T2Eagle 902 Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 OK, so electric bikes are now verboten, surely we can still use these nifty electric hovercrafts. I know this is off topic, and as a moderator I should know better, but I couldn't resist. Link to post Share on other sites
InquisitiveScouter 1656 Posted April 23, 2023 Author Share Posted April 23, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, T2Eagle said: OK, so electric bikes are now verboten, surely we can still use these nifty electric hovercrafts. I know this is off topic, and as a moderator I should know better, but I couldn't resist. Not off topic at all! We have a home-made hovercraft we ride during our Webelos Open House recruiting event. It is an electric leaf blower mounted on a large plywood disc with a plastic sheet for a skirt. We have it on a tether for safety. The kids love it! Wish I had a video. Oh, Lord!! Is that a "vehicle"???... I guess it is... so now that's prohibited, too! Here's the concept... (ours works much better) https://www.facebook.com/Pack109ValleyStream/videos/-bullyhovercraft-project/1031681453610163/ Edited April 23, 2023 by InquisitiveScouter 1 Link to post Share on other sites
InquisitiveScouter 1656 Posted April 23, 2023 Author Share Posted April 23, 2023 (edited) This is what ours looks like! https://m.facebook.com/Troop276ByramNJ/videos/hovercraft-building/1015360082344677/ And another! But this guy is whipping it around in a "target rich environment" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTQjchn1KHE&ab_channel=videopapa Edited April 23, 2023 by InquisitiveScouter 1 Link to post Share on other sites
InquisitiveScouter 1656 Posted April 23, 2023 Author Share Posted April 23, 2023 A 2015 council-sanctioned event: https://patch.com/new-jersey/baskingridge/cub-scout-pack-451-camps-out-rides-hovercrafts "Then the boys put on their helmets and rode hovercrafts across the gym floor—Back to the Future style." Link to post Share on other sites
PatB34 4 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 On 4/23/2023 at 12:26 PM, InquisitiveScouter said: This is what ours looks like! https://m.facebook.com/Troop276ByramNJ/videos/hovercraft-building/1015360082344677/ I used a similar one to this in high school. We first used a shopvac and then found the janitor with a gas powered leaf blower. It got a lot more exciting. : ) Plans were in something like Popular Mechanics and similar to this https://www.instructables.com/Simple-Leaf-Blower-Hovercraft/ Link to post Share on other sites
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