Introduction: Floating Beer Pong Table

By www.sculpdesign.com/
About: I often have impulses to build useful/useless gadgets... a habit which tends to include me going out and spending a bunch of money I shouldn't spend on things I probably don't need. I like to do it anyway.

2025 Update: I made this a LONG time ago and used what I had (MDF is bad with water, but I had no other materials. Additional pool noodles would be better than bottles, but I didn't have enough). Just a fun idea!

For many people here, it's summer time now. For many of those people, summertime means parties (namely ones outdoors). For many of those people this includes a pool at some point. And since a party often includes beer pong for many people.. Well, beer pong in a pool is much better.


So I decided that, rather than buying a floating beer pong table, I'd build my own... hence, this Instructable.


P.S. This is my first Instructable so, constructive criticism is certainly welcome.


This is what we're going to make:

Step 1: Gather Materials

For this Instructable you will need:


- A couple pool noodles.. in my case, three.

- Four or so empty water bottles of some sort (unless you have more pool noodles than I did)

- A beer pong table-shaped piece of hard wood...plastic...whatever you want.

- About 20 tie-wraps/wire-ties. (not pictured)

- You may need: A drill/bits. (if your board material doesn't have holes)


And most likely:


- 14 Solo cups: 12 for beer, 2 for water

- 2 Ping-pong balls

- Enough of your favorite beer.

Step 2: Assembleeeeeee

Now it's time to put the pieces together. I will not be showing the process of drilling holes, as my board, quite conveniently, already has holes pre-drilled in a nice grid.

1. Noodles!: For the layout of my board, I placed the 2 noodles straight down the long sides, and one noodle straight down the center.

Four tie-wraps/wire-ties were used to attach each noodle to the table.

2. Bottles: I placed 2 bottles on each end, end to end (bottom to bottom), short ways.

Two tie-wraps were used to attach each bottle to the board.

3. Cut excess off tie-wraps.

Step 3: Enjoy!

So here you have your finished product, a floating beer pong table. Sadly, I don't have pictures of it in use. Good luck! Enjoy! Let me know how it works out if you decide to build one, especially if you modify/improve it in any way!

Thanks. Peace.