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How to Make PVC Snowshoes

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By Viliami Koloamatangi
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Make PVC Snowshoes
Make PVC Snowshoes

you will learn how to make snowshoes out of PVC pipe

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • 1 - piece of 1/2" PVC
  • 24-tees
  • 8-45 degrees
  • 4-elbows or 90 degrees
  • 1 - PVC pipe cutter
  • 1 - PVC primer
  • 1 - PVC glue
  • 2-10' piece of 1/2" PVC pipe
  • 1-measuring tape
  1. Step 1

    first you will need to cut these pieces in different length from 1/2" PVC , and this is one shoe
    4 pieces - 3 1/2" long
    4 " - 2" long
    2 " - 4" long
    2 " - 3" long
    2 " - 6" long
    4 " - 1 1/2" long
    6 pieces - 5" long

  2. Step 2

    its best to first try fit all the parts together before gluing , get 12 tees and put 2 tees together with the 1 1/2" pieces that you cut on the first step, now you have 4 pair of tees

  3. Step 3

    get one tee , connect it to one of the pair of tees using 1 of the 4" piece of PVC , next is to connect those to another pair of tees using a 3" long piece , now you can connect one last tee with one of the 6" long piece. You should be laying them down on a flat surface so they line up. You can push all the 5" pieces into the tees.

  4. Step 4

    after finishing one side of the shoe , connect so more tees up in the same sequence , line the tees together and put it together with the other then put the 4 - 2" long pieces one on each corner.

  5. Step 5

    using one 90 degree elbow , connect 45 degree. on each side with 3 1/2" long piece of PVC then make it the front , it will be the same with the back. You can put as many cross member as you can then you can tie a small size rope on the first cross member to the last cross member.

Tips & Warnings
  • you can tie to your first shoe lace hole
  • can make any size you want or increase the size of the PVC pipe for fun and more floatation
  • do not run wearing them

Comments  

tundranut said

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on 3/26/2009 Yeah, I lived in Alaska for years and this would have come in handy. Thanks! 5*

cheapcindy said

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on 2/16/2009 Awesome! 5*

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