Have You Ever Made A Raft?

[Camoguy]

When I was a teen, a couple of my friends and I wanted to see if we could make a Tom Sawyer type raft of logs tied together with vines. We made it and set sail in the Ohio River. It lasted until we got about 2 miles down the river and then just fell apart. Good thing we could all swim.

[Refrigerator]

Made a military poncho raft.

[ChadTower]

I used to make them now and again as a kid so I could fish further from shore. They rarely fell apart but it doesn't take much to hold a 65lb kid and a tackle box.

[oldsarge]

Originally Posted by Refrigerator

Made a military poncho raft.

Weren't those fun! When I first heard of it I thought to my self..."cool, I'll stay dry"...figure the odds on that one. The raft was for the equipment and you swam along and pushed it in front of you.

[Grandpa]

Yes, we find driftwood around the lakes and show the scouts lashings to make rafts

[Bud]

I never have, but it sure sounds like a blast. It would be a fun thing for the kids to work on sometime when we're out camping and they're looking for something to do.