This post doesn't really have a proper home, so I'm putting it here. I'm working on a new mudpit that will be broad and shallow for mud wrestling and similar videos that aren't suited to deep mud. In the photos, you see me excavating the area for the pit. The pit will be lined, and filled with some kind of clay.

In case anyone is interested in my backyard projects ...

Though it be just a hole right now, it's destined for great things, especially if it is destined to be filled with clay.

Clay is the highest form of mud. And while my fetish is built around very deep mud, I have often enjoyed something shallower. A shallower pit, especially if it can be well-warmed by the sun, can be great for simple relaxation.

Yeah. I do look at stuff like this. Like you, I'm not sure where to file it either but since I found it, you did fine.

Nessie

Hello, Nessie! Personally, I want the mud around me to be deep and dangerous, but I've had several requests from mud models for a shallow mud-wrestling style pit. I'm still not building a traditional mud wrestling set, because that would be a tarp with some slippery clay on it. I'm leaning toward something that has a natural look, is mostly shallow, and has at least one area that is about 1 foot deep so a person's head can be pushed under the mud. Obviously, I'd like to shoot a wider range of content than just traditional mud wrestling.

Well, that'll make you popular with those models. You're going to have a mudpit that they like!

I'm with you on deep...definitely like it that way...but shallow pits have their uses. I have one that I visit now and then after work...I'm not really feeling fetishy then anyway, but it's actually a clay-sand combination, hard to find in my area...so even though it's only a little three-footer for depth, I've been hitting it up for soft squishy muddy huggy comfort.

Nessie

That's so cute. I got mired down in some mud yesterday, up to my ears, in a sitting position with my legs outstretched. It wasn't that the mud wasn't deep enough to go vertical, it was because I had 34 pounds of lead pulling me down and I thought it might be harder to get back out if my legs were out in front of me. Well, the mud was thick and sticky. Talk about "muddy huggy comfort"; it was awesome until I had to get back out. I was in too deep to untie the weight (that was by design), and the mud was too thick to pull my legs under me, so I had to find a way to pull myself out with my arms. I could get up to where my chin was just above the mud, but that was it. I had to throw a handy rope over a tree branch and try to catch the free end so I could pull myself up with it. It was a physically grueling escape. I will have fond memories of it for years to come.

Looking good Doug, looking forward to trying that pit out one of these days!

Phil

This isn't much to look at, but it's kind of representative of the layout of the new pit. This is the liner, in the hole that I had dug, full of water. I intend to dig a little more, but this is roughly how it will be, except for it will be full of mud/clay at about the same level as the water is here, and landscaped around the edges so you don't see the liner.

The deep end is closest to the camera. The far end will be shallow, so I don't have to get 10,000 pounds of clay to fill it. The deepest spot will be just over a foot deep.

Oh, it might be useful to note that the liner is 12 feet wide and 24 feet long.

I admire a man who knows what he likes.

Definitely you and I are on on the same wavelength as far as depth goes. Any mudpit in which my feet can't touch bottom is exactly what I want. We sure do handle our time with the depths differently, though.

But you got out safe and sound, and you posted the message, so I know you're okay (whew!).

Nessie

This photo is somewhat redundant, but I jumped in so there would be a scale reference. The liner is full of rain water in this photo. I have not been working on the pit because it's been raining pretty steadily. Today, I am draining the water out of the liner so I can remove it and continue excavating. I'm going to extend the deep area about 4 feet further and scoop out some more dirt around the current deep area so its a little more substantial. I sure hope I can get enough good clay to fill it up.

Of course, when it's full of clay, and the edges are dressed to look like the surrounding landscape, it will look nothing like this. My goal is to have it look like a natural muddy spot.

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Okay Doug, that rainwater even looks cold!!! Looking forward to seeing the pit in real life...

Phil

Phil, I hope you're not expecting the clay to be heated! ;)

It's too far from my solar water heater to circulate hot water through it. So, if you do decide to test it, I'd suggest you throw one of the models in first, and climb in on top of her so she can shield you from the cold.

I finished excavating today and put the liner back, for the last time. Now, all I can do is wait for my clay delivery. If that doesn't work out, I'll be off to Augusta, GA to fetch some kaolin clay. I'm not sure I'm crazy about the look of white clay. From a photographic point of view, it would be a nice change from black mud, but it would not match the surrounding landscape. Maybe if the local clay doesn't work out, and I get the kaolin clay, I can mix in some local clay to give it a more natural color and to make up for any shortage in volume. I'm estimating that 2000 pounds of powder will do it, but I'm not confident.

2000 pounds of clay powder!! Wow,we're talking some serious quantities here.It looks like it'll be amazing too,can only wish I could find/purchase land like that in the UK to build one of those on it but,alas,that's very expensive & I've not suddenly,nor do I expect to, come into a ton of money.....

Fortunately, musikmann, I purchased the land back when I still had money and land was not too expensive. Now I'm doing everything I can to keep costs down. That's why I'm going to try processing the local clay before I invest hundreds of dollars in the processed clay. I feel fortunate that I invested in some real estate 20 years ago. The area where I live isn't as rural as it used to be, but with 6 acres of land, I can maintain my privacy pretty well.

I'll keep you all posted on my progress, and on the videos we produce. I've got great expectations.

PICK ME!!! PICK ME!!!!

Why Heather, what a very kind offer... DONE! Would you like to to throw Stormy on top of you?

Phil

LOL sure, just make sure i can breathe once in awhile... clay+lungs=...silence

It rained again and so the new pit go some rainwater in it and Heather had to take it for a test drive. Hopefully there will be clay in there soon.

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That rain was Mother Nature starting it for you. She says, "Now all you need is the clay."

Nessie

SO! There we were... unloading the 3000 pounds of 50 pound bags of clay for the clay mud wrestling pit... and I looked around... and it was only me. Where was Doug? Who knows? So then, after i unloaded all three million HEAVY bags, he shows up and says "Take a picture of me next to the stack," like as if he helped!
Go figure.

All I know is, in October, NO ONE is safe from the wrath of the mud wrestling pit!!!

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