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alexchen86 · 07-03-2011, 07:10 PM

Post pics of your backyard setups!

Here's mine which I just expanded it to accommodate scalers. When it rains its awesome...there's a lagoon section in the back too.

Current setup would be perfect for a 1.9 comp rig but a 2.2 shafty comp rig is still a bit difficult in some areas. Need more larger rocks!!

Old lagoon pic...think I'll widen it a bit more tomorrow

stroker72 · 07-05-2011, 03:35 PM

Thats a cool test spot I'm fixin to start my own spot to.

redemon · 07-06-2011, 06:51 AM

Im working on getting all the rocks I can for mine.

alexchen86 · 07-06-2011, 09:14 AM

I'm not sure if your local Home Depot is doing this promo but they have pond pebbles at 4 bags for $10!! They are a good size to lay down to create a bit of height before you lay on bigger broken concrete on top.

Also having slippery rocks and grippy rocks throughout your test site is fun too!

Sixohh · 07-06-2011, 12:27 PM

looks like fun for free! i always keep my eye on craigslist in the free section. sometime u can find people giving away cinderblocks, concrete steps and logs and such

DRW-FJ40 · 07-06-2011, 12:51 PM

Here is mine.

stroker72 · 07-06-2011, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DRW-FJ40

Here is mine.

Man thats a killer spot too

alexchen86 · 07-07-2011, 09:17 AM

Wow that is one siiiick bridge! Digging the sand and the underpass you built...is your backyard naturally like that?

Those rocks are perfect!

DRW-FJ40 · 07-07-2011, 10:55 AM

Rock is natural. I cleared it & burned it & dosed it with round up & use a gas leaf blower to keep in clean. I've got a bunch of pics on my website (in my signature)

alexchen86 · 07-08-2011, 06:18 AM

Wish we had that awesome terrain down here in Houston! I need more room and rocks...my site just won't cut it for 2.2 practice. Don't feel like driving an hour down to Galveston beach either!

DRW-FJ40 · 07-08-2011, 06:36 AM

I'll have to admit, I'm a bit spoiled. I admire you guys that have put so much work into crawling areas that started as just grass, I had most of the really hard work done for me by good old mother nature. I have a lot more potential terrain that I could clear & crawl on, it's a lot of work though.

wiseman · 07-08-2011, 10:25 AM

That looks really fun

Spizo43 · 07-08-2011, 11:19 AM

Awesome! If I had that, I wouldn't leave home.

Big Daddy · 07-08-2011, 11:47 AM

I'm quite jealous, my wife would kill me if I made anything like that in our yard. Our cookie cutter is too small to have much going on anyway. DRW with the natural stuff has it made.
I've got a few landscape boulders and the rest is just the landscape and two bumpy bridges to go up/down a short wall. I had to add a few cheaters, with the camera on top of the truck it got pretty tippy. If this works it is a lap of the yard. http://gallery.me.com/mcpeeks#100252 I want to incorporate the play structure but haven't came up with anything yet.

alexchen86 · 07-30-2011, 10:27 AM

Here's a bit of an update on my test course:

Updated the mud/frame twister pit since grass keeps growing back up. Laid down some 50 gallon trashbags. Need a way to secure the sides better though. Added more rocks to a couple of climbs as well. Perfect for 1.9 scalers, 1.9 comp rigs, but a bit too easy for a 2.2 comp rig.

Might need some rocks to hold down the edges on the mud pit. I have a tank trap back there but it's all eroded.

07-08-2011, 10:25 AM	#12
wiseman Rock Stacker Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: streetsboro Posts: 56	fun That looks really fun

07-03-2011, 07:10 PM	#1
alexchen86 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Houston Posts: 2,004	Backyard Testing Pics? Post pics of your backyard setups! Here's mine which I just expanded it to accommodate scalers. When it rains its awesome...there's a lagoon section in the back too. Current setup would be perfect for a 1.9 comp rig but a 2.2 shafty comp rig is still a bit difficult in some areas. Need more larger rocks!! Old lagoon pic...think I'll widen it a bit more tomorrow

07-05-2011, 03:35 PM	#2
stroker72 Newbie Join Date: May 2011 Location: TEXAS Posts: 16	Thats a cool test spot I'm fixin to start my own spot to.

07-06-2011, 06:51 AM	#3
redemon Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Tifton Posts: 590	Im working on getting all the rocks I can for mine.

07-06-2011, 09:14 AM	#4
alexchen86 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Houston Posts: 2,004	I'm not sure if your local Home Depot is doing this promo but they have pond pebbles at 4 bags for $10!! They are a good size to lay down to create a bit of height before you lay on bigger broken concrete on top. Also having slippery rocks and grippy rocks throughout your test site is fun too!

07-06-2011, 12:27 PM	#5
Sixohh Newbie Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Houston, TX (Tomball) Posts: 44	looks like fun for free! i always keep my eye on craigslist in the free section. sometime u can find people giving away cinderblocks, concrete steps and logs and such

07-06-2011, 12:51 PM	#6
DRW-FJ40 Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NRV Posts: 958	Here is mine.

07-07-2011, 09:17 AM	#8
alexchen86 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Houston Posts: 2,004	Wow that is one siiiick bridge! Digging the sand and the underpass you built...is your backyard naturally like that? Those rocks are perfect!

07-07-2011, 10:55 AM	#9
DRW-FJ40 Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NRV Posts: 958	Rock is natural. I cleared it & burned it & dosed it with round up & use a gas leaf blower to keep in clean. I've got a bunch of pics on my website (in my signature)

07-08-2011, 06:18 AM	#10
alexchen86 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Houston Posts: 2,004	Wish we had that awesome terrain down here in Houston! I need more room and rocks...my site just won't cut it for 2.2 practice. Don't feel like driving an hour down to Galveston beach either!

07-08-2011, 06:36 AM	#11
DRW-FJ40 Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NRV Posts: 958	I'll have to admit, I'm a bit spoiled. I admire you guys that have put so much work into crawling areas that started as just grass, I had most of the really hard work done for me by good old mother nature. I have a lot more potential terrain that I could clear & crawl on, it's a lot of work though.

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07-08-2011, 11:19 AM	#13
Spizo43 Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 89	Awesome! If I had that, I wouldn't leave home.

07-08-2011, 11:47 AM	#14
Big Daddy RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,634	I'm quite jealous, my wife would kill me if I made anything like that in our yard. Our cookie cutter is too small to have much going on anyway. DRW with the natural stuff has it made. I've got a few landscape boulders and the rest is just the landscape and two bumpy bridges to go up/down a short wall. I had to add a few cheaters, with the camera on top of the truck it got pretty tippy. If this works it is a lap of the yard. http://gallery.me.com/mcpeeks#100252 I want to incorporate the play structure but haven't came up with anything yet.

07-30-2011, 10:27 AM	#15
alexchen86 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Houston Posts: 2,004	Here's a bit of an update on my test course: Updated the mud/frame twister pit since grass keeps growing back up. Laid down some 50 gallon trashbags. Need a way to secure the sides better though. Added more rocks to a couple of climbs as well. Perfect for 1.9 scalers, 1.9 comp rigs, but a bit too easy for a 2.2 comp rig. Might need some rocks to hold down the edges on the mud pit. I have a tank trap back there but it's all eroded.

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