Start with a generous soap application along the entire length of the plastic, and then give it a light watering. Either bury the edges or carefully stake it down (again, stakes ALL THE WAY into the ground so that they don’t protrude at all). Once the area is clear, roll your plastic out. Carefully and slowly walk the entire area and remove any sharp or hard objects that could rip the plastic or hurt when you’re sliding over them at top speed.
#WET SLIP N SLIDE SOCCER PLUS#
You’ll want a flat space 10 feet by 100 feet, plus about a 40-foot “runway” on one end.
#WET SLIP N SLIDE SOCCER HOW TO#
How to Make the Slip-‘n-Slideīuilding the slip-‘n-slide is easy. If you’re on the beach, bring a few buckets so you don’t have to constantly fill them up, and just add a little bit of water after every ride. In previous years, however, we’ve just used a bucket brigade. Last year, I rented a beachfront house and was able to hook three hoses together to run all the way into the sand. In an ideal scenario, you’ll have access to a hose that can run at a trickle throughout the day, keeping your slip-‘n-slide wet and ready for the duration. If you’re buying one, get a long one, or a few that can easily connect to each other. Plus, your hippie friends need a bath once a year, anyways. Bronner’s liquid castile soap will run you another $64, but you can dilute it and make it last all day, and walk away knowing that you didn’t pollute the ocean or your local river. It’s worth spending a little bit more for an environmentally friendly soap (and if you’re building a slip-‘n-slide anywhere near a fresh water source, consider that mandatory). The first year my friend Mark Davis made a slip-‘n-slide (the man who deserves credit for showing me how to do this), he used baby oil, which worked great but made for a greasy day. To make sure you slide after you slip, you’ll need a generous layer of slime across your plastic. If you plan to try this in a grassy area, you can use tent stakes, but you will want to push them all the way into the ground so that they don’t protrude at all, for obvious safety reasons. Using the shovel, it takes about half an hour to secure the sides of the tarp by burying them slightly and then piling sand along the edge. We make our slip-‘n-slide on the beach, which is the easiest way to do it. You want the thickest plastic you can find (look for 6 mil) in order to prevent tears from seashells, rocks, etc., and to provide a little bit of extra protection for you and your friends from anything hard and sharp below. Tip: Don’t skimp by opting for a thinner plastic. Here’s an example of what you need, although any legitimate hardware store should have a similar product. This is your biggest expense (alongside the detergent, depending on what you get), and should run you about $60. Roll of Thick Plastic Sheeting, 10 Feet x 100 Feet And to get that group together, you’ve got to provide a focal point - the kind of thing that people will witness and immediately text and call their friends about until the whole neighborhood shows up to give it a go.įortunately, it’s easier to build than you might think. To make that type of good time possible, you’ve got to get the right group of people together. Where I live in South Carolina, the Fourth of July is synonymous (to my friends and I, at least) with “giant slip-‘n-slide” and “keg buried in the sand.” By the time fireworks roll around, we’ve already crammed a week’s worth of fun into an afternoon.
What fun worth having doesn’t involve a little pain? And with a slip-‘n-slide, you’ll probably walk away in better shape than if you start a fight club in your garage. If you drink while doing this, you will almost certainly get hurt.
So, if you build one of these, the risk is entirely yours.
#WET SLIP N SLIDE SOCCER FULL#
When you run at full speed and then hurl yourself onto the ground, there’s going to be some collateral damage. A slip-‘n-slide is an invitation to get cantaloupe-sized bruises on your hips, shoulders, etc.
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Stratton Lawrence.īefore reading another word of an article about how to build a man-sized slip-‘n-slide, it’s important that you, Sir Reader, acknowledge something.
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