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My daughters and I are designing a large backyard clubhouse. Since we have no trees, we'll build a few elevated decks connected with bridges, nets, etc.
They've come up with all kinds of cool ideas and I think we'll be able to do most of it relatively cheaply.
We'd like to have a slide about 12' to 15' off the ground, but you can't just buy something that size at Lowe's. I've been searching for old playground slides to no avail.
So it looks like I'm going to build one, but can't decide what materials to use. Sheet metal, while I could get a roll wide enough and long enough for a slide, would be way to hot during our summers. I've thought about ripping plastic 55 gallon drums in half to make the chute. Also found a place locally that has large diameter drainage pipe, but that would be expensive as hell as well.
I know there are some jack-leg testers like myself out there. I've tried thinking outside the box, but can't come up with a viable solution.
Slick surface, at least 18'' wide that we can get in at least 12' lengths(preferably longer)...and something that won't scorch little legs in the summer time.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
You said chute.

