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Tired of having your refilling station/base overrun while you are busy filling up? Try this device & put a real damper on the other guys.

Pay a visit to your local sprinkler supply shop. What you are looking for is 2" diameter PVC. Buy about an 8-12 foot length. Get a plug for one end and an adapter for the other that will allow you to hook it up to the end of a normal garden hose. Pick up a "Y" hose adapter with valves while you're at it. Take the PVC and mark a straight line down one side (be sure not to "spiral" around the thing). Drill 1/8 inch holes along this line about 6-10 inches apart (measure twice; build once). The number and size of the holes should be depends on how much pressure you have to work with. Don't get carried away or all you will get is a pathetic trickle. You can use smaller holes and drill more of them or vice-versa. Paint it black, brown, or camo, or Kawasaki green if you want being sure not to paint over the holes or hose threads.

Hook it up to a supply hose, positioning the "Y" adapter where you can reach it easily. Hook your normal QFD (on a short piece of hose) to the other outlet of the adapter and use it normally. Position the PVC on the ground, holes facing outwards from your refill station and angled upward about 45 degrees.

If (when) the bad guys get too close, open the valve on the adapter. This will result in a number of streams of water (roughly equivalent to X3 nozzles depending on the size of holes you drilled) firing outwards, giving you a chance to grab a loaded blaster and call for backup. If you drilled straight, no one can get close without getting really wet. With enough pressure, it will outrange most hand held soakers, providing a good stand-off barrier.

This is a good force multiplier for a short-handed refill base and works best if there are limited avenues of approach to the base. The initial ambush will be a nasty surprise; subsequent uses will not be as effective (fixed defenses never are) unless you relocate the device to cover a different approach. Of course, several could be set up on a 4-way manifold, effectively surrounding the base, but that's a bit much, even for me... did I say that? WHAT WAS I THINKIN'????

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