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Post by cmputerdazed on Apr 30, 2016 18:28:34 GMT
I have a grandson turning 13 and he is super hard to buy for. I thought about getting a couple of the bigger water guns that he and a friend could play with during the summer. Which ones work and hold up best?
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Post by maryland on Apr 30, 2016 19:47:42 GMT
What a great idea! I have a 13 yr. old daughter, and that would be great entertainment for her and her friends this summer! I don't have any ideas, but hopefully someone will. We had cheap water guns a few years ago, but they need to be replaced.
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Post by paigepea on Apr 30, 2016 23:22:15 GMT
We just came from a toy store and they had these frisbee type catchers and you could bounce something back and forth with a friend. They also had a massive pack of easy to fill up (with a hose) water balloons and they said you're supposed to hit them back and forth with these frisbee type catchers until the balloons pop. Sounded cool. I can get the name of the brand if it interests you.
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Post by johnnysmom on Apr 30, 2016 23:25:20 GMT
Supersoaker brand seems to last longer than the cheaper ones. Beyond that I'd look for ones that can be refilled easily/quickly since you don't want to be stuck with a slow filler in the middle of a water gun war!
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Post by crazy4scraps on May 1, 2016 0:07:40 GMT
Super Soaker all the way. Another fun option would be those instant water balloons where you can quickly fill like a hundred of them at once and they self tie.
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Post by pierkiss on May 1, 2016 0:27:37 GMT
Super soaker!! They're the best!
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Post by GiantsFan on May 1, 2016 0:29:37 GMT
Supersoaker. Back in our boating days those lasted more than one year.
And that sounds like a perfect gift as long as he doesn't use it on you!
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Post by freecharlie on May 1, 2016 15:49:51 GMT
Supersoaker
The battery kind shoot faster
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Post by peano on May 1, 2016 16:37:00 GMT
Supersoakers all the way! DS is in HS and every year during band camp, they have sectional water gun fights after practice.
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Post by epeanymous on May 1, 2016 16:38:50 GMT
Everyone seems to like the supersoaker guns, and that is probably what I'd pick. Not to be a total wet blanket, thought, and I am prepared for a bunch of indignant responses, but I'd ask the parents first and make sure they are OK with toy guns. I know a lot of people for whom toy weapons are a no-no, including water guns. Sorry!
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on May 1, 2016 17:55:47 GMT
My DH and I bought supersoakers before kids and would be lying in wait for one another after work! Our neighbors thought we were hilarious !!! First one home would fill all of them up and put them on the deck. Then hide until the other pulled in and got out of their car--and get blasted!! Lol
We still have them, in great working order to this day, 2 kiddos later!!!
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Post by johnnysmom on May 1, 2016 19:47:16 GMT
Everyone seems to like the supersoaker guns, and that is probably what I'd pick. Not to be a total wet blanket, thought, and I am prepared for a bunch of indignant responses, but I'd ask the parents first and make sure they are OK with toy guns. I know a lot of people for whom toy weapons are a no-no, including water guns. Sorry! I would agree except this kid is 13, are there parents that still say no waterguns at 13?!?!? I didn't allow ds to have them when he was little, but by the time he was 13 we were long over that (seeing has how he's been hunting and shot a rifle our philosophy has clearly changed over the years), I would think that 13 year olds who can't use waterguns would be somewhat of a social outcast.  |
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Post by Rainy_Day_Woman on May 2, 2016 0:15:24 GMT
Supersoaker for sure.
They are so much fun. There was a big sale one day and my husband came home with 10 waterguns a couple of years ago. They were the best purchase ever. All the kids in the neighbourhood come grab one and we have epic fights. Usually their parents join in too. Fun for all ages!
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Post by eastcoastpea on May 2, 2016 0:34:04 GMT
I'll say Supersoaker as well. They really do hold up well. We have a lot of fun with them.
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Post by melanell on May 2, 2016 1:12:30 GMT
Everyone seems to like the supersoaker guns, and that is probably what I'd pick. Not to be a total wet blanket, thought, and I am prepared for a bunch of indignant responses, but I'd ask the parents first and make sure they are OK with toy guns. I know a lot of people for whom toy weapons are a no-no, including water guns. Sorry! The OP is talking about her grandson, so she probably has a good idea of the parents' preferences at this point, but when dealing with kids you don't know well, it is a nice idea to ask.  I don't think it would be an issue for most parents of teenagers (they probably have swapped worrying about toy guns for a whole list of new worries  ), but if there's a chance the teen has small siblings, then asking couldn't hurt. |
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Post by cmputerdazed on May 2, 2016 1:37:08 GMT
Super soaker it is. Thanks so much all. And yes he is good to go with the guns.
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), but if there's a chance the teen has small siblings, then asking couldn't hurt.