Ice Cream Ball behind boat

(leigh) · (leigh) **Join Date: Oct 2005** 06-05-2007, 6:10 PM

Has anyone ever pulled one of those ice cream balls behind their boat?

If so, what did you put it in?

(singapore_sling)

wtf?

(cwb_fooguitarlz)

i have no idea what youre talkin about man

(boss210) · (boss210) **Join Date: Jun 2006** 06-05-2007, 6:51 PM

I hope thats not like a "snow ball"

(timmy) · (timmy) **Join Date: Jul 2001** 06-05-2007, 7:01 PM

http://www.rei.com/product/709077

Maybe he is talking about this?

(singapore_sling)

That's a pretty good idea haha

(soak_up_the_sun)

Does it float?
Actually, you have my two guys really thinking that this might be a good idea. Thanks

(leigh) · (leigh) **Join Date: Oct 2005** 06-05-2007, 7:23 PM

HA! HA! I figured some of you all wouldn't have a clue what I meant!

Yes, it's like the one in the link. We thought it'd be fun to pull it behind the boat (gently) and let it mix up the ice cream while we're out.

I thought maybe some of you all would have an idea of something we could rig up behind the boat to pull it with. It's a bit heavy and we were trying to think of something we could put it in while dragging it around.

By the way, I'm a "she" not a "he"!

(leigh) · (leigh) **Join Date: Oct 2005** 06-05-2007, 7:24 PM

Lauri,

I am not sure if it floats, but it's made of heavy plastic and it seems to be sealed really well. I guess we'll find out Saturday!

(soak_up_the_sun)

Ok, the experts here say to put it in some kind of fishing net, or a bungie kind of net. They say that you should go fast enough so that it skips across the water and doesn't sink.
Oh yeah, I see a couple of these in our future. Maybe we should get a group buy going!

(timmy) · (timmy) **Join Date: Jul 2001** 06-05-2007, 7:39 PM

a dive bag could work

(leigh) · (leigh) **Join Date: Oct 2005** 06-05-2007, 7:40 PM

That's kind of the idea we were going for. Our son has one of those nets that holds a soccer ball and you can kick the ball and while you hold the net. (Don't know if that makes sense, basically it's a net!) But he won't let us use it!! Thirteen year olds!!

My brother got us this ball for xmas and we thought we'd try it out this weekend. I'll let you know how it works. I can just see the thing flying all over the place! Especially if we have the ballast filled!!

Lauri, I checked out your website. Your place looks really nice!

(leigh) · (leigh) **Join Date: Oct 2005** 06-05-2007, 7:42 PM

Tim,

I am not sure what a dive bag is. Is it like a mesh bag?

(soak_up_the_sun)

Thanks Leigh. If you are in our area, stop in to visit.
This thread is really funny timing, we just watched the ad for the ice cream ball last night. I'm suprised that they didn't think of dragging it behind the boat.

(timmy) · (timmy) **Join Date: Jul 2001** 06-05-2007, 7:46 PM

yes, it is a mesh bag that cinches closed at one end. you know, to put shells and lobsters and coins and such in.

(soak_up_the_sun)

Ok, the brilliant minds here have come up with another idea. Put it in a tube. You could pull it all over the lake, and it would bounce and roll around.
One of them suggested tying it to a fin hole on someones board and letting them carve in and out.
I wouldn't suggest that one.

(leigh) · (leigh) **Join Date: Oct 2005** 06-05-2007, 8:00 PM

The tube idea might be the winner!!

(goatroper222000)

is someone gunna be inside it?? that would be the best.

(wakeboardnchica)

haha no josh ice cream is inside it

(woohoo) · (woohoo) **Join Date: Jun 2006** 06-06-2007, 7:22 AM

If you made one big enough to put a person inside of it, that would kick ass!

(soak_up_the_sun)

Kind of like a sumo tube, huh Dan?
Those have always scared me.

(eas) · (eas) **Join Date: Nov 2001** 06-06-2007, 11:42 AM

..."no josh ice cream is inside it"...

OMG...I don't know why that floored me but I'm getting some strange looks here in the office! Thanks Emily.......oh, and Josh too!

(cwb_fooguitarlz)

if youre fascinated with the idea of putting a person in a ball, i think sportsstuff makes somethin like that. its an inflatable ball and you get in it and run around on top of the water like a hamster ball....not sure how well it works or how sturdy it is though

(load) · (load) **Join Date: Jul 2003** 06-06-2007, 11:48 AM

Why not make margarita's with it?

(hoosairboy) · (hoosairboy) **Join Date: Aug 2005** 06-06-2007, 12:02 PM

I'm thinking frozen daiquiris.

(woohoo) · (woohoo) **Join Date: Jun 2006** 06-06-2007, 12:12 PM

Haha I have a sumo tube it got boring after doing rolls on it.

(premierwake136)

i think they sell them at barts

(woreout) · (woreout) **Join Date: Aug 2006** 06-06-2007, 1:05 PM

Put a hampster in it and let him run round and round like a Habitrail. If that doesnt work shave the hamster and give it to some Gekko owner.

(bftskir) · (bftskir) **Join Date: Jan 2004** 06-06-2007, 3:29 PM

only a pint of ice cream??? i would need about 50 of those things...

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/inflatable-human-beach-ball-138380.php

(Message edited by bftskir on June 06, 2007)

(leigh) · (leigh) **Join Date: Oct 2005** 06-06-2007, 8:30 PM

Yeah, it won't be much ice cream, but making it is half the fun.