Speaking of old toys....

[C-pher]

You know another toy that I loved as a kid. And can you believe it...it was the same grandparents that got me Jarts and guns...


It was a plastic rocket, you would put a couple of ounces of water in it. Then there was a pump that you would pump air into the rocket. Then, you would flip a little cover lever thing and the rocket would shoot in the air powered by the water unter pressure.

It was great. Again, I've been looking all over for one of these ever since I had a kid. Can't find them.

Well, I found one...but the very first time that I tried to pump the air into it, the whole thing broke. It was very cheap, and made that way as well.


Did any of you guys have one of these as well?

 

[dwarven1]

Did any of you guys have one of these as well?

Yup, sure did. They were great. IIRC, a friend has something similar - you stomp on a bulb or something to launch them. I'll ask Ian where he got them.

 

[Cross-X]

I somehow recall that when I was a kid we even had water rockets that had two stages.

Great toy!

 

[Admin]

I somehow recall that when I was a kid we even had water rockets that had two stages.

Great toy!

Two stages? That must have been awesome. Again we used to use water rockets as guns and we always tried to hit each other with them. Actually looking back, I'm actually surprised I made it through my childhood. Aside from numerous stitches, no major injurys, many close calls, but nothing major.

 

[Adam_MA]

LOL
I remember, as they started to wear out, we would put some lighter fluid into them, pump them up and light some TP near the base for launch! Also when I was young, I remember one of them blowing up while being WAY over pumped!

Ahhh... The good ol' days!!!

Adam

 

[MrsWildweasel]

Yup, my brother had one or two of those. I know Glenn did,awhile back when Alan was little I know we got him one. We probably got it at the hobby store we frquent in Lee.

 

[Weerd Beard]

I saw one a little while ago. I think at a Kay Bee Toys. granted it didn't look like my old rocket. It was all fancy and stuff, with lots of colorful decals, but the pump/launchpad was the same. They're still around.

If you get killed with a water rocket, you probably needed to die anyway!

Arrrrrr

-Weer'd Beard

 

[C-pher]

I somehow recall that when I was a kid we even had water rockets that had two stages.

Great toy!

Two stages? That must have been awesome. Again we used to use water rockets as guns and we always tried to hit each other with them. Actually looking back, I'm actually surprised I made it through my childhood. Aside from numerous stitches, no major injurys, many close calls, but nothing major.

That's what I'm talking about. I spent some time in teh hospital getting stitches growing up...but never broke anything...or lost anything.

 

[Cross-X]

I somehow recall that when I was a kid we even had water rockets that had two stages.

Great toy!

Two stages? That must have been awesome. Again we used to use water rockets as guns and we always tried to hit each other with them. Actually looking back, I'm actually surprised I made it through my childhood. Aside from numerous stitches, no major injurys, many close calls, but nothing major.

That's what I'm talking about. I spent some time in teh hospital getting stitches growing up...but never broke anything...or lost anything.

Not even your virginity?


[roll]

 

[C-pher]

I somehow recall that when I was a kid we even had water rockets that had two stages.

Great toy!

Two stages? That must have been awesome. Again we used to use water rockets as guns and we always tried to hit each other with them. Actually looking back, I'm actually surprised I made it through my childhood. Aside from numerous stitches, no major injurys, many close calls, but nothing major.

That's what I'm talking about. I spent some time in teh hospital getting stitches growing up...but never broke anything...or lost anything.

Not even your virginity?


[roll]

Rephrase...

Or lost anything like a finger or a toe....

 

[dwarven1]

I must have been deprived as a child. I don't recall getting ANY stitches until I got injured at age 31 - and I didn't break anything until I broke my wrist in a motorcycle accident at age 22.

 

[C-pher]

I must have been deprived as a child. I don't recall getting ANY stitches until I got injured at age 31 - and I didn't break anything until I broke my wrist in a motorcycle accident at age 22.

Well, I lied. I never broke anything where I needed a cast.

I broke a lot of toes, and my finger twice. But I never got a cast. Just splints, or taped.

 

[cdkayak]

I remember we had to get that red and white rocket off the roof many times.

 

[SiameseRat]

IT sounds like all you guys had fun toys. I used to play soldiers with some of the boys around the neighborhood (I've always been a tomboy) and we used water pistols (this is before the age of the super soaker of course. Just the 99cent ones that squirt water about 6 inches) and tennis balls as hand grenades.

Doesn't sound very fun compared to bb guns and rockets

 

[Pilgrim]

yup had the single and 2 stage. I'm thinkng that the plastic had an unusual smell about it too. I can still smell it when I think about it.

It was a really tough plastic that would go a couple hundred feet up and straight down onto our tar driveway and would,t break.

My bro and I played with those things by the hour, day after day. This was in the mid 50's I think.

Also had one we put baking soda and vinegar in, I think. Whatever it was, it made a gas that propelled it.

 

[Weerd Beard]

man, why not put baking soda an vineger in the pressurised Bottle rocket!!! 8)

http://northeastshooters.com/viewtopic.php?t=2338&start=0

hehehhee

-Weer'd Beard

 

[Cross-X]

man, why not put baking soda an vineger in the pressurised Bottle rocket!!! 8)

http://northeastshooters.com/viewtopic.php?t=2338&start=0

hehehhee

-Weer'd Beard

Maybe 'cause the wife has better uses for vinegar and water????