10. Go Sledding Without a Sled
With winter rearing its frosty head above the horizon, this would seem an excellent place to start our idiotic endeavour. The first thing to do would be, I hope, obvious: wait until theres snow. You could try it before but the stupidity will lack the magic inherent in the white wonderdust and, if theres no magic, well ... its just stupid, really! Preferably, therell be a small group of you. Eight being around the maximum and you should think Mario Kart. Theres a reason why some strange anomalies pick up the Wii controller and voluntarily choose the likes of Bowser or Daisy as their champion. Each to their own and this should be the motto for Sledding without a Sled. The beauty of SWAS is that youre not limited by convention. Youre free to liberate your imagination and think what vessel youd like to plummet on. Yet theres more to think about than meets the eye. Speed, comfort and durability are your main concerns. You want to win but not at the cost of your coccyx and you dont want the thing to disintegrate mid-course, leaving you to cross the line in a frozen death-roll. Whatever your competitive aspirations, however, be sure to invest in the longest piece of tarpaulin/equivalent hardy material you can find. Invest as a group, make sure you can all get on and commit ... trees and all!