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Royal Ranger Roundup 2016!

More specifically dogeball at Roundup 2016, the best event ever.  The commanders of Royal Ranger Podcast call OP169 their home Outpost and we are part of the Penn Florida Central Division.  Our RoundUp is held in Fort Meade at Camp Wilderness.  This year the weather cooperated and 200-300 of us had a blast playing in the peace river, canoeing, hanging out and playing dodge-ball in our dodge-ball arena.

Dodge-ball has been one of the all time favorite events at our Roundups and Pow Wow, and we wanted to share our setup with you so that you could see just how easy it can be to create a dogeball arena at your events.  I promise you that it will be a worthwhile investment and it will soon become a favorite event for your division or district.

Dodge-ball dimensions

Our dogeball arena is 64′ x 32′.  We used 16′ PT 2×4’s across the top (12 total) and 12′ 4×4 posts (12-15 depending on the doors).  The orange safety netting is 4′ and we used furring strips to fasten the mesh to the posts.  A staple gun was used to secure it in place and that’s it!

The balls are the classic playground rubber balls.  I found some on amazon for $3.00, but if you want to go “Pro”, try these balls from Mikasa.

I also found the safety netting on Amazon.  There were several thicknesses.  For the money I would get the thicker.  You want this to stay up for years.

One final tip

As always, hammocks are a favorite part of any campsite.  We have come across a new product.  The Wise Owl Outfitters hammock.  ENO has been a brand favorite but Wise Owl Outfitters make a great hammock set at a great value.  It’s worth a look.

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Wild At heart by John Eldridge
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