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patrick_b · 02-05-2007, 02:39 PM

With windchills dropping below zero today, I couldn't bring myself to crawl outside. I'm really thinking of piling up some rocks in the garage or basement. I need a FIX.

So, anybody set up an indoor crawl spot I can drool over??

lohocla · 02-05-2007, 06:45 PM

I have an indoor spot for my 1:18 nylint but the picture sucked so I didnt bother posting it.

I gathered up alot of rocks in a spot under my pine where there was no snow and luckily it was my outdoor crawl so there was a huge pile of large stone. I loaded up the wagon and did my basement up. It is way too cold outside like 10 degrees here or so.. my setup is right near my coal burner too so its nice and toasty.
Once I finish a custom tuber im working on I am going to gather a bunch of huge stone and setup something big. I have alot of room in my basement. its semifinished so its pretty nice to hang out and drink and crawl all weekend in the frigid pocono air.

redbaron · 02-05-2007, 06:51 PM

Here's one of ours, this is axlenut's place:

chole · 02-05-2007, 09:14 PM

I wish I had a spot that nice......indoors or out.

stainless · 02-06-2007, 03:52 AM

Nothing like halling a load of granite into the garage for some entertainment!! Must have been the Wife's idea

patrick_b · 02-06-2007, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by redbaron

Here's one of ours, this is axlenut's place:

redbaron...that is AWESOME!!!! I am so jealous. Gotta love using your garage like that. Brings a smile to my face to see an empty garage full of rocks. LOL!!

Big Mike · 02-06-2007, 07:22 AM

It is so bloody cold here, like 10 degrees this morning. I think it affects performance myself, my motor is not as powerful and run times are almost half what they are in warmer weather. Seems like to me anyway.
I had a small area set up in my work warehouse, but I recently had to shuffle a bunch of product around and clean up for an inspection, so my indoor spot had to be disassembled. It was'nt real rocks anyway, just a couple pallets with some pieces of 2x4 and 4x4 piled inside for obstacles. Not much, but handy for testing.
You guys have some cool indoor spots going. If I had basement space like that, I'd really get creative, too. I know all kinds of spots around here I could scavenge rocks from.
Well, it would'nt nessecarily have to be rocks I guess. I remember a thread from months back where some guys were (I think) making chicken wire "forms" and coating them with bedliner, or something along those lines.
I think real rocks would be best, they are heavy so they won't move as much, and if you get tired of your indoor spot you just dissassemble it and pile it up a different way. And create elevation changes by building frames like axlenut has done so you don't need as many rocks.

redbaron · 02-06-2007, 08:35 PM

I'll have to get a picture of my little indoor rockpile. Its wimpy compared to Axlenuts.

We use just about anything we can get our hands on to elevate the climbs. Axlenut used some wood platforms he had laying around, which can be seen in the pics. In my garage, we just used 8" concrete blocks to make the climbs bigger.

I'll try to get an overall pic of Axlenut's rockpile next time I'm over there. I think in all, he only has around $30 invested in it (maybe he'll chime in if I'm wrong). The local rock yard lets us hand pick the rocks, of course you have to hand load them as well! :-( Locally, its only $15 a ton for rip-rap rock.

My old lady is FINE with the rocks, but my neighbors.........well they all think we're nuts!!

RivBlueNoma · 02-06-2007, 08:52 PM

We had an indoor comp last weekend. Heres a one of my tlt.

patrick_b · 02-07-2007, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Big Mike

... I know all kinds of spots around here I could scavenge rocks from...

Whenever I'm driving around, I see big piles of rocks as 'scavenging' spots myself! I'm tempted to pull over and throw a few in the back of my SUV but it's just too cold to get out of the car...brrrr. And I'm too lazy.

Big Mike · 02-07-2007, 10:37 AM

That's my problem also - actually getting out of the car and carrying some rocks to the trunk.
Plus if I started hauling rocks into the warehouse and piling them up my partners would lynch me. They don't understand crawling (or rc cars in general for that matter)
If I had my own house I'd do like redbaron says - just have like 3 tons of rip-rap hauled in!

Big Mike · 02-07-2007, 10:41 AM

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but my neighbors.........well they all think we're nuts!! :smile:

one of my spots right down the street from my apt. is a drainage area beside some kind of manufacturing facilty. It's full of rip-rap.
The guys who work there come out for cigs and look at me like I'm a frickin' lunatic, driving a little Bronco around in the rocks!

PinchFlat · 02-07-2007, 10:45 AM

Here is my indoor crawling area.

Unimoger · 02-07-2007, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by PinchFlat

Here is my indoor crawling area.

Link · 02-07-2007, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Unimoger

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Savrunner · 02-07-2007, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by PinchFlat

Here is my indoor crawling area.

I can see a few good lines in the terrain. If this was my indoor crawling area, I would never leave the house. LOL Talk about needing to recharge your cells!!!!!!!!

axelnut1 · 02-07-2007, 03:06 PM

Hey, thats my Mom. Keep off the hills and out of the vally's!!

PinchFlat · 02-07-2007, 03:19 PM

Son..?

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Originally Posted by axelnut1

Hey, thats my Mom. Keep off the hills and out of the vally's!!

axelnut1 · 02-07-2007, 07:39 PM

Thanks for the pictures Tim!

I only have about $30.00 in the rocks. I am planning on getting some more this week. It is like a sickness, you always find a place that could use a few more rocks. When I finally get my "pile" done you won't be able to see any wood.

ILoveRCRockCrawlin · 02-07-2007, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by PinchFlat

Son..?

I'll get some pics of my indoor crawling spot later.

02-05-2007, 02:39 PM	#1
patrick_b Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Newburyport, MA Posts: 91	Lets see your indoor crawling spots? With windchills dropping below zero today, I couldn't bring myself to crawl outside. I'm really thinking of piling up some rocks in the garage or basement. I need a FIX. So, anybody set up an indoor crawl spot I can drool over??

02-07-2007, 03:06 PM	#17
axelnut1 Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Evansville Posts: 141	Stay OFF! Hey, thats my Mom. Keep off the hills and out of the vally's!!

02-07-2007, 07:39 PM	#19
axelnut1 Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Evansville Posts: 141	Indoor course Thanks for the pictures Tim! I only have about $30.00 in the rocks. I am planning on getting some more this week. It is like a sickness, you always find a place that could use a few more rocks. When I finally get my "pile" done you won't be able to see any wood.

02-05-2007, 06:45 PM	#2
lohocla Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: wilkes-barre Posts: 313	I have an indoor spot for my 1:18 nylint but the picture sucked so I didnt bother posting it. I gathered up alot of rocks in a spot under my pine where there was no snow and luckily it was my outdoor crawl so there was a huge pile of large stone. I loaded up the wagon and did my basement up. It is way too cold outside like 10 degrees here or so.. my setup is right near my coal burner too so its nice and toasty. Once I finish a custom tuber im working on I am going to gather a bunch of huge stone and setup something big. I have alot of room in my basement. its semifinished so its pretty nice to hang out and drink and crawl all weekend in the frigid pocono air.

02-05-2007, 06:51 PM	#3
redbaron I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Elberfeld Posts: 2,085	Here's one of ours, this is axlenut's place:

02-05-2007, 09:14 PM	#4
chole Rock Stacker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Big Rapids Posts: 69	I wish I had a spot that nice......indoors or out.

02-06-2007, 03:52 AM	#5
stainless Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: canada Posts: 27	Nothing like halling a load of granite into the garage for some entertainment!! Must have been the Wife's idea

02-06-2007, 07:22 AM	#7
Big Mike I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Martinsburg WV Posts: 2,781	It is so bloody cold here, like 10 degrees this morning. I think it affects performance myself, my motor is not as powerful and run times are almost half what they are in warmer weather. Seems like to me anyway. I had a small area set up in my work warehouse, but I recently had to shuffle a bunch of product around and clean up for an inspection, so my indoor spot had to be disassembled. It was'nt real rocks anyway, just a couple pallets with some pieces of 2x4 and 4x4 piled inside for obstacles. Not much, but handy for testing. You guys have some cool indoor spots going. If I had basement space like that, I'd really get creative, too. I know all kinds of spots around here I could scavenge rocks from. Well, it would'nt nessecarily have to be rocks I guess. I remember a thread from months back where some guys were (I think) making chicken wire "forms" and coating them with bedliner, or something along those lines. I think real rocks would be best, they are heavy so they won't move as much, and if you get tired of your indoor spot you just dissassemble it and pile it up a different way. And create elevation changes by building frames like axlenut has done so you don't need as many rocks.

02-06-2007, 08:35 PM	#8
redbaron I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Elberfeld Posts: 2,085	I'll have to get a picture of my little indoor rockpile. Its wimpy compared to Axlenuts. We use just about anything we can get our hands on to elevate the climbs. Axlenut used some wood platforms he had laying around, which can be seen in the pics. In my garage, we just used 8" concrete blocks to make the climbs bigger. I'll try to get an overall pic of Axlenut's rockpile next time I'm over there. I think in all, he only has around $30 invested in it (maybe he'll chime in if I'm wrong). The local rock yard lets us hand pick the rocks, of course you have to hand load them as well! :-( Locally, its only $15 a ton for rip-rap rock. My old lady is FINE with the rocks, but my neighbors.........well they all think we're nuts!!

02-06-2007, 08:52 PM	#9
RivBlueNoma Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cutting Comms Posts: 752	We had an indoor comp last weekend. Heres a one of my tlt.

02-07-2007, 10:37 AM	#11
Big Mike I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Martinsburg WV Posts: 2,781	That's my problem also - actually getting out of the car and carrying some rocks to the trunk. Plus if I started hauling rocks into the warehouse and piling them up my partners would lynch me. They don't understand crawling (or rc cars in general for that matter) If I had my own house I'd do like redbaron says - just have like 3 tons of rip-rap hauled in!

02-07-2007, 10:45 AM	#13
PinchFlat Say hello to my dactylion Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On the Boat to Whore Island Posts: 4,470	Here is my indoor crawling area.

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