water slide
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Description
a water slide made from tarpaulin
Resources
- big tarpaulin
- washing up liquid (LOTS)
- hose pipe
- gentle slope (they can pick up alot of speed on a surprisingly shallow slope)
Instructions
beavers slide along tarpaulin on soapy water
For scouts: use 25m+ of strong builders plastic sheeting, preferably on a campsite with a slight downhill. Use hike tent pegs (hammered down to ground level), pushed through a folded-over edge of the plastic, to hold down edges of tarpaulin. See who can slide the furthest from the start. Long run-ups work well :-)
"Trugg" builder/garden buckets are an alternative way of securing the edges and are fairly soft when a scout inevitably collides with one
1000g/sqm or 1500g/sqm "damp proof membrane" is available from most builders merchants
Have towels around for smaller scouts who may get cold quickly, and water to wash people's eyes/faces if they get covered in soap suds. Check the ground for lumps/stones first.
Don't forget suncream, shade and *drinkable* water!
Tags
- slide
- water
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