No need to buy a brand name slip-n-slide. The only reason you may need one of those is to keep water on the slip-n-slide that you really want to use.
Just go to Lowe's and purchase a roll of that long plastic, spread it out on the grass you want to turn into a mud pit, grab some dish soap from the kitchen, turn on the hose, and have fun.
Here's what we discovered. Given the option nobody would use the shorter store bought model.
But putting that blue store bought one next to the home made model made keeping it wet much easier:
The next evolution of our slip-n-slide was adding a tarp at the bottom to collect the water.
We didn't change it much at that point, we were too busy having fun.
Afterward we started discussing ramps and other features to be built next time. It's going to be a "hey y'all, watch this!" kind of moment!
Warning: If you are over the age of 30 there is a good chance you will be hurting for a few days after your fun. Slamming your body down to the ground for a few hours so that you can slide at maximum speed won't hurt . . . until the next day (and the day after that).
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