Barrels for floating a kicker

Tacoma,Wa-rider · Newbie Joined: 11 Mar 2003 Posts: 14 City: Tacoma Wa.

Hey I live in Wa and does anyone know where to get those plastic barrels for floating a kicker? Is the barrel the best way to go, or are there other great ways to float kickers and sliders? thanks alot

Butta Seeka · Posted: Mar 19, 2003 3:41 pm Post subject:

best way to go is sationary but i understand thats not always the case, i think u can get those barrals at lows, umm big vlocks of foam work to but im not sure were u can get those

derrick lenz · Posted: Mar 19, 2003 3:46 pm Post subject:

if your going to float use styrafoam blocks. thry are much sturtier than barrels. just put heavy stuff on the inside of the slider to wiegh it down and it's very hard to tell the difference from stationary.

squeak · Newbie Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 20 City: Carencro, La

you can ask your local car wash if you can take them off of there hands?

Tacoma,Wa-rider · Newbie Joined: 11 Mar 2003 Posts: 14 City: Tacoma Wa.

Yea stationary sounds better , but i'm not real sure about how to do that. Where in Wa can I get the foam blocks?

thanks again

Butta Seeka · Posted: Mar 20, 2003 4:18 pm Post subject:

hmmm go to lows and ask mabye they sell them if not im sure they can tell u were u can get em

Slaytwebeling · Addict Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 892 City: Houston

Just got to the local like hardware store. I'm goign to get mine at a place called American Fence and Supply.

lanster · Posted: Mar 21, 2003 9:27 pm Post subject:

Check the thrifties for an old flat fishing boat with a trailer. You can use that as a barge, or base and build a slider, or kicker to go on top. You can tow it with your boat where ever you want and anchor it in place. I've seen acouple in the paper for about $200. At that price they would cost probably as much as the drums you'd get from Lowes or Home Depot.

wakebored · Posted: Mar 22, 2003 10:08 am Post subject:

If you want the big 55 gal. plastic drums try Coke or Pepsi Company. That is where i got mine. They cost me $15 a drum.

Slaytwebeling · Addict Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 892 City: Houston

Oh yeah if you have like a Car Wash place in town the might have some cuz The Wash Tub has them.

bluebimmer33 · Newbie Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Posts: 7 City: bradenton fl

how do you bulid a stationary slider? is it built it to the ground? who would you do that

George · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 552 City: Chattanooga

I stole some from a Dyalisis(sp) center , the place you go to get your kindnes cleaned or something. I went in to ask but no one would talk to me so i jsut went around back and took some. I need to go back and get some more. But also try the car wash idea.

wakebum8488 · Newbie Joined: 31 Mar 2003 Posts: 9 City: MI

you can buy squared floating drumbs with slots to put 2X4's from Overtons but i think its kinda pricey

M-Dolla · Newbie Joined: 04 Apr 2003 Posts: 29 City: Minnesota

To build a stationary slider, you would need to find a shallow area of water, about 4 feet deep. Then you stake it into the water with about three or four 8 foot 4x4's. That why you have the slider about 3 or 4 feet above water, and then you have no need for any barrels or foam. The rest of the construction would be the same then.

CWBrider33 · Soul Rider Joined: 16 Feb 2003 Posts: 257 City: Renton WA

there aren't a lot of 4 feet deep places in western washington except ponds.
Trust me i have looked and floating slider is a lot better choice here.

scott halperin · Newbie Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 10 City: florida

go to the local car wash

premier135 · Posted: Jun 08, 2003 8:25 am Post subject:

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Crissylicous · Outlaw Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 193 City: Wonder Lake

Wow, he's trying to be helpful and yet you still feel the need to post a negative comment?!

otiswunguy · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 871 City: Sammamish

that is because he is full of poop. what are you doing with a goofball like him? oh well. you can use either. barrels are free at carwashes. i just asked the guys if they wanted to go wakeboarding sometime and they helped me load up as many as i wanted. free. styrofoam is really bad for the lake because it will breakup after a while. fishy's don't like it. if you fill barrels 1\4 full with water, the are almost like a fixed slider. sliders aren't easy to build. if you want to hit some you can come out to Sammamish and try mine. i built both of them for $50 a piece.

Wakeboy551 · Posted: Jun 10, 2003 11:30 pm Post subject:

Otis...that half rainbow is EXACTLY what i want to build. Fifty bucks you say? Can you maybe private message me or email me (JMan551@hotmail.com) with some plans? Or did you snag those plans off the site somewheres? But when I saw that, it matched the one that i had "built" in my head, so I want it. How much would you charge me if I hired you to build it?haha One more question, if I wanted to make it lower, could I just fill the barrels up more? I've never hit one before, so thats why i wanted a half rainbow

thanks

JER

Butta Seeka · Posted: Jun 21, 2003 7:33 pm Post subject:

any body ever find out where u can get foam blocks

Board Bum · Posted: Jun 22, 2003 9:02 am Post subject:

We got our barrels from a ranch for 5 bucks a piece... They say mountain dew all over them, so who knows where he got them from... We were going to get them for free from a car wash, but this was much quicker.

otiswunguy that half rainbow is nice-- I just finished building a slider yesterday, and want to make another one-- where did you get the plans?

alawakeman13 · Newbie Joined: 16 Jun 2003 Posts: 16 City: North Alabama

You can get those barrels at chemical companies.. like places that sell cleaning supllies.. floor wax.. ect... I just built a floating slider... but went i went to hit it... i found out it leans and sways like crazy... we took it out and filled the barrels 1/4 full of water and it helped a little.. i know it wont be perfect... its a floating slider.. but.. how can i stabilize it more?

Butta Seeka · Posted: Jun 22, 2003 5:29 pm Post subject:

for those of you that dont know these is a really old thread, i just brought it back to find out where i could get the foam

wakeriderof87 · Posted: Jun 23, 2003 3:01 pm Post subject:

the coke idea sounds good. My dad works at coke and I went to the plant with him and they had a bunch of empty barrells and I asked him what they did with them and he said they threw them away. I'm gonna try to get him to give me some

Goob · Outlaw Joined: 01 Jul 2003 Posts: 146 City: S/W Minnesota

do you need a permit or some sorta license to put that in your lake? Question

Elevation · Posted: Jul 06, 2003 8:15 am Post subject:

otiswunguy, those are some sweet sliders. i want to make one of those for myself

rundell · Newbie Joined: 12 Oct 2004 Posts: 2

just go to your local carwash they will give them to you for free