Learn How to Build a DIY Dunk Tank

Learn how to build your very own DIY dunk tank. Visit the post on Dunn DIY for our simple step-by-step tutorial: https://dunn.lu/2KjyetG When I was searching for some fun new summertime DIY projects, I came across a company that sells dunk tank kits. I figured that if a dunk tank was being sold as a kit you can put together, I could surely DIY it. Spoiler alert: I could and I did, but it required some serious online searching and inspiration, especially because building this style of DIY dunk tank involves a basic understanding of plumbing. (Don’t worry—it’s not too difficult to pick up.) This homemade dunk tank is a little different than the dunking booth you may be envisioning—instead of the kind where you sit on a platform that plunges you into the water when the target is hit, you sit on a chair beneath a bucket that dumps water on you when the target is hit. The easiest way to explain how this works, especially because we’re using plumbing materials today, is that it works like a toilet. When you hit the target, it’s like flushing—the arm of the dunk tank pulls up the string that’s attached to the flapper at the bottom of the bucket, which then opens and dumps water through the hole at the bottom. As soon as that happens, the bucket automatically fills up with just the right amount of water thanks to the float valve—just like a toilet! It’s helpful to have that context before we get started. Dunn DIY: Make It Yours.