. Now I can hunt my big buck.
Here’s BigSlider put to use. Put the doe on the slider, got it out of the woods. But this is how easy she sled. I wanted to demonstrate it coming out of the woods, but the camera wasn’t with us. Didn’t anticipate this happening tonight…but same situation. Right there.
That’s how easy she slides. All to BigSlider – makes things a lot easier. Here’s one-handed!
Didn’t have BigSlider when I dragged it out of the swamp – it was son-of-a-gun getting it out of the swamp – but, there you go. Thanks BigSlider!
Copy and paste this URL to see the video if the link above doesn’t work for you.
Skid to clean behind heavy furniture. Click "Just Tilt, Load, and Slide" link above for video on Easily Move Heavy Furniture
“My sister is always moving her house around and I am getting it for her as a Christmas present! I love mine!
You have such an awesome product!! I love supporting someone so brave to start a business! I hope you are doing really well!”
– MB, FL
Looks like MB is going to help her sister easily move heavy furniture with her Christmas gift of the BigSlider™ Professional model. Maybe it will help her finally find that perfect redecorating touch.
Thanks for the kudos, MB!
How to attach deer to BigSlider
Here’s how the guys attached the deer to BigSlider.com heavy duty tray to easily move deer sliding on BigSlider.
1. The tray has two holes drilled in each end. Thread the rope through one hole, then through the pipe, then through the other hole.
2. Pull the pipe off the tray and roll or slide the deer carcass on to the tray.
3. Now bring the pipe over the neck to secure the carcass as shown in the photo. Hook the rope around the lowest antler to prevent it from dragging on the ground.
4. Thread second pipe through rope ends at palm level, and make sure to leave enough clearance to walk in front of the antlers.
5. Once you start pulling, the pipe and ropes will tighten to further secure the carcass.
Never load the tray with more than you can easily pull. Have a safe hunting season!
Easily move deer with one or two men
Been deer hunting? Here’s how to easily move deer sliding over field and under barbed wire with one or two guys. See also Moving a Doe and Attachment details for this buck.
“Just show ‘em how easy it is to pull with just one person. This is good for the alone hunter. No, he couldn’t pull that by himself…Nice job!”
Thumbs up: “Works good!”
– BG and JG, MO
Slide on BigSlider.com heavy duty tray!
Make it easy on yourself!
Raking and Bagging Leaves, and Moving Lawn Bags
Raking leaves is a natural and enjoyable part of the Fall season, as well as being an important chore for good lawn maintenance. It is good physical activity, building upper body strength and strengthening your back and stomach.
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It is important to alternate sides, that is, changes hands, when raking leaves, in order to balance the load and strain on your body. Ten minutes on a side is a good rule of thumb, but judge by the feeling in your muscles instead of the clock. Don’t overdo it on either side without a rest.
While you can strain your back with over-zealous raking, the greater danger comes after the raking is completed and you begin bagging and removing the leaves. Lifting weights that you are not used to can strain your back muscles seriously and quickly. It can happen in an instant, and you are more vulnerable after you have been working these muscles with your raking activity.
You should be careful when bagging the leaves to not overfill the bags and get them too heavy to lift, but even bags that are not overloaded can often strain your back because of your position as you lift the loaded bags.
It is common to use wheelbarrows or garden carts to move loaded lawn bags, but people will also drag full bags, or put leaves on a tarp and drag the tarp to dispose of the leaves. The problem with these solutions is that the bag is easily torn, and the tarp can be awkward to handle.
A better solution is to use a new garden tool known as BIGSLIDER™ utility mover. This is a 2 by 5 foot piece
of tough, slick plastic designed specifically for these kinds of tasks. Grab the comfortable 1 inch diameter handle, and you can easily slide your loaded lawn bags (or heavy pots and mulch bags) over grass, concrete, rocks, sand, mud, bricks or wooden decking — without waiting for help. This convenient tool can move multiple pots or up to six 39-gal fully packed lawn and leaf bags in one trip (click on photo).
You can watch a short video illustrating how to use the BIGSLIDER™ to easily rake up and bag a big load of leaves. Note the large volume of leaves that can be handled with little effort and how using two of these handy tools makes the job so much easier!
Over 100 Uses for BigSlider™ utility movers
What’s better than a wheelbarrow or hand truck for moving heavy, bulky objects? BigSlider (TM) utility movers – over 100 uses for the “Save Your Back” tool! Move furniture, file cabinets, boxes; heavy potted plants, soil and mulch bags; gun safes, coolers, car engines and chain barrels. Stores flat in just 1″ of space! Check out Over 100 Uses
I spoke with an EMS professional to follow up on the question of how to evacuate non-ambulatory patients. Here are his tips:
(1) ALWAYS pull the patient head first! This keeps the head up and helps keep the head from getting hit. It also helps to keep the arms and legs from getting tangled up as you pull them past furniture and through doorways.
(2) To load the patient on the sheet: (a) get on one side of the patient at chest level; (b) extend the arm closest to you above the head; (c) roll the patient toward you; (d) slip BigSlider™ sheet up next to his back with handle just above the head of the patient; (e) roll the patient on to his back; (f) align rest of body in a straight line on the sheet.
(3) Make a “U” shape by putting a belt or strap across the width of the slider.* This cocoon prevents the patient from rolling off the sheet. It will also keep arms from getting hung up as you pull.
*This will mean cutting slits on either side of the sheet to thread your strap through.
(4) If you haven’t already done so, put extension rope through the handle, tie a knot at what will be your palm height while sledding the patient at ground level, and then pull patient head-first from the bed. If you have time, make a ramp from pillows, cushions or blankets from the bed to the floor.
Be sure to PRACTICE this procedure!
Disclaimer — I am not an EMS Professional and don’t guarantee results. Experiment and practice it for yourself, your patient, and your evac situation.
Our veterinary customer says they use BigSlider™ Professional model as “a ground level stretcher for non-ambulatory patients.” So here’s a question from a potential customer…any comments from evacuation experts, EMS, firefighters, or those in the medical community would be greatly appreciated!
Mag Ruffman's Relative
“I have a bedridden son, age 52, 215 pounds. Live in a mobile home and am terrified of fire and how I would get him out of the house. Do you think this would help me?” — LJW
Here’s what I replied…
“As far as I know, BigSlider has not yet been used for evacuation, so these are NOT proven ideas.
First, you would need a way to safely get him from the bed to the floor. Practice, practice, practice your evacuation procedure to make sure you and your son can do it!
Here’s one idea…Roll your son on his side, place the sheet next to his body, then roll him back on to the sheet. This technique was used by an elderly woman caring for her husband when she needed to get him to the Hoyer lift and back in to the wheelchair.
If he has no upper body strength you may need to loop a webbing strap under his arms; otherwise, can he hold on? Pull him off the bed to a ‘ramp’ of sofa cushions, pillows, comforters, and/or a thick blankets to the floor. Then make sure to start pulling slowly or you’ll leave him behind (like the tablecloth trick). Once up to speed, you’ll be fine.
Since his length will take up the full length of the sheet, you’ll need to attach the rope to the handle and tie a knot at your palm height. That way you can pull standing up straight and use your full body weight and leg muscles. On commercial carpet or driveway concrete, a 215 load is about a 61 lb pull for you. See Mag Ruffman’s video (the “Anything I Can Do” icon) on BigSlider website to watch Mag pulling one of her relatives. [It takes a little while to load, but worth it!]
If you need to get him down the stairs, you can create a sling using the rope and tail holes. The stairs will support at least 1/2 the weight if they aren’t too steep. Clearly you’ll need to practice different ideas, get ropes and straps as needed, then practice again. That way you and your son will ‘know the drill’ in case of an emergency. Note that BigSlider is plastic and only good to 150 degrees F and melts at 266 degrees. (Water boils at 212 degrees.) So you can’t use it to pull anyone out of a fire!”