Anyone ever have one of those air/water powered rockets as a kid?

[ScoobMaster]

When I was in my pre-teen years back in the mid-late 70s, I remember getting this red and white rockets that you filled with water then pumped up with an air pump (it came with the rocket as a kit) and launched. The only went about 20-30 feet up or so.......but the real fun was launching it horizontally at the annoyinh neighbor or your kid brother 😉

Anyone else have one of these?

 

Still do, for my little guy, bought it at CVS the other day.

 

[Jzero]

I had an asskicking one that was really just a flight that you attached to a normal soda bottle.

Once I figured out how much water to put in, I used my dad's electric compressor to launch it. It was awe-inspiring. It would fly a couple hundred feet and soak everyone!
😀

 

[Kyteland]

We made there out of 2 liter pop bottles in the 7th grade.

 

[ScoobMaster]

Hey Roger, you are right. Apparently you CAN still buy them!

I may have to get one (I will have to wait before I let my son try, he is only 23 months old!)

 

[BaDaBooM]

LOL, I remember those!

 

[Thegonagle]

I had one until I pumped it up with so much pressure that the side of the rocket cracked. I used to use about 50% more water than it called for and pump it until I couldn't push any harder. It really flew!

 

[conjur]

Oh yeah...those rocked 🙂

 

[notfred]

I had one. It was jsut red though, not red and white.

 

[BatmanNate]

They need to make shoulder mounted ones that let you fire 2 litre pop bottles in water wars like a bazooka. Now THAT would be sweet.

 

[Schadenfreude]

I had one, but I think we broke the thing because there was too much water pressure that we put in . . ..

 

[BooGiMaN]

we used to fill it with soda instead of water..it seemd to go higher...😛

 

[Parrotheader]

Ahhh . . . memories. We used to have all sorts of kid deviant fun with those things. And JARTS!!! Sadly, I don't think they make REAL Jarts anymore. Good to see these haven't been sued of existence yet.

 

[ScoobMaster]

Originally posted by: Parrotheader
Ahhh . . . memories. We used to have all sorts of kid deviant fun with those things. And JARTS!!! Sadly, I don't think they make REAL Jarts anymore. Good to see these haven't been sued of existence yet.

Actually, I have a set or two still around. Did you know that the CSPC made it illegal only to SELL them, not own/use them. There is a website for a group of guys that holds an annual tournament - it is jarts.com of course!

I am thinking of trying to score a few extra sets at yard sales and have a mini-tourny with a few of my other "children of the 70s/80s" friends at a campout this summer!

 

[hdeck]

we used home made versions 🙂

 

[de9ali]

I had one of those, it was red and transparent. Aw. Good times. Good times.

 

[hevnsnt]

Originally posted by: notfred
I had one. It was jsut red though, not red and white.

Me too!