Homemade 30-Ft. Long Water Slide
Early this summer, when the weather turned hot and our family started getting irritated with each other, I fashioned a 30-ft. long water slide to stretch from the hay mow in our barn out into the yard. Using some old poly barrels reclaimed from a friend’s barn, and some discarded 2 by 4’s from our wood shop, we found a way to beat the heat and save a trip to the water park.
I cut the ends off the barrels on a table saw and then used a circular saw to cut them in half lengthwise. I overlapped the barrel halves to create the chute and then used carriage bolts to fasten them together. After creating a 2 by 4 framework to support the chute, I hoisted one end into the mow with a rope. I laid some heavy black poly over the chute and then turned on a garden hose at the top of the slide.
For only the cost of the carriage bolts our family is happy, and the summer heat doesn’t seem so formidable. (Jon Gingerich, White Pigeon, Mich.)
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Homemade 30-Ft Long Water Slide FARM HOME Miscellaneous Early this summer when the weather turned hot and our family started getting irritated with each other I fashioned a 30-ft long water slide to stretch from the hay mow in our barn out into the yard Using some old poly barrels reclaimed from a friend’s barn and some discarded 2 by 4’s from our wood shop we found a way to beat the heat and save a trip to the water park I cut the ends off the barrels on a table saw and then used a circular saw to cut them in half lengthwise I overlapped the barrel halves to create the chute and then used carriage bolts to fasten them together After creating a 2 by 4 framework to support the chute I hoisted one end into the mow with a rope I laid some heavy black poly over the chute and then turned on a garden hose at the top of the slide For only the cost of the carriage bolts our family is happy and the summer heat doesn’t seem so formidable Jon Gingerich White Pigeon Mich
