stand alone WOB standards

So they won't let you put in stakes, but they'll yet you cover the area in impact craters?  Do they know what the games are gonna do to their landscape?  Or is it more an issue they don't want stakes inadvertantly left in the field?

But on the constructive side of things, you could try doing the tires-filled-with-concrete thing.  I'd imagine old pickup tires would have a sufficient diameter to provide stability.

Edited by weaselking

You could have the concrete-filled tire flip as an event.

-Wayne

I called the old stand by of great ideas(and maybe a bit on insanity) RUss Murphy..   As I was concerned as we drive about 150 miles to these games and the cost of gas what it is that taking 200 lbs of cement was not the best idea..  anyway, Russ suggested using large trash cans(50 gallon) using them as the anchor and then filling them with water so they could be put into place easy filled(about 400lbs) and then drained to put back..   so far this sounds like a pretty good idea...   what do you guys think??

use two cars, golf carts, equipment trailer, .... and tie the uprights to them.  Use longer ropes so you can move the anchors further out OR do I dare say "ban the spin"  so whatever you use for an anchor does not get smacked.

55 galloon steel drum  + water = about 440 pounds or fill full of something heavier and have a front end loader place the barrels.

Edited by McSanta

McSanta wrote: use two cars, golf carts, equipment trailer, .... and tie the uprights to them.  Use longer ropes so you can move the anchors further out OR do I dare say "ban the spin"  so whatever you use for an anchor does not get smacked. 55 galloon steel drum  + water = about 440 pounds or fill full of something heavier and have a front end loader place the barrels.

Some folks manage to tear stuff up even from the stand.  I certainly wouldn't use my car for that.

If you can get with them and get the plans for the sprinkler system, you might be able to find an area off to the side out of danger.  Or perhaps an area off the main field entirely?

If you could get a couple of large used (6' dia) concrete manhole sections (or pipe sections) you could just put bolts into the side of them to anchor to.  They should provide plenty of weight to anchor it as well.  The smaller ones you might could fill with sand to help stabilize it.

Just an FYI,,,   I used 2 plastic  55 gallon barrells..  we used a piece of strut cut to the height of the barrell.. then bound a piece of pvc just larger than our WOB standard pipe and slid it in..  bound it with a strapping band in 3 places each side..   filled it a quarter of the way with water then got them off the truck bed and used 5 gallon buckets to fill it to half way..   it held up great..  hardest part was rolling it off the dirt infield to the grass to dump..

 

but if you have a tight spot and cant use nails it is not a bad way to do it..  the other cool thing we are going to do is make the barrell look like kegs to advertise for our Sponsor Kilt Lifter Beer..