Puddleskating/ homemade picnic table video

Brett Leadley

Me and a couple friends found this gravel pit with a huge puddle in the middle and decided to try to build something cheap to set up and hit. It floated pretty well, but it wouldn't anchor properly because the sand underneath was too soft I guess. So we had to move it into about a foot of water so the landing was very sketchy- oh well, it still was a lot of fun since we haven't been able to ride yet up here-

http://www.wakeskating.com/media/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=22

here is a pic of the table for anyone who can't watch wmv files (che blanc)

wakesk8ordie · Posted: May 11, 2004 9:30 pm Post subject:

that's a rad little slide, what exactly are you being towed by?

Vance Collins · Guest

4 wheeler..

nice video.

Parky · Guest

thats ill man!!! you splashed the camera you dush bag

xboard32x · Posted: May 11, 2004 11:19 pm Post subject:

is it hard to keep speed w/ a four wheeler?

logan · Frontside 180 Joined: 26 Apr 2004 Posts: 437

no its not, I have a 4 wheeler and its pretty easy to hold a good speed.

philontro · Faceplant Joined: 11 May 2004 Posts: 26

Good stuff man! Nice board, got the same one!

sk84life · Ollie Joined: 17 Sep 2003 Posts: 66 City: Athens

is that little pond there all the time, or just when it rains? you could really have some fun building stuff out there if it stays.

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10735 City: Jefferton

Nice Brett! I'm always interested in what you come up with, whether it be for wakeskating or snowboarding. I'll have to check out your vid this weekend when I have access to a high speed internet connection. But that looks like so much fun...

Phibius · Ollie Joined: 05 Jan 2004 Posts: 57 City: West Palm

how did you bulid that rail, it looks awesome and fairly simple to make

03belmont · Posted: May 12, 2004 10:26 am Post subject:

awsome video man! looks like you def had some fun!

determination · Posted: May 12, 2004 10:39 am Post subject:

yeah what were the materials for that beast

erikn · Posted: May 12, 2004 12:33 pm Post subject:

nice one!

Brett Leadley · Posted: May 12, 2004 5:02 pm Post subject:

Thanks everyone-

xboard32x- we really had no problems at all with the quad (Yamaha 350 Warrior I think it is) don't know exactly what speed we were riding at just kept it in third gear, it was even powerful enough for deep water starts

sk84life- I'm not sure if it's a pond or what, I think it's more like a huge puddle in the middle of a gravel pit. But it's like four feet deep in the middle so I'm not sure what's going to happen- yeah hopefully it stays so we can build more stuff

Electricsnow- thanks for the complement. If you ever need me to come by Yankee Stadium again to get those damn fliers off your car holla

Phibius- actually my plan was to take some pictures while we made that thing and send it in as an article to show how we built it, but we were making it up as we went along and it would have been very hard to show it step by step

determination- 3 60 gallon plastic drums, a lot of 2x6 and 2x4's, azec board for the top, something I would recommend access to a friend's metal shop Very Happy

Also this thing comes apart in three sections and can be put together in five minutes

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10735 City: Jefferton

Nice pics brett! Yeah, I'll totally let you know if I need help with that... I don't want to blow my cover. And maybe sometime we can go out to eat or something...like at famous ray's. (or is it original ray's? It's definitely not famous original ray's.) In which case, I'll give you a call and we can meet at the corner of 1st and 1st...

wakebadass · Pop Shuvit Joined: 27 Apr 2004 Posts: 130 City: McHenry

thats sweet, i think im gonna try it, but all i got is a dirtbike so ill try to skate off that

Frye · Guest Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 3335

what song is that

kyle13 · Posted: May 13, 2004 8:19 pm Post subject:

Brett, very nice pics and video. You've inspired me to get creative and build some more rails myself.

My friend is getting the parts to fix his four-wheeler any day now and hopefully well be doing the same thing.

We have a little flat-bar but now I want to make something bigger, we have some plastic drums and some wood.

Any thing you would have done different if you were to make another one?

numb · Posted: May 13, 2004 8:57 pm Post subject:

dude awsome, first time i saw it I went out and got my old rail and some pvc cuz it used to be just would and got something to float it on and did my first rail on a wakeskate the other day thanks

numb · Posted: May 13, 2004 9:01 pm Post subject:

ill get a pic if anyone wants to see it