Slip n Slide

[TRX_450]

Yesterday, we decided that it would be a good idea to get all my buddies from HS together and do something. This is what we came up with. Its about 80 yards long and the picture is from my phone and doesnt really do it any justice as to the size and slope of the slide. We didnt really think it through because at the end we just kept sliding on the grass and i snapped a pic of one of my buddies back to show you how all of us looked at the end. Today were planning on doing it again but were going to dig out a pool at the end to help stop us and may even add a jump into the pool.

[TRX_450]

my buddy blake

[450rdr424]

we had one in our back yard last year a couple times 100' long and about 20' wide you will be sore the next day...

[e463x]

what do you use for the plastic and were did you get it.

[450rdr424]

we got ours from the local farm supply store it is a 100' by 40' tarp we fold it in half so its a little thicker, i think it cost around $100 but with some connections got it for free

[Bryson#221]

LOVE IT! ..Brings back good memories. I remember my friends & I setting one of those up on their road. We went through about 4 bottles of Dawn dish liquid. LOTS of gnarly bruises to show for it all.

[TRX_450]

we got ours at sherwin williams, its just a plastic drop cloth and we had 2 we used, one was 12' x 100' and the other was 20' x 100'. it was 60 bucks for the both of them and it was 3mm thick which was plenty.

[lil_watz_ex]

go to a local sign company and ask for used billboard signs. The material they use and really thick and works perfectly for slip n slides. I have four of them and only had to pay for one and it was only 15 dollars.

[450rdr424]

trx450 try dish soap and baby oil, let me know how a pool at the bottom works when we get ours back out we are going to try and pool it up with haybails under the tarp at the bottom

[aDviSol2y]

I wish it was warm enough to do that here. 59 deg and raining. :ermm:

[TRX_450]

Originally posted by 450rdr424
trx450 try dish soap and baby oil, let me know how a pool at the bottom works when we get ours back out we are going to try and pool it up with haybails under the tarp at the bottom



we used dish soap. 2 gallons in 2 hours haha. we also bought a kiddie pool and were going to dig a hole and sink it in and just overlap the tarp so the water stays in.

[ROTTY261]

We have had snow this week but soon we will get the kids Bonzai falls out and maybe do a homemade slip and slide too. looks fun!

[dns1764]

Originally posted by ROTTY261
We have had snow this week but soon we will get the kids Bonzai falls out and maybe do a homemade slip and slide too. looks fun!

i would absolutely love a foot of snow right now. its 90 and very humid

[250x_kyle]

nice. we built a small one last year. were talken about building one this year into my buddys uncles huge pond with a job at the end. will get some video if we do that.

looks like you guys had fun.

[backwoodsracer]

My buddy owns a farm supply store so we get the good stuff, but basically, we take out the tarp/or watever we get out stretch it a cross his lawn[there is what looks like a small but wide drainage ditch so it hold water a little and you dont go off the side] which is huge, and it ends at the pond, we pull out the 300ex or the kubota and tie a ski rope to it, ITs fun as hell untill we get other idea's ........... the kneeboard worked great the first time.. then it sliced throught the tarp and tore my AS up!