Monkey Slide - building a water slide

[sotc]

You're the coolest grandpa ever Gary!
Just put a 45° down by the pool, no more skipping issues!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

That is awesome... You should hear Lilly right now! My life will never be restful until she can try a slide like that

 

[sawman]

Deadly but awesome all at the same time!!!!!!!!!
That's a cool kid!!!!!! With a awesome grandpa!!!!!!

 

[pantheraba]

OK...we are back on task. Got by last year with the ladder still. Alex has bought the wood for the final access tower...scabbed together some very long 6'x6' posts...I think they are 32-35' long. They will be the supports for the enclosed walk-up tower that gives the kids safe access to the Monkey Slide.

I spent about 3 hours today getting Moso bamboo to put together a big tripod to help raise the timbers...

 

[pantheraba]

In the next to last picture you can see the highest section that we will be connecting to...the yellow circle over the fire hydrant.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Jeebus!

Put a tag line on that sucker...

 

[SeanKroll]

Looks like it could spear a line above the road, but guess it didn't. Probably got some looks.

 

[pantheraba]

It didn't but I was watching closely...and going slow under some of them.

Looks...I had two kids, 6-8 years old try to chase me down...they were laughing and pointing the whole time.

 

[squisher]

Cool! Can hardly wait to see the progress.

 

[Marc-Antoine]

What about the rivet's heads inside the tube at each junction?
Don't live they some bruises during the slide ?

 

[pantheraba]

Not so far...they are carriage bolts...cinched down tight. Thanks for asking though...we need to go back thru them all and retighten them before we start sliding again this summer.

 

[Marc-Antoine]

Ok, don't over tight them though, as they can sink in the plastic with the time (and hot summers) and eventually punch a hole through it, according to the plastic family.