Searching for a baseball bat for my RV
I was searching through a sporting goods store the other day for a baseball bat, not to play with but to use to smack against my RV tires to make sure they aren't flat. But do you know what I learned? I learned that it is hard to find a wooden bat. At least nine out of ten these days are made of aluminum. The wooden bat, it seems, is going the way of the wooden golf club and the wooden tennis racket. This is good for the aluminum industry and bad for the wood industry. It is proof, once again, that one's person's loss is another person's gain.
posted by Chuck Woodbury at
10/30/2008 09:18:00 AM
6 Comments:
Go to a truck stop. They have small wooden bats called "Tire Thumpers". Works on tires or people.
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Anonymous, at 7:08 AM, November 01, 2008
Chuck,
Check out a truck stop. They have short bats just for that purpose, and then you won't have to find a place to store a long baseball bat.
By
Anonymous, at 8:58 AM, November 01, 2008
Chuck...sometimes you can find wood baseball bats at an antique store or mall.
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gmarose, at 10:31 AM, November 01, 2008
I got a tire bat from somewhere. Was it Sportsman's Guide, JC Whitney or where? Anyway, you might check a truck stop or two. This is a wooden bat, a bit shorter than one you would use in the ball park, so it fits right next to the seat.
By
Sunny One, at 8:02 PM, November 01, 2008
Try subscribing to the
Deluth Trading Company catalog. One of their items is a "Tire Thumper".
BF, Trail Manor
By
Anonymous, at 11:05 PM, November 01, 2008
I know... I am a little late to the party but:
Where did you get the idea that "thumping" a tire is a desirable method of determining the pressure?
See, for example, http://www.e-roadstar.com/2006/08/059a0608.asp
By
RonBoyd, at 3:39 AM, November 07, 2008
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