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This stuff comes in all shapes, sizes, colors, and consistencies. Your best bet is Wal-Mart during the summer season. A year-round supplier in most southern areas is pool supply stores such as 'Leslies Pool Supplies.' They often carry a brand of funnoodle referred to as 'wacky noodle.' Wacky Noodle is has smaller cells than traditional funnoodle, but the cells also seam a bit weaker. The center hole is smuch smaller in wacky noodle, leading to a tighter fit and making up for the weaker cells. It tends to be slightly heavier than funnoodle, but isn't bad.
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This stuff comes in all shapes, sizes, colors, and consistencies. Your best bet is Wal-Mart during the summer season. You can often get noodle on clearance at the end of season for really, really cheap and stock upthe "end of season" will vary on where you live, but will be basically whenever stores start clearing out summer stuff and stocking winter stuff.
  
Other brands of noodle:
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Another bet for you cheapskates is the lost-and-found of the local municipal pool. A lot of little kids forget their pooltoys, and the pools often hold them till the end of the season. They just get thrown out if no one asks for them.  Labor Day weekend would be a good time to make a circuit of the local pools to see if they will help a poor Amtgarder out.
* Note: "wackynoodle" is really really bad for most amtgard use, it breaks down much too quickly for normal use, if you happen to hit lightly then wacky noodle may work for you, however if you do not, count on wacky noodle lasting no more than a few hours out at the park if you like to swing it with much of any force behind it. After making three sword out of wackynoodle and having all break in one outting to a park i have a rather big ditrust of the stuff. -Kerb
 
* note: "tundra noodle" is too dense for swords, but makes a nice rim for shields because it doesn't break down as fast. - sqk
 
* Note: "Oodle Noodle" is not as good as funnoodle but not as bad as wacky noodle. Good for a quick fix. - Am
 
  
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;Cautionary Note: Be careful when buying any type of "Noodle" due to the continuing lacking of production standards, Diameter of tubes are below the 2.5 inches safety requirement in the RoP.  Some kingdoms are forbidding the use of pool noodles, so be sure to check with your park champion before purchasing foam.
  
note - you can often get noodle on clearance at the end of season for really, really cheap and stock up. the "end of season" will vary on where you live, but will be basically whenever stores start clearing out summer stuff and stocking winter stuff
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===Other Brands===
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Other brands of noodle you may see:
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* "Wacky Noodle": In southern areas a poll supply store called 'Leslies Pool Supplies' carries this year round.  It has much smaller cells than Funnoodle does and a smaller hole in the center that sort of makes up for this.  It tends to be slightly heavier than Funnoodle.  It is considered really bad for most Amtgard use as it breaks down much too quickly for normal use, but if you happen to hit lightly then Wacky Noodle may work for you, however, if you do not, count on Wacky Noodle lasting no more than a few hours out at the park if you like to swing it with much of any force behind it.
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* "Tundra Noodle" is too dense for swords, but makes a nice rim for shields because it doesn't break down as fast.
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* "Oodle Noodle" is not as good as funnoodle but not as bad as Wacky Noodle. Good for a quick fix.
  
Check out the [[Amtgard Resources]] page for more information.
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As of October, 2006, this site sold 15 noodles (reportedly "Oodle Noodle") for $50, which includes shipping:
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[[Category:Amtgard Resources]]
*http://www.9thtee.com/pooltoys.htm
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Latest revision as of 02:25, 30 March 2016

This stuff comes in all shapes, sizes, colors, and consistencies. Your best bet is Wal-Mart during the summer season. You can often get noodle on clearance at the end of season for really, really cheap and stock up. the "end of season" will vary on where you live, but will be basically whenever stores start clearing out summer stuff and stocking winter stuff.

Another bet for you cheapskates is the lost-and-found of the local municipal pool. A lot of little kids forget their pooltoys, and the pools often hold them till the end of the season. They just get thrown out if no one asks for them. Labor Day weekend would be a good time to make a circuit of the local pools to see if they will help a poor Amtgarder out.

Cautionary Note
Be careful when buying any type of "Noodle" due to the continuing lacking of production standards, Diameter of tubes are below the 2.5 inches safety requirement in the RoP. Some kingdoms are forbidding the use of pool noodles, so be sure to check with your park champion before purchasing foam.

Other Brands

Other brands of noodle you may see:

  • "Wacky Noodle": In southern areas a poll supply store called 'Leslies Pool Supplies' carries this year round. It has much smaller cells than Funnoodle does and a smaller hole in the center that sort of makes up for this. It tends to be slightly heavier than Funnoodle. It is considered really bad for most Amtgard use as it breaks down much too quickly for normal use, but if you happen to hit lightly then Wacky Noodle may work for you, however, if you do not, count on Wacky Noodle lasting no more than a few hours out at the park if you like to swing it with much of any force behind it.
  • "Tundra Noodle" is too dense for swords, but makes a nice rim for shields because it doesn't break down as fast.
  • "Oodle Noodle" is not as good as funnoodle but not as bad as Wacky Noodle. Good for a quick fix.
Foams used in Amtgard
Funnoodle · Eggcrate Foam · Camp Pad · MC · Foam Tubes · Polyethylene Plank Foam · Volara · Couch Foam · Pipe Insulation · Underlay foam