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01-24-2010, 02:34 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Deltona, FL
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|  How does this look for a basement craw idea?
I'm trying to figure out how to lay it out, but had some ideas I put down in Google Sketch-up. I was trying to figure out how to build this, and thankfully I found the RCR thread which is exactly what I wanted to do. RCR's indoor Crawling Wall Right now I want 15' wide and 7' deep. Will start it about I figure I can do the hanging platform and bridges as a stage 2. Will start it about 2 feet off the ground, and just stick build it and cover it with chicken wire, then cheap bed sheets, then a layer of quick creete. It's not going to be as angular as shown, just a rough idea.      |
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01-24-2010, 02:48 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Deltona, FL
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Got my start of wood from the home depot 85% off pile. I don't have a truck, but got a pass-threw hole to access my trunk so I can fit 8' boards. Cost me 13$ for 16-17 1x4x8' and a bunch of 2x2x8' boards. Pretty much all they had at the time. Only 3 mi from my house, so I guess I'll check back after a few days...... Enough to get me started. I really don't want to drill into the basement walls, so will just build a back frame as well.  |
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01-24-2010, 02:52 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: hillbilly illinois
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good start! I'm gonna have to check if my hd has one of those piles lol
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01-24-2010, 02:56 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Deltona, FL
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01-24-2010, 03:10 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ottawa
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Looks good , when we starting !  |
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01-24-2010, 03:19 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Deltona, FL
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I'm thinking some low voltage lights hidden through the course might be interesting as well. | |
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01-24-2010, 06:34 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: 6512 Elevation
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Wow is all I have to say! What program is that?
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01-24-2010, 06:43 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Deltona, FL
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 http://sketchup.google.com/ | |
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01-24-2010, 06:46 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: 6512 Elevation
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Thanks
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01-24-2010, 06:48 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Wa state
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I like the suspended bridge idea.. I'm always looking for more indoor ideas...Thanks for sharing.  Definitely watching this thread. |
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01-24-2010, 06:59 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Plainfield, IL.
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I think it should be a rope bridge instead of wood planks...
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01-24-2010, 07:04 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Hibbing
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that is cool program will want to watch this
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01-24-2010, 07:06 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: 920 Valley of the Fox
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01-25-2010, 03:28 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Nor Cal
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Looks great. Can't wait to see it finished
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01-26-2010, 10:49 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: CoMo...Kickin it with Holmes Hobbies
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looks like a good design my only question is why 2ft off the ground? are you going to put storage under it? |
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01-26-2010, 11:01 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Deltona, FL
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Maybe only 1 foot? I think a border\base of some sort will make it look more finished, than a WTF is that to someone coming down to the basement that has no clue about crawling LOL | |
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01-26-2010, 11:14 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2009 Location: South Gap
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Base or no base, it's still going to be a WTF to someone who knows nothing about crawling. If it were me i would go with something around 1' or so, that way you could make some obstacle to go from the floor up to the crawling area. Or make several different, movable starting obstacles. That would give you more possible lines to crawl, and change things up from time to time. I like the design. Keep it up If i had a basement i would def. do something similar. For now i will freeze my @ss off to do some crawling.
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01-26-2010, 11:24 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Deltona, FL
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I think I'll drop to 1 foot then. It's just more of a way to keep a even base that I can put some sort of flooring up to later when we eventually finish off the basement. I thought a wet bar\LCD TV would fit nicely in the same area perhaps, but that is just me. We have about 1700sf total basement space (300 of that is a storage\crawl 18" raised section) so this will not take up much room. |
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01-26-2010, 06:57 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: four o six
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that is a cool idea, another place where you can get wood for almost free is any job site...go up to the super and ask if he has any palets.."normaly" they are just tossing them..pallets are 4x4 or around there. 2x4s and 1x4s...
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01-26-2010, 07:15 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Fraggle Rock
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That looks very interesting. |
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