Hillbilly tarp pool

[buckeyepost]

I was going to try to get out a laugh out of my Hawaiian buddy who now lives in Ohio and make a hillbilly tarp pool in my truck and invite him over. But as I started looing into it I see that people have messed their trucks up because of all the weight. My crew cab bed isn't as big as some (it's only 5'6" I think) so just wondered if anyone has tried it on here.

 

[Sillygoose]

Did it in my old 3rd Gen

 

[Stangshcky12]

Set the frames on jack stands if you really want to do it

 

[buckeyepost]

Set the frames on jack stands if you really want to do it

That's a good idea.. I saw some tailgate issues too but most of them were older trucks when the tailgates used to be a lot thinner. Our tailgates is pretty damn beefy. Water in a bed pushes out in every direction.

 

[SlowRoller]

Water is approx. 62 lbs / cu ft.
I wouldn't do it due to both the weight and the outward force, but, it's your truck.

 

[14hemiexpress]

Water is approx. 62 lbs / cu ft.
I wouldn't do it due to both the weight and the outward force, but, it's your truck.

I agree I would pass I did the math a while back and it would be around 3500lbs plus the people sitting in it. That's a lot of stress IMO but if you do it we want pics!

 

[BlownGP]

Didn't the guys do it on duck dynasty?

 

[Rzrman328]

Hell ya do it! I like seein other people do this stuff lol

 

[RR7_905RAM]

Didn't the guys do it on duck dynasty?

Yeah they did!

Its been pretty hot here and contemplated doing it...glad I saw this thread.
Some good points not to do it.

 

[CoHillbilly]

I witnessed this once back in the day. Some friends took someone's 1970's-ish Chevy pickup, sealed the bed cracks, filled 'er up with water, floated a cooler full of beer, jumped in, and cruised Main one hot summer day. It was a lot of fun at the time, but that couldn't have done that truck any good...
I wouldn't do it but I think a lot of us here would like to see somebody else do it and post pics!


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[QwikKota]

It would take along time to fill up, I would just buy an above ground pool. They are cheap these days.

 

[DannyMK2]

seen this done to somebodys s10 as a prank a few years back. even threw some fish in there to make it better.