1959 Versitile Back Yard Play & Lounge

No ordinary teeter-totter gives such thrills - and it won't roll over

A Back Yard "Piped" for Fun
Here's a Prescription for back yard fun at low cost:  Take two 12-foot lengths of one-inch pipe: bend to semicircles 7 feet in diameter. Make crossbars of 1 1/4 inch pipe that can be moved anywhere along the semicircles and held in place with setscrew locks.  Handy, but not essential, are two wheels from an old lawn mower attached to one end of the joined pipes.  Dwight Kindschy of Moscow, Idaho, has a moveable hammock in mind when he built the original model.  His youngsters quickly took over the hammock as a fascinating piece of gymnastic equipment.  He built another for adults - but seldom gets near it.

With a crossbar seat under the canvas, it becomes a reclining seat. 

 What better way to spend a summer afternoon?  Movable bars held by setscrew locks make for variety

Dad's original idea was for a restful hammock - but whoops, you can raise the back and make a delightful slide all the way down the canvas strip



This article appeared in the June 1959 edition of Popular Mechanics