Saddlebag Sledding
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Film Overview

Directed By: Ted Perkins Written By: Dave Wells, Ted Perkins	Release Date: 2006-09-12 Running Time: 1:30 Content Rating: not yet rated	DVD Region: 1 - U.S., Canada, U.S. Territories Media Format: NTSC-DVD Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Audio Language(s): English
Genres: Special Interests >> Outdoor Recreation :: Sports >> Outdoors :: Documentary >> Sports Influences: "The Endless Summer" (1966)

Synopsis

Here are the really scenic highlights from our recent snowmobiling trips and tours. They are gently edited down from almost 200 hours of widescreen trailriding footage, including a lot of smooth hoodcam. I briefly introduce each of the six regions visited, but most of the soundtrack is "easy riding music". The regions are: Quebec including Gaspe, Ontario, Labrador, northern Maine and Pennsylvania. So enjoy - even if you just want to sample our little subculture, Ted. REAR COVER TEXT: Join videographer and veteran snowmobiler Ted Perkins on an unprecedented winter tour of some of the most scenic areas of eastern North America.
This unique DVD presents the highlights of multiple trips and tours to great riding areas that most snowmobilers only dream about about – or don’t even know exist! Nothing was staged or shot for any purpose other than pure enjoyment of real snowmobiling at its finest. This is real trail riding by real snowmobilers.
All footage was created with proprietary helmet cam, hood cam, and tripod camera systems developed for both two and three-dimensional video, with High Definition equipment on some of the later rides.
Recommended for viewing on any wide screen display, this presentation will provide hours of off-season enjoyment for any serious “sled head” and maybe even inspire a trip to one of these fabulous riding areas. Maximum player compatability and disc longevity is assured by use of the premium "Hollywood Quality" Replication manufacturing process.

Crew

Director: Ted Perkins | bio
Self-taught film and video for 40 years. Engineering background. Snowmobiler since 1967.
Writer: Dave Wells, Ted Perkins
Production Company: Sodus Productions
Copyright: Sodus Productions
Special Effects: Matrox RT.X100 NLE

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Press Reviews

Gary Rouleau - club president | show/hide snippet
I watched it last night. It is GREAT! I really like your comments and general narration. Great job Ted.
Brenda - Pennsylvania customer | show/hide snippet
I am so excited that someone has put together a video that shows scenic riding. All the other videos we have seen and purchased just show guys jumping off cliffs and crashing their sleds.
AbsoluteSnowmobile.com | show/hide snippet
Ted uses high-end equipment and has an artistic talent for capturing video of different snowmobiling locations.
Feb.2008 SnowGoer Magazine | show/hide snippet
A DIFFERENT KIND OF VIDEO

When snowmobile videos come to our office, this is what we expect to see: cornice jumps, big air, hard-charging music and maybe a compound fracture. Then came the video “Snowmobile Saddlebag Tours,” filmed and produced by Ted Perkins.

It’s a refreshing change of location and pace from the standard video, as Perkins highlights East coast riding, but from the perspective of what most trail riders enjoy: smooth trails, scenic vistas and a bit of adventure. It’s easy to watch the video and think, “This is why I ride.” It could also serve as an answer to people who ask, “What’s so great about snowmobiling?”

Perkins said he started making movies of his snowmobile trips in the late 1960s, converted to video in the 1980s and has recently converted to high-definition equipment.

The video came out of hundreds of hours of footage shot on various tours in the East. After tours, he’d edit his footage into video scrapbooks for other trip participants. Then came the inspiration to make a feature-length DVD.

“I consider this a documentary of the sport,” he said. “If someone finds this in 100 years, it will give a good glimpse of how snowmobiling was at this time.”

Dialog is minimal, except for some background information at the start of each segment. The videography isn’t always polished, but it’s not shaky. And if it doesn’t give you some new ideas for destinations, then you’re probably better off in your own backyard anyhow.