Wheelhiking
Hiking using different kinds of wheel mounted backpacks and wagons
Hiking.org Research and innovation project
Wheelhiking - Walking with wheels
Text and illustrations by Frits Ahlefeldt, Hiking.org
Different kinds of trolleys and backpacks with wheels has been used for thousand of years to make it easier to bring along loads when walking. Now a trend in modern hiking is looking at if it is possible to put wheels on our backpacks in various ways - This hiking.org project look at these new and old innovations
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Through the ages and especially in recent years different kinds of wheelhiking has both evolved and been designed.
Here are examples, links, types and ideas for using wheels when hiking
Hiking using wheel mounted backpacks and wagons is not without its challenges.
Both to the environment, to the hikers and to public transportation. Looking at challenges and benefits Link to Thoughts
Frits Ahlefeldt research, write and draws about hiking on Hiking.org
Combining a background in design and journalism to sketch up what "wheelhiking" might be(come)