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 [1] and [2] and [3] and dog sled and [4] and [5] and [6]. --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)

Like somebody said in the section "Name of the article", pulk (pulkka) is used mostly for fun and mainly by children and akja (ahkio) for transporting stuff. At least in Finland nowadays. Historically, the above might have been correct way. ~2026-15539-27 (talk) 22:35, 20 March 2026 (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)