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p3ripperfw · 04-05-2009, 02:34 PM

heres the start of my backyard crawling set up. Pretty basic looking right now but will be covered with modular fake rocks and real rocks along with some freeride mountain bike inspired obstacles like teeter totters, drop offs and ladder bridges. so far about 150 dollars in wood and materials

the up ramp will have 3 sections. the left side where there is no ply is going to be a slick rock style climb all the way to the top, the middle will be filled with real rock, and the right side will have the end of a ladder bridge attaching near the bottom then modular rocks the entire way up the climb. the top of the table will have an elevated section coming off the right side that will wrap around the table and have a teeter totter off the end of it going into the decent.

punkuup5150 · 04-05-2009, 02:37 PM

looks like fun!

p3ripperfw · 04-05-2009, 02:41 PM

thanks man! I cant wait to get some of the obstacles on it and paint the structure...takes a while

lakedan5150 · 04-05-2009, 02:48 PM

Looks good, I actually have a pretty large course set up already and I have the teeter totter thing going on and its alot of fun, the trick is and its not hard but the reseting of the teeter totter is key. Look forward to seeing it completed.

p3ripperfw · 04-05-2009, 05:37 PM

yeah Im just going to do it like we do for the mtn bikes and make the balance point so it will always reset automatically. I usually just make the front half of the wood heavier or use metal washers to weight it if its too light on front.

Da Hermit · 04-05-2009, 08:55 PM

So Jealous. That work area would look like a tornado had hit if I was trying to build something like that.

Looking good,and clean

, keep us posted.

p3ripperfw · 04-05-2009, 10:03 PM

thanks hermit...its pretty messy outside the picture lol but it will get all cleaned up when its finished.

Mr. Ed · 04-06-2009, 05:45 AM

Looks great! Depending on how much real rock goes on it you may wnat to put in a center support post. Dont know if you have kids but I do and they WILL get on it! Cant wwit to see the finished product.

p3ripperfw · 04-06-2009, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Ed

Looks great! Depending on how much real rock goes on it you may wnat to put in a center support post. Dont know if you have kids but I do and they WILL get on it! Cant wwit to see the finished product.

Yeah Im hoping to only have real rock on the up and down ramps and maybe a very few pieces on the table top....luckily no kids so no worried about that right now. Its pretty strong so I think it will hold up but I may have to ad a piece or two.

crawlinghulls · 04-06-2009, 05:30 PM

Looks cool, I'll be watching this one!

ajcloud · 04-06-2009, 05:35 PM

looks sweet man, our course has a teeter totter that resets, but it will be moved now to the edge of the descent, that is an awesome idea.

jtrojan · 04-06-2009, 08:15 PM

cool ive been wanting to do the same in the corner of my yard.. modular rock???

p3ripperfw · 04-06-2009, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ajcloud

looks sweet man, our course has a teeter totter that resets, but it will be moved now to the edge of the descent, that is an awesome idea.

yeah I think it will be cool to go from ladder bridge climb to teeter totter that is pretty steep right into the decent should be pretty technical and fun without tearing the truck up too much if ya slip

p3ripperfw · 04-06-2009, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by jtrojan

cool ive been wanting to do the same in the corner of my yard.. modular rock???

Yeah im hoping my idea works but I plan on taking and making ply wood bases just a bit bigger than the object im building the rock out of then spraying the expanding foam over the object and carving it so that a little bit of the corner of the plywood still shows where I can get a couple screws in it and move it around if I want I dont know if it will work but I have a couple samples drying so I can try it

MtnBkr · 04-06-2009, 11:49 PM

Incorporating freeride mtb into crawling... I love it!

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I'm expecting the North Shore of Vancouver, BC (the mecca of freeriding) in your build!

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I'll be watching your thread closely!

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Mudman · 04-07-2009, 01:53 AM

looks like a great start!

MtnBkr- I'm digging the Foes DHS Mono in the photo!

special agent · 04-07-2009, 03:49 AM

off to a good start...cant wait to see it with the rocks...

p3ripperfw · 04-07-2009, 06:17 PM

slick rock climb template

decent ramps...two different grades

should be doable....will definately be a challange

steeper decent

longer decent

Oh damn crazy flex

Heres my idea on the rock.....garden timber cut to size, screwed to plywood base, expanding foam covered, cut to shape, cover in chicken wire, covered in cement......

marlboroman · 04-07-2009, 06:27 PM

Keep Posting pic.Looking good so far.

p3ripperfw · 04-07-2009, 06:33 PM

Dont know if these will work or not. Ill have to wait on them to dry to test them out to make sure they dont chip or break.

04-05-2009, 02:34 PM	#1
p3ripperfw Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ft. Worth Posts: 140	backyard homemade crawl spot build thread heres the start of my backyard crawling set up. Pretty basic looking right now but will be covered with modular fake rocks and real rocks along with some freeride mountain bike inspired obstacles like teeter totters, drop offs and ladder bridges. so far about 150 dollars in wood and materials the up ramp will have 3 sections. the left side where there is no ply is going to be a slick rock style climb all the way to the top, the middle will be filled with real rock, and the right side will have the end of a ladder bridge attaching near the bottom then modular rocks the entire way up the climb. the top of the table will have an elevated section coming off the right side that will wrap around the table and have a teeter totter off the end of it going into the decent.

04-05-2009, 08:55 PM	#6
Da Hermit RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Wetlands Posts: 1,014	So Jealous. That work area would look like a tornado had hit if I was trying to build something like that. Looking good,and clean, keep us posted.

04-06-2009, 11:49 PM	#15
MtnBkr Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Morrison Crawlerado Posts: 353	Incorporating freeride mtb into crawling... I love it! I'm expecting the North Shore of Vancouver, BC (the mecca of freeriding) in your build! I'll be watching your thread closely! Represent! Last edited by MtnBkr; 04-07-2009 at 12:00 AM.

04-05-2009, 02:37 PM	#2
punkuup5150 Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: lodi Posts: 952	looks like fun!

04-05-2009, 02:41 PM	#3
p3ripperfw Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ft. Worth Posts: 140	thanks man! I cant wait to get some of the obstacles on it and paint the structure...takes a while

04-05-2009, 02:48 PM	#4
lakedan5150 Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Where you want to be Posts: 124	Looks good, I actually have a pretty large course set up already and I have the teeter totter thing going on and its alot of fun, the trick is and its not hard but the reseting of the teeter totter is key. Look forward to seeing it completed.

04-05-2009, 05:37 PM	#5
p3ripperfw Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ft. Worth Posts: 140	yeah Im just going to do it like we do for the mtn bikes and make the balance point so it will always reset automatically. I usually just make the front half of the wood heavier or use metal washers to weight it if its too light on front.

04-05-2009, 10:03 PM	#7
p3ripperfw Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ft. Worth Posts: 140	thanks hermit...its pretty messy outside the picture lol but it will get all cleaned up when its finished.

04-06-2009, 05:45 AM	#8
Mr. Ed RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Old Hickory Posts: 1,137	Looks great! Depending on how much real rock goes on it you may wnat to put in a center support post. Dont know if you have kids but I do and they WILL get on it! Cant wwit to see the finished product.

04-06-2009, 05:30 PM	#10
crawlinghulls Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2007 Location: Norwich Posts: 920	Looks cool, I'll be watching this one!

04-06-2009, 05:35 PM	#11
ajcloud Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Roswell Posts: 201	looks sweet man, our course has a teeter totter that resets, but it will be moved now to the edge of the descent, that is an awesome idea.

04-06-2009, 08:15 PM	#12
jtrojan Rock Stacker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: paradise Posts: 88	cool ive been wanting to do the same in the corner of my yard.. modular rock???

04-07-2009, 01:53 AM	#16
Mudman Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Cerritos Posts: 340	looks like a great start! MtnBkr- I'm digging the Foes DHS Mono in the photo!

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04-07-2009, 03:49 AM	#17
special agent Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: wahiawa Posts: 615	off to a good start...cant wait to see it with the rocks...

04-07-2009, 06:17 PM	#18
p3ripperfw Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ft. Worth Posts: 140	slick rock climb template decent ramps...two different grades should be doable....will definately be a challange steeper decent longer decent Oh damn crazy flex Heres my idea on the rock.....garden timber cut to size, screwed to plywood base, expanding foam covered, cut to shape, cover in chicken wire, covered in cement......

04-07-2009, 06:27 PM	#19
marlboroman Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: mt sterling Posts: 472	Keep Posting pic.Looking good so far.

04-07-2009, 06:33 PM	#20
p3ripperfw Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ft. Worth Posts: 140	Dont know if these will work or not. Ill have to wait on them to dry to test them out to make sure they dont chip or break.

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