Talk:Pulk

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pulka is the actual "sled" not the activity in sweden — Preceding unsigned comment added by ThrBigD (talk • contribs) 01:50, 22 May 2005 (UTC)

Proposed move
Propose move to Pulk. Which form is most used in English? Jørgen 19:40, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Name of the article
Pulkka is mostly the name for the toboggan used for children. The pulled device used for transport is fi:Ahkio, sv:Ackja. I don't really see the need for different article for pulk(ka). It is just the different language name for toboggan. --SM (talk) 02:14, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
 * In Swedish sv:Ackja is exclusively used about the Sami reindeer-pulled pulka. (Ahiko stems from the Norse word "akjo"), but more importantly both the pulka and the ackja are built more like a flat-bottomed boat which means its a totally different construction. BP OMowe (talk) 04:15, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

WP:UE
In English, pulk is the sled and pulka the sport. See and  and  and dog sled and  and  and. --Espoo (talk) 00:08, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

Rigid poles
At least in the US, the difference between a pulk and a sled seems to be the rigid towing system. Note this practice among the various manufactures via here: http://skipulk.com/index.php/links In some cases the same sled is sold with and without the rigid towing system and in one case it is called a sled and the other a pulk. Whitis (talk) 10:47, 18 January 2014 (UTC)

"Its called a pulk when used with poles attached to your hips so it drags behind you on the snow." http://www.madriverrocket.com/pulk/ Note that without the rigid poles, you can be run down by your own sled on a downhill or when stopping. Whitis (talk) 10:56, 18 January 2014 (UTC)

Merge with Revolving doors
There are barn doors. And there are revolving doors. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.29.41.212 (talk) 23:37, 9 May 2017 (UTC)