Man, this Bills fan is really going for it. This whole project has been dragging on, honestly should’ve been wrapped in May or June, but hey, sometimes the best ideas take time, right? Turns out, a large part of the delay was all about some serious stretch goals. Specifically, our fan decided to build a jetpack for an already complicated project. And guess what? They built it!
Not Your Average Flight Plan
Okay, so when you hear “jetpack,” you’re probably thinking Star Wars, taking flight and soaring over the stadium. Not exactly. This fan knew they weren’t a rocket scientist, and even the pros haven’t made those kinds of jetpacks. So, they found a way to “metaphorically take flight” with a true tailgate accessory. Yep, it’s not just a jetpack, it’s a snack pack! This thing lets you fuel up for gameday. Talk about next-level tailgating innovation.
The process involved some serious DIY chops and clever shortcuts. Our fan felt that attaching some radiator-style funnels to old cleaning wipe containers would look like rockets once painted. A central canister for laundry pods seemed like a good fit too. It’s all painted with pewter paint for that “beskar look,” with a cosmic style similar to their breastplate. The back of the pods container even uses its “handle dealy-bobs” for character, and the lids are a straight color so you can tell what they are.
The Catch With Your Gameday Fuel
But hold up, before you go trying to recreate this masterpiece or offering “exorbitant sums of money” for a custom one, there’s a big warning. While the plastic *can* be considered food safe in general, when it’s used to store cleaning products, that plastic *will* leach chemicals and perfume into it. Our fan spent way more time trying to sanitize these containers to make them safe than they did with painting and assembly combined. And even then? There’s still a faint scent they couldn’t get out. Seriously, they’re showing us how they used it for food, but they’re straight up telling us it’s not a wise idea for food storage. You shouldn’t do it.
Making It Stick Together
Putting this bad boy together had its own structural dilemmas. Joining the wipe containers to the pods container was easy enough with Chicago/screw rivets, which they used elsewhere. The funnels were a different story. Soda bottles came to the rescue! Turns out, soda bottle caps fit right into the funnel end and wedge in nicely. So, our fan screwed a hole in the caps and in the canisters and used a thin b
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Originally reported by Buffalo Rumblings.
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