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A sled for moving a plurality of objects, such as beach equipment, over varied terrain having soft and hard surfaces such as sand, mud, snow, concrete, brick, cobblestone and asphalt. Advantageously, the sled is adapted to serve as a table, and is provided with holes for receiving the beach umbrella

A sled for moving a plurality of objects, such as beach equipment, over varied terrain having soft and hard surfaces such as sand, mud, snow, concrete, brick, cobblestone and asphalt. Advantageously, the sled is adapted to serve as a table, and is provided with holes for receiving the beach umbrella and for cups or drinking glasses. A plurality of holding tubes, sized to fit within the holes, receive and vertically support fishing rods, as well as garden implements and the like.

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A sled for transporting objects over varied terrain composed of soft or hard surfaces comprising: (a) a carrying platform having at least one hole extending completely therethrough; (b) first and second skids, said skids being parallel to the length of said carrying platform; (c) first and second wh

A sled for transporting objects over varied terrain composed of soft or hard surfaces comprising: (a) a carrying platform having at least one hole extending completely therethrough; (b) first and second skids, said skids being parallel to the length of said carrying platform; (c) first and second wheels, each of said wheels being positioned near one end of said carrying platform and extending below said first and second skids by a predetermined distance, whereby said first and second wheels support said end of said carrying platform when said sled is traversing said hard surfaces and said first and second skids support said sled during traversal thereof over said soft surfaces; (d) a third wheel, said third wheel being positioned near the opposite end of said carrying platform from said first and second wheels, said third wheel being adapted to swivel on an axle about an axis perpendicular to said carrying platform and to extend below said first and second skids, each of said third wheel and said axle being removably mounted on said sled, whereby said third wheel stabilizes said sled and, together with said first and second wheels, establishes a plane below said skids so that said first, second and third wheels support said sled during traversal thereof over hard surfaces, said third wheel enabling said sled to turn easily on said hard surfaces and, when removed, reducing drag and facilitating movement of said sled over said soft surfaces; (e) said carrying platform having at least one additional hole provided above said first and second skids, said additional hole extending through said carrying platform and being concentric with a molded indent in the skids; and (f) said sled further comprising a utility tube, said tube being sized to fit within said additional hole and to receive a fishing pole, said molded indent providing a firm vehicle support to the utility tube and said fishing pole being held substantially vertically by said tube.