Land Paddling
It's not quite a jetpack, but it's pretty fun.
I was on the website of longboard manufacturer Kahuna Creations and was intrigued by the "Big Stick," a device that allows you to essentially stay on your skateboard and "paddle" down the road, no kicking involved. You can also use the rubber tip for breaking. It looked like a lot of fun, and it gives a "rowing" workout to skateboarding. But at $150 for a stick with a piece of rubber at the end, I thought, "Nah."
So I went to Lowe's and bought a rake handle and some of those chair-leg rubber things that keep your hardwood floors from getting scratched. Stick rubber thing on end of rake handle. Done. Cost: about $10.
Works good, lasts a long time. See below.
I was on the website of longboard manufacturer Kahuna Creations and was intrigued by the "Big Stick," a device that allows you to essentially stay on your skateboard and "paddle" down the road, no kicking involved. You can also use the rubber tip for breaking. It looked like a lot of fun, and it gives a "rowing" workout to skateboarding. But at $150 for a stick with a piece of rubber at the end, I thought, "Nah."
So I went to Lowe's and bought a rake handle and some of those chair-leg rubber things that keep your hardwood floors from getting scratched. Stick rubber thing on end of rake handle. Done. Cost: about $10.
Works good, lasts a long time. See below.
Labels: big stick, land paddlling, longboard, transportation
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4 Comments:
That's hillbilly ingenuity. I like the way you roll.
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Anonymous, at November 28, 2008 at 7:11 PM
14 years in the Ozarks not gone to waste, dirtsister.
By
RFB, at November 28, 2008 at 9:03 PM
The JetStick™.
Just sayin’. I can do the logo if you want.
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Anonymous, at November 29, 2008 at 3:40 PM
I have used the product before, I really love it. Easy on the knees and I can still feel the breeze.
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fav.or.it, at December 11, 2008 at 3:48 PM
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