Quicksand Fans

Hello Quicksand community!

So recently, I've been doing a lot of research, and brain storming, on making my own quicksand pit! Since I live in Chicago, where there are barely and sinking locations, I decided to make an effort and gather some ideas on how I can make my own quicksand!

I know many of you will tell me to just "grab a shovel and dig a hole". But the problem is that the forest near my area has a lot of roots, and rocks, which literally make it ALMOST impossible to dig a hole! Not to mention that fact that this takes a long time to do this! In addition, the spot that I found has way too many rocks now and I always get cut up while trying to sink!

So I've devised TWO ideas for those who are also faced with a similar situation!

My first idea was to purchase an inflatable bath tub! These inflatable bathtubs are kind of pricey (http://www.amazon.com/Adult-SPA-Inflata ... B00BQ7FX08), but they seem to be A LOT cheaper than your average bathtub at lowes ($800 to $1000!!!)! These are also VERY portable and extremely easy to set up as well! I was thinking about purchasing this and also purchasing some tarp, to put on the ground, to prevent any foreign objects from puncturing the tub!

My other idea, which is a lot cheaper, is just purchasing an large garbage can and filling it with clay! Sort of like a vat! xP The only problem with this though is being able to get out of the bin! I feel like it would impossible to pull myself out!


What do you guys think? Any other suggestions or ideas? Let me know! xD

TheAsianBoi wrote:Hello Quicksand community!

So recently, I've been doing a lot of research, and brain storming, on making my own quicksand pit! Since I live in Chicago, where there are barely and sinking locations, I decided to make an effort and gather some ideas on how I can make my own quicksand!

I know many of you will tell me to just "grab a shovel and dig a hole". But the problem is that the forest near my area has a lot of roots, and rocks, which literally make it ALMOST impossible to dig a hole! Not to mention that fact that this takes a long time to do this! In addition, the spot that I found has way too many rocks now and I always get cut up while trying to sink!

So I've devised TWO ideas for those who are also faced with a similar situation!

My first idea was to purchase an inflatable bath tub! These inflatable bathtubs are kind of pricey (http://www.amazon.com/Adult-SPA-Inflata ... B00BQ7FX08), but they seem to be A LOT cheaper than your average bathtub at lowes ($800 to $1000!!!)! These are also VERY portable and extremely easy to set up as well! I was thinking about purchasing this and also purchasing some tarp, to put on the ground, to prevent any foreign objects from puncturing the tub!

My other idea, which is a lot cheaper, is just purchasing an large garbage can and filling it with clay! Sort of like a vat! xP The only problem with this though is being able to get out of the bin! I feel like it would impossible to pull myself out!


What do you guys think? Any other suggestions or ideas? Let me know! xD

I wouldn't use an inflatable, it is too temporary and it is not deep enough, I don't recommend it. If it was, it would not be able to hold the mud.
I also want to make a homemade pit, I would have it atleast 6 ft deep and 2-3 ft wide and hottub jets in the bottom to saturate the mire, (I would use clay, or putty, but putty is expensive.). I would make it out of one or two plastic water tanks, (having the top cut off) depending on their dimensions. I wouldn't have it any wider than 3 feet because of the quantity required to fill it (I like sinking vertically standing).

I don't know how you prefer your mud, but this is what I would try. Someone might have done this and you should listen to them, as I have not used anything to contain my mud before rather than digging a hole in the ground and filling it with mud.
There's people with more experience than me, so I am not the main one you should ask.

Have tried some different concept and materials with some memorable pleasures. Have thought about building some perminate containers for on demand sinking.