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    Posted: 08 February 2005 at 7:03pm
I was thinking of a cheap way to make speedball bunkers and this is what I have come up with so far. Use pvc pipe to make the frame of the object you want (pretty much unlimited possibilites) and wrap plastic sheeting around it. The kind you can buy by the rolls. Its the same kinda of plastic material you cover picnic tables with. Then you can secure that with whatever you prefer. Do you guys think that the plastic will stop all the paint or would a different material work better?

PS:Im trying to keep the bunkers very light so they can be moved and stored easily...
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yeah if u get it thick enough   and black    clear wont hide a player but it dosent only stop paint   watch some tourneys they smack into those things sheeting wouldent stop a 200lb guy runnin full speed

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i saw something kind of liekthat used as a dead box but it was pvc with paintball netting
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I believe the netting is VERY expensive.^^^
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that is an awesome idear but i think tarp would stop paint better b/c that stuff is suposed to cover things out in extreme weather
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Pros
  • Cheap
  • lightweight
  • unlimited possibilities
Cons
  • can see shadows through them
  • could fall over from wind
  • tears easily
  • can't press into them
  • can't be transported easily.
By the way, Heavy Duty shrink wrapping would work MUCH better.


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ur cons are wrong man. it can be transported easily(depending on size) it does not tear easily and it wont fall over from the wind and u wont see shadows until its worn down (which takes a while) this is from expirience 2 i use that construction tarp in my field
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I was planning on using black sheeting in order to avoid the shadow problem... That should work correct?
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 yea should

 another ides is go to a local hardware store or a garage door co. and get the left over stuff. parts of doors, palites, anything will work.

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Originally posted by Paint_man Paint_man wrote:

 yea should

 another ides is go to a local hardware store or a garage door co. and get the left over stuff. parts of doors, palites, anything will work.

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Originally posted by bluemunky42 bluemunky42 wrote:

ur cons are wrong man. it can be transported easily(depending on size) it does not tear easily and it wont fall over from the wind and u wont see shadows until its worn down (which takes a while) this is from expirience 2 i use that construction tarp in my field


not really, can you throw your entire field inside of a cardboard box and drive it elsewhere? It would take multiple trips to move the entire thing.

And yes, on a bright sunny day light can shine through.

It needs to be weighted to keep from falling over, unless it has a really wide base.
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och, ur rite the guy but if its nailed to a tree it wont fall over thats what i do. and in my field the sun doesnt shine thru the trees so we dont have that problem
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