Snow Shorts: A Wearable Sled for Kids

Snow Shorts are over-shorts for kids. They have a ridged plastic butt-plate, and while wearing them you can slide down any snowy slope and never have to drag a sled uphill again.

When I was a kid we used tea-trays or plastic garbage bags to slide, as we never had a real sledge. And just a few years ago I discovered that a drunken flatmate can function as a perfectly good ride (not that kind) as long as they lay on their belly and keep their chin up. The bonus here is that double-weight means a faster run.

Still, kids shouldn’t get drunk and throw themselves down snowy slopes at 2AM, so these shorts should do the trick. Wondering if you can squeeze your own lard-ass into these? You can. There is an adult sized pair, fitting humans with waists of up to 42 inches.

Product page [Orvis via Coolest Gadgets]