First out door rink pictures!

[OVERKILL 19]

This is my first rink for the 2 year old.
20x30 tarp, 4-2x6x16's and 2-2x6x8 .
So rink is 16'x20 flooded 3 times when it was -23 it made a nice surface.it's good fun. Just have to build a homemade zamboni now! Makes me proud to be a Canadian!

Post pictures of your rink if ya got them!

 

[OVERKILL 19]

Forgot Pics !

 

[snopro]

Remember the days my dad did that for me.Lots of game 7's of the Stanley Cup finals played on rinks like that. LOL.

 

[OVERKILL 19]

One more!

 

[eclipse1966]

here is ours but this is from last year. Have it set up this year but with the warmer weather it is not quite ready yet. Supposed to get colder this coming week just in time for the holidays. 48x32....lots of water!!

 

[sunshinesmiles]

I remember my dad building us one when I was growing up.....................loved it !!!! Wish hubby would do one for kiddo......he'd love it !!! And the grass on the one side of the house is crap anyways !!!!.........................hummmmmmmmmmm mabey I shoud just be super mom and do it, while it's still warm enough to use the hose........................yep yep !!! I think I will this week....................thanks for the inspriation !!!

 

[MATTIAC]

We thought about it especially considering we got our 3 munchkins all skates for Christmas this yr. my 2 year old skates are the coolest. Almost use them for a key chain when he's done!! We have a small pond a few blocks away. Try that this yr. maybe next yr build a rink.

 

[OVERKILL 19]

I remember my dad building us one when I was growing up.....................loved it !!!! Wish hubby would do one for kiddo......he'd love it !!! And the grass on the one side of the house is crap anyways !!!!.........................hummmmmmmmmmm mabey I shoud just be super mom and do it, while it's still warm enough to use the hose........................yep yep !!! I think I will this week....................thanks for the inspriation !!!

I read somewhere that a tarp or plastic will save your grass! I will find out in the spring I guess !

 

[OVERKILL 19]

here is ours but this is from last year. Have it set up this year but with the warmer weather it is not quite ready yet. Supposed to get colder this coming week just in time for the holidays. 48x32....lots of water!! View attachment 118058View attachment 118062

Awesome ! Nice rink, great back ground!

 

[dirtygirll]

Great rinks to both of u!! We usually set up a spot on the lake but that's not happening this year!!

 

[eclipse1966]

I read somewhere that a tarp or plastic will save your grass! I will find out in the spring I guess !

I did not use plastic or tarp last year. Waited till the first snowfall then got a sprinkler and watered for a few hrs. Then I strapped some snow shoes on and compressed the slush and let it freeze. After that simply added more water until it was smooth. Grass came out no problem in the spring/summer. This year I am using plastic just to try and save a bit more water from escaping. Should have bought a tarp instead. Area looks flat until you start filling with water! Oh well next year!

 

[eclipse1966]

We thought about it especially considering we got our 3 munchkins all skates for Christmas this yr. my 2 year old skates are the coolest. Almost use them for a key chain when he's done!! We have a small pond a few blocks away. Try that this yr. maybe next yr build a rink.

hey Matt you are always welcome to come out here and use the rink. We can have a fire and some hot chocolate etc. Hope colder weather holds out!!

 

[POWDERSLUT]

ya if u use poly or a tarp the grass will b greener than the grass beside the rink..these pics r of my last years one 28x42,this year it is 42x39,been to warm to get on it..

 

[POWDERSLUT]

All I have ever done was let the end of the hose lay on the ice and swung it back and forth on the ice and it floods just like glass...that zamboni looks pretty slick though.biggest thing i have found is thin floods work better than trying to flood it really thick...

 

[eclipse1966]

I agree thin floods are better as the ice tends to be more brittle with heavy floods. Nice rink by the way!!! Spent some time on ours yesterday and starting to look ok but not ready yet. Got to -5 last night so that helped!

 

[POWDERSLUT]

Well just spent the last 3 + hrs on the ice,can only skate on about 35x30.Little thin in spots or bumpy from the snow I had to import,bloody weather.What a great way to spend the afternoon with the boy(7)and the girl(2).Looks like we'll be able to skate tmrw to and then it's gonna warm up...

 

[tmix]

sweet rink powderslut, love that kurri jersey!!!!

 

[OVERKILL 19]

That looks awesome !!! Hardcore you even painted lines in! What did ya use for paint? Looks great! You guys are killing me! The bar is set pretty high!Lol

 

[POWDERSLUT]

no i didnt paint anything,that is tuct tape on the seams of the poly,i taped both sides so it is not leakin water...gotta still mount the flood lights and get the boards up...n then its hockey night in Brocklehurst....

 

[woody_tobius_jr]

With this warm weather, the ice is finally starting to smarten up, it was really pebbled when I first cleaned it off, and now it's slowly getting smoothed out.