Something interesting I just found...... (Parachute related)

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Green Jello

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So my kids just found an old toy in their closet and were outside playing with it. It's a play parachute from Gymboree.

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I was looking at the thing and noticed it is very well built out of ripstop nylon and sewn together nicely. It's 12' wide and instead of lines, it has handles and a mesh spill hole in the center.

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Then I poked around on Amazon and discovered these are $20-$30 in this size:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001HA0J30/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

So.....just sayin'....
 
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Who woulda thunk that you might find a parachute disguised as a......parachute?

Good find, even if you have to stitch some reinforcing straps on top of those joints for heavy duty
 
I saw they had a 10' for $14.99. Still way too large for my uses, but still really cool for the price.
 
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