FOREST SAVERS® |
In addition to its path & trail
clearing and construction services,
Forest Savers also offers installation of patented
all weather, high quality path & trail surface for
bicycles, pedestrians, wheelchairs and light vehicles.
This panelized surface, molded from recyclable, structural foam, HDPE plastic, has been widely used by the US Army and can be rapidly installed to
create, firm, smooth path & trail surfaces without the need to excavate and with little or no environmental disturbance.
While Forest Savers only sells and installs this surface for path systems in non-military applications, the photos below show its versatility and durability.
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| Panels quickly laid over wet ground lush with ferns to provide an "instant" bike path that can be left in place from a few hours to years with little disruption to the environment. | A panelized walkway that has been snapped together over muddy ground at an entrance to an army encampment. | Here the panels have been joined together and recessed flush into the ground to protect an underlying septic system from vehicle traffic above. |
The surface pattern provides excellent control for bikes and wheelchairs and can be used for low speed automobile traffic over sensitive or soft ground.
The drain holes, integrated with the arcs, prevent puddling and allow water to percolate directly through to the ground below.
The raised arcs that curve inside each other provide excellent traction and control without vibration or wobbling.
A circular pathway installation that has been used by an estimated 800,000 pedestrians annually since 2003.
This path along with the straight, 8 foot wide path shown below, is installed each November and removed each February.
Snow is easy to remove. Little or no salt or sand is required.
Any water runs down between the arcs and through the drain holes, so ice does not form on the surface.
This photo is of a 6 foot wide accessible walkway to a church (1:20 grade), which was installed in 2003.
Hard soled shoes still can be slippery on this surface since they do not engage the traction arcs.
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Forest Savers® LLC 796 Wayside Road Ext. Woodstock, VT 05091 |
