One more Backyard Crawler Course....
 

Inspired by many on this forum who built a backyard crawler course, and the fact there's nowhere to crawl around here, I decided to try my hand at it. First, had to get approval from Da Boss (Wife):) Once she gave her blessing, there were several stipulations.....:roll:

No mudpits, cannot look like a messy rock quarry and it should have some type of shrubbery around it. Since that was not what I had in mind, I stood my ground and said "Yes Dear":lmao:

Anyway, here we go.....

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Early stages, trying to figure out what works out the best with the materials on hand.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...a7e8e33e81.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e6480d170c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ea518d2bc5.jpg

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Broken cement became a Rock Mountain https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...0ae64cd808.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b857c092fb.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...14c793e254.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...03ad023d5c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2261b23c9f.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...0d90d12e1d.jpg

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Put some old wood logs to good use.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...46f56c673a.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...43c0c0f2b6.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3b0d60d3b4.jpg

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Made a Rock face out of broken up blocks.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...6a017d4248.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...94f43143a5.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...0cd1b5ff50.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b61bbfc8e9.jpg

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Added some red clay around the Rock face, now it's time to get really creative... https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c5ffe87701.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...247e5c994a.jpg

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Made a cut in the clay mountain, made some retaining walls out of plywood and metal flooring transition strips.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e83f987553.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...361f02fd36.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2b971e010d.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...588bdf233a.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c0e2e1c4a3.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...880e4d8782.jpg

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Nice, thats lookin good. Ive thought about buildin one myself, but weve been lookin at movin. My landlord wouldnt care, its just the fact of if i build it, then i gotta move it lol. So figure ill wait til we find our new home to build

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Turned out better than I thought it would, wife is pleased with it so far[emoji106]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2a0cb96d43.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...619a331d7b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...1d23d668f2.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c42513e4f3.jpg

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Thanks! My wife asked me what we would do if we move. I told her I'm retiring at this house, they can bury me next to my Crawler Course!:mrgreen:

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Built another retaining wall to keep the clay from washing away, different type of wall this time.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2f78d29f37.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...054d208ff7.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7c0c5a14ba.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...fb574a42e3.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...9a97a4f297.jpg

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Gotta keep my promise to the wife, so I added some greenery. Made some rock steps on the side of the mountain and polished up the other concrete pile. So far so good.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d018a76ff5.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e008a885af.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...1b6d3c74ee.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...8e9547fd62.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3f51ae4bea.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b1f4574257.jpg

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So this is it so far. I still want to add more rocks on the mountains, maybe make a bridge or a water feature. This project has been five weeks in the making. Any suggestions are welcome, this Rock Crawling addiction is real![emoji23]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...49d505a3ab.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...5053c461b0.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ac98f07750.jpg

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Almost forgot to thank the heavy equipment crew for all their hard work...LOOOOOLLLL https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7901d8d4a7.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...8f33fe5623.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ad67e13edd.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f797c05bc8.jpg

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I'd say, "Nice job"...but, it isn't. "Nice" is a 3-4 out of 10. That's at least a 9.

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Thanks for the compliment, I really appreciate it!"thumbsup"

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Wish I had a backyard, but love in a condo. I do have a front patio, be but it's barely 5'x12'. Of course, I'd need a really big yard, as I'd also want to build my own dirt off-road track.

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Believe me, if I had my way, I would also build a short course oval for my Slashes. Also a mudpit....gotta have a mudpit.

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No on-road track?
(I also have an XRAY T4)

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My bad, almost forgot to look out for my on-road oldies! Been a while since I used them so it would be nice to have a paved track. How's this for an Old School lineup:

Losi Street Weapon, Nitro TC3, Yokomo MR4, HPI RS4 and Mini RS4.