Diving Tower for the Summer Camp
Aquatic pleasures and sports at a summer camp or lake may be considerably enlivened by the building of a diving tower like that shown in the sketch. It has proved very successful at a boys’ summer camp at Crystal Lake, Ill. The boys have made a practice for several years of building a tower early each swimming season on the opening of their camp in July and disposing of it for about $5 at the close of the camp some weeks later. This covers the cost of the lumber, and several resorts and cottages now boast towers made by the campers.
Boys at a Summer Camp Construct a Diving Tower Each Summer and Dispose of It for the Cost of the Lumber When They Break Camp. The Tower is Built Largely of Two by Four-Inch Stock and is Weighted with a Box of Stone. At the Right Is a Reproduction of a Photograph Showing the Builders Putting Their Diving Tower to Use
The tower is built largely of 2 by 4-in. stock. The longer pieces at the corners are 12 ft. in length, slanted so that the lower end of the tower is 7 ft. square and the platform at the top 3 ft. square. The handrail at the top is fixed to extensions of the rear uprights. A spring board is fastened on two horizontal braces near the middle of the tower, and is reached by the ladder. The structure is built on the shore and towed out to its position. It is sunk and weighted by the box of stone supported on cross braces.—Contributed by F. D. Lewis.