If you are going on a lot of winter trips with tents and sledges, it can be worthwhile to invest in a sledge cover. By using a sledge cover, you do not have to remove the rods from the rod channels. This makes packing easier and easier to set up. If you do not have a sledge cover, you can roll up the tent and place it on top of the sledge, but be careful so that it does not wear loose along the way or ropes get stuck and are damaged.