T2Eagle 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InquisitiveScouter 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InquisitiveScouter 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InquisitiveScouter 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB34 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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