Before I dive into this Install and Review I think it's important to give some background on my personal relationship to this product.
When I first got into sledding I purchased a simple 18ft cargo trailer with wood floor and ramp.
This configuration lasted a couple rides before it became obvious it wasn't going to last.
Thinking I was smart I added a full roll out ribbed heavy plastic floor covering to protect the wood from the snow and water.
The cover did its job great in protecting the floor, but when it was WET or had Snow/Ice on it, it became the ultimate SLIP and SLIDE.
And getting the sleds up and down a bare wood ramp was still an enormous PITA!.
After a year of using that mat, I removed it, sprayed the floor with a water sealant and installed a set of "Smooth" plastic glides to protect the wood.
This combination worked pretty well and lasted me another 2 seasons.
BUT.
These plastic glides were SMOOTH, so I still had a HORRIBLE problem with my wife or kids stepping on the glides when there was snow or ice on them and playing the SLIP & SLIDE game.
After your wife and kids each biff it a few times you quickly realize that your trailer is NOT endearing itself to the family.
And as the old saying goes, "When momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy".
Jump to the Fall of 2013 and my first SnoWest Project Trailer.
http://www.snowest.com/forum/showthread.php?t=353312
In this trailer I made a point of ordering a full set of the Superclamp Superglides II Pro installed from Mirage while the trailer was being manufactured.
You can see that from around post 374 on and then again at post 429 on.
The difference these glides made simply can not be over stated.
It was DAY and NIGHT for the people in the trailer.!!
When it was finished, this is what I got.
2 sets of tracks on the inside.
And full coverage on the front and rear ramps.
I had the delight of being able to use this trailer every weekend this last season and I can honestly say that EVERYONE who stepped foot inside of this trailer loved these glides!
No matter how much Snow or Ice was on them, when you stepped on them you were absolutely SURE FOOTED.
And when driving the sleds in or out of the trailer there was NO slippage or skidding.
The sleds were steerable and went exactly where you wanted them to go.
Most every weekend this is what the trailer looks like with 4-5 sleds packed in
Jump ahead to the late summer of 2014.
After enjoying my brand new trailer I sent in a rather long detailed report with all of my thoughts about it to Mirage.
Much to my surprise they wrote back asking me to sell the new trailer and allow them to build me another project trailer, one that would address all of my comments on the first.
(Build a MORE perfect Trailer) http://www.snowest.com/forum/showthread.php?t=378363
This time around I opted not to have Mirage do the Superglides install, but rather to do it myself so that I would have this opportunity to write about them for everyone on SnoWest.
And so this weekend I finally got started on the process of doing that installation and writing this review.
This install will be done in 3 separate phases.
Rear ramp (done), center section (Next), front ramp (Last).
While this review is going to be an unabashed endorsement for these glides, I do want everyone to know that they were NOT donated or sponsored by Superclamp for this project.
Just like you, I wrote the check and bought them with my own hard earned money.
I liked them so much on the first trailer, I wouldn't even consider having another trailer with out them!
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THESE GLIDES!
When I first got into sledding I purchased a simple 18ft cargo trailer with wood floor and ramp.
This configuration lasted a couple rides before it became obvious it wasn't going to last.
Thinking I was smart I added a full roll out ribbed heavy plastic floor covering to protect the wood from the snow and water.
The cover did its job great in protecting the floor, but when it was WET or had Snow/Ice on it, it became the ultimate SLIP and SLIDE.
And getting the sleds up and down a bare wood ramp was still an enormous PITA!.
After a year of using that mat, I removed it, sprayed the floor with a water sealant and installed a set of "Smooth" plastic glides to protect the wood.
This combination worked pretty well and lasted me another 2 seasons.
BUT.
These plastic glides were SMOOTH, so I still had a HORRIBLE problem with my wife or kids stepping on the glides when there was snow or ice on them and playing the SLIP & SLIDE game.
After your wife and kids each biff it a few times you quickly realize that your trailer is NOT endearing itself to the family.
And as the old saying goes, "When momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy".
Jump to the Fall of 2013 and my first SnoWest Project Trailer.
http://www.snowest.com/forum/showthread.php?t=353312
In this trailer I made a point of ordering a full set of the Superclamp Superglides II Pro installed from Mirage while the trailer was being manufactured.
You can see that from around post 374 on and then again at post 429 on.
The difference these glides made simply can not be over stated.
It was DAY and NIGHT for the people in the trailer.!!
When it was finished, this is what I got.
2 sets of tracks on the inside.
And full coverage on the front and rear ramps.
![e7aqeqeh.jpg](http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/02/e7aqeqeh.jpg)
I had the delight of being able to use this trailer every weekend this last season and I can honestly say that EVERYONE who stepped foot inside of this trailer loved these glides!
No matter how much Snow or Ice was on them, when you stepped on them you were absolutely SURE FOOTED.
And when driving the sleds in or out of the trailer there was NO slippage or skidding.
The sleds were steerable and went exactly where you wanted them to go.
Most every weekend this is what the trailer looks like with 4-5 sleds packed in
![ju9e9ase.jpg](http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/16/ju9e9ase.jpg)
Jump ahead to the late summer of 2014.
After enjoying my brand new trailer I sent in a rather long detailed report with all of my thoughts about it to Mirage.
Much to my surprise they wrote back asking me to sell the new trailer and allow them to build me another project trailer, one that would address all of my comments on the first.
(Build a MORE perfect Trailer) http://www.snowest.com/forum/showthread.php?t=378363
This time around I opted not to have Mirage do the Superglides install, but rather to do it myself so that I would have this opportunity to write about them for everyone on SnoWest.
And so this weekend I finally got started on the process of doing that installation and writing this review.
This install will be done in 3 separate phases.
Rear ramp (done), center section (Next), front ramp (Last).
While this review is going to be an unabashed endorsement for these glides, I do want everyone to know that they were NOT donated or sponsored by Superclamp for this project.
Just like you, I wrote the check and bought them with my own hard earned money.
I liked them so much on the first trailer, I wouldn't even consider having another trailer with out them!
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THESE GLIDES!
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