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AXLE 69 · 04-08-2013, 07:53 PM

Ok, guys I want to build a rock crawling course in my backyard. I need ideas and pictures. I want to include multiple surfaces and ideas. Is there a thread on here for this? Any help is much appreciated.

téosrc · 04-08-2013, 08:04 PM

Here is the course I built. Maybe it will give you some ideas.
My backyard crawler course! PIC HEAVY

AXLE 69 · 04-08-2013, 08:16 PM

Thanks a lot, thats really cool. The bridge is awesome! I really want to make one for my course. How did you make the bridge?

téosrc · 04-09-2013, 01:43 AM

Easily, two long pieces of wood with a bunch of smaller pieces nailed on.

AX10wannabe · 04-09-2013, 01:58 AM

there's a ton of info and pics on the forum about building a crawler course... do a little searching..

heartless · 04-09-2013, 06:51 AM

search is your friend! crawler courses - specifically the portable type - are what actually first brought me to this forum - some fantastic ideas are posted here!

Just a few that I bookmarked to get you started...

my personal favorite...http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/gener...built-day.html

and a couple for making portable courses...

Artificial Rock Course

Portable Crawler Course

There are, of course, a ton more - a quick search should turn up LOTS of options.

AXLE 69 · 04-09-2013, 07:07 PM

Thanks for all the input. I have been searching and did find some really cool and useful stuff. I even went out today and collected some materials to get started on it. I am planning on setting it up in my backyard. I removed our swimming pool and figured it was a perfect spot for a crawling coarse. Thanks again!

LooseMoose1978 · 04-10-2013, 01:30 PM

Hey Axle, I started a thread about a back yard course. Check it out here: Backyard Crawler Course

It has some good pics and ideas in it. Good Luck!

AXLE 69 · 04-10-2013, 06:16 PM

Hey, thanks a lot. Nice thread!

LooseMoose1978 · 04-11-2013, 07:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AXLE 69

Hey, thanks a lot. Nice thread!

Thanks! I did a bunch of searching around here and only found maybe 3 to 5 threads about backyard courses, so I decided to start my own. Feel free to add pics or questions to it!

Johnnysplits · 04-12-2013, 06:10 AM

Might be able to get some insight from the model railroad guys

Rastaman · 04-12-2013, 08:35 AM

My buddy and i have been building a awesome course as well its got bridges, hill climbs, water, large granite boulders, mini houses, tunnels and whatever else comes to our minds when we are in build mode, its a never ending thing, i got 40 acres to build on so it seems to keep going, one of these days il post some amazing pics of it, right now its a private crawler course up in the hills of northern california...someday we dream of having a comp there.
All it takes to build is some rocks and dirt mostly and a little bit of a vision...

Rastaman · 04-17-2013, 06:39 PM

Here's one from this morning my buddy out for a crawl here

LooseMoose1978 · 04-18-2013, 06:44 AM

Rastaman, that's pretty cool, good luck and hopefully you can have a comp some day

Rastaman · 04-18-2013, 06:32 PM

Ya maybe one day lll have a comp.. Till then ill keep building..

Rastaman · 04-20-2013, 09:24 AM

Here's a another shot of the course
This is the outer edge of the course near the driveway..

LooseMoose1978 · 04-23-2013, 06:37 AM

Rastaman, if I'm ever in norcal I'll stop by for a crawl

Rastaman · 04-24-2013, 08:00 AM

Hit me up
what's better is a bald rock run, that place is amazing...it's about twenty minutes above oroville and is a huge open face of granite, kinda like a mini half dome but you can hike all around it...they just had a g6comp there last weekend..

LooseMoose1978 · 04-25-2013, 09:25 AM

Damn that place sounds rad, the piedmont of NC just doesn't cut it.

FlipItOver! · 04-25-2013, 11:20 AM

Is that a front end to a school? Is that part of the course? That would be sick if there is a line up and over the bus!

04-08-2013, 07:53 PM	#1
AXLE 69 Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Milan Posts: 84	Building a Crawling Course?? Ok, guys I want to build a rock crawling course in my backyard. I need ideas and pictures. I want to include multiple surfaces and ideas. Is there a thread on here for this? Any help is much appreciated.

04-08-2013, 08:04 PM	#2
téosrc Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 203	Re: Building a Crawling Course?? Here is the course I built. Maybe it will give you some ideas. My backyard crawler course! PIC HEAVY

04-08-2013, 08:16 PM	#3
AXLE 69 Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Milan Posts: 84	Re: Building a Crawling Course?? Thanks a lot, thats really cool. The bridge is awesome! I really want to make one for my course. How did you make the bridge?

04-09-2013, 01:43 AM	#4
téosrc Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 203	Re: Building a Crawling Course?? Easily, two long pieces of wood with a bunch of smaller pieces nailed on.

04-09-2013, 01:58 AM	#5
AX10wannabe RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Salmon Arm BC Posts: 1,777	Re: Building a Crawling Course?? there's a ton of info and pics on the forum about building a crawler course... do a little searching..

04-09-2013, 06:51 AM	#6
heartless Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Northcentral Wisconsin Posts: 237	Re: Building a Crawling Course?? search is your friend! crawler courses - specifically the portable type - are what actually first brought me to this forum - some fantastic ideas are posted here! Just a few that I bookmarked to get you started... my personal favorite...http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/gener...built-day.html and a couple for making portable courses... Artificial Rock Course Portable Crawler Course There are, of course, a ton more - a quick search should turn up LOTS of options.

04-09-2013, 07:07 PM	#7
AXLE 69 Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Milan Posts: 84	Re: Building a Crawling Course?? Thanks for all the input. I have been searching and did find some really cool and useful stuff. I even went out today and collected some materials to get started on it. I am planning on setting it up in my backyard. I removed our swimming pool and figured it was a perfect spot for a crawling coarse. Thanks again!

04-10-2013, 01:30 PM	#8
LooseMoose1978 Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 85	Re: Building a Crawling Course?? Hey Axle, I started a thread about a back yard course. Check it out here: Backyard Crawler Course It has some good pics and ideas in it. Good Luck!

04-10-2013, 06:16 PM	#9
AXLE 69 Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Milan Posts: 84	Re: Building a Crawling Course?? Hey, thanks a lot. Nice thread!

04-12-2013, 06:10 AM	#11
Johnnysplits I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Port Richey, FL. Posts: 2,545	Re: Building a Crawling Course?? Might be able to get some insight from the model railroad guys

04-12-2013, 08:35 AM	#12
Rastaman Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Feather river canyon Posts: 487	Re: Building a Crawling Course?? My buddy and i have been building a awesome course as well its got bridges, hill climbs, water, large granite boulders, mini houses, tunnels and whatever else comes to our minds when we are in build mode, its a never ending thing, i got 40 acres to build on so it seems to keep going, one of these days il post some amazing pics of it, right now its a private crawler course up in the hills of northern california...someday we dream of having a comp there. All it takes to build is some rocks and dirt mostly and a little bit of a vision...

04-17-2013, 06:39 PM	#13
Rastaman Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Feather river canyon Posts: 487	Re: Building a Crawling Course?? Here's one from this morning my buddy out for a crawl here

04-18-2013, 06:44 AM	#14
LooseMoose1978 Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 85	Re: Building a Crawling Course?? Rastaman, that's pretty cool, good luck and hopefully you can have a comp some day

04-18-2013, 06:32 PM	#15
Rastaman Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Feather river canyon Posts: 487	Re: Building a Crawling Course?? Ya maybe one day lll have a comp.. Till then ill keep building..

04-20-2013, 09:24 AM	#16
Rastaman Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Feather river canyon Posts: 487	Re: Building a Crawling Course?? Here's a another shot of the course This is the outer edge of the course near the driveway..

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04-23-2013, 06:37 AM	#17
LooseMoose1978 Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 85	Re: Building a Crawling Course?? Rastaman, if I'm ever in norcal I'll stop by for a crawl

04-24-2013, 08:00 AM	#18
Rastaman Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Feather river canyon Posts: 487	Re: Building a Crawling Course?? Hit me up what's better is a bald rock run, that place is amazing...it's about twenty minutes above oroville and is a huge open face of granite, kinda like a mini half dome but you can hike all around it...they just had a g6comp there last weekend..

04-25-2013, 09:25 AM	#19
LooseMoose1978 Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 85	Re: Building a Crawling Course?? Damn that place sounds rad, the piedmont of NC just doesn't cut it.

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