How to Construct an Outdoor Limbo Game

This quick and easy-to-construct outdoor limbo game will keep your guests coming back to your backyard summer parties. It's fun to make, easy to store and a snap to assemble. So how low can you go with this colorful and fun PVC limbo game?

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• 1 (1 inch diameter),10 foot long PVC pipe
• Tape measure
• Pencil
• Handsaw
• Electrical tape in various colors
• Drill with a 5/16 inch bit
• 1 (5/16 inch diameter), 48 inch long dowel
• Construction adhesive
• 1 (1 inch diameter) PVC cap
• 2 (1/2 inch diameter) PVC caps
• 1 (1/2 inch diameter), 5 foot long PVC pipe
• 2 (1 1/4 inch diameter) PVC couplings
• 2 (1 1/4 inch by 1/2 inch) PVC bushings
• 2 (1 inch diameter) PVC couplings
• 2 (5/8 inch diameter), 8 inch long hex bolts
• Hammer

1. Saw a10 foot PVC pipe into two 5 foot pieces with the handsaw. Temporarily tape the two poles together, side by side, with electrical tape. Mark each pipe 6 inches from the top, and then every 2 inches. In the end, there should be 11 marks on each pole.

2. Place some scrap wood between the two poles and your table to protect the surface from drilling. Drill a 5/16 inch diameter hole through the two poles at every mark. Remove the electrical tape.

3. Cut the dowel into twenty-two 2 inch pieces. Apply a small amount of construction adhesive to each piece of dowel and push them through the holes so that they extend slightly through the back of the pipes. Allow the glue to dry.

4. Glue a 1 inch PVC cap to the top end of each pole. Glue a 1/2 inch PVC cap to both ends of the other 1/2 inch, 5 foot long PVC pole that will be the limbo pole.

5. Decorate the three PVC pipes with the various colors of electrical tape as desired. Cover the dowel pieces in alternating colors as well. Be festive in decorating your outdoor limbo game.

6. Insert a 1 1/4 inch PVC coupling on the opposite end of a PVC bushing for each side pole. Insert a 1 inch PVC coupling into the 1 1/4 inch coupling. To secure the poles to the ground, place the 1 inch opening face up and with a hammer place a hex bolt through the assembly. Next, place each uncapped end of the side pole into the assembly.

7. Set the 1/2 inch PVC pipe onto the dowels of the side poles, and presto, you have created your outdoor limbo game.