>start falling a part and become poisonous garbage

The pieces that fall off are in theory safe to ingest. It's when you over heat them that they give off toxic fumes. Not heating an empty pan is allegedly safe but either way no teflon style coating lasts anywhere near life.

The simplicity is the best part. Nothing to break or catch a kid.

I just checked and it weighs 19lbs. It holds up to 3 kids so they can pull it up together but my 8 year can do it alone. It does have a bit of rope attached.

It truly is an awesome sled.

You turn by dragging your hands or feet. I just checked and it weighs 19lbs. It holds up to 3 kids so they can pull it up together but my 8 year can do it alone. It does have a bit of rope attached.

I made a sled out of downhill skis, 1/2 in galvanized pipe, and a plank of wood. Its nearly indestructible compared to everything you can buy.

Pretty sure it's going to out live me at this point. Even the base is glass on mine. It was used in a pretty nice architecture firm's office before I got it from them. It had a few tiny scratches on it so I put that side down. I figure it must have been some sort of metal or stone building sample because we haven't hurt it at all.

I got a solid glass table almost 10 years ago now. It is heavily used by several crazy kids daily. Food, paint, markers, slime making, you name it. It's incredibly easy to clean and it looks just like the day I got it. It was very inexpensive ~$100 and honestly didn't expect it to last long. Everyone thought I was insane but Id do it again in a second.

If you are too scared for a full glass table you can try just a glass top.