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Material to put on drop in ramp.

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SMELLTHESTEEZE
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what is the best to use beside snow obviously? snow fence, astro turf, carpet?
Nov 14 2007 9:59PM
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Jwenz
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I would say astro turf or carpet, as long as it is screwed down. That way the snow can stick to it, and without snow it should slide well.
Nov 14 2007 10:53PM
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Jared.
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i tried carpet the other day and it didn't work that well--But i used a thicker carpet--if your going to use carpet, use the thin kind that doesn't have thick brussels--i am just thinking of getting turf cause its the most reliable
Nov 15 2007 12:50PM
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jibmaster_josh
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^did you put water or anything on your carpet to make it slide? i have some extra carpet lying around and i wanna hit some rails now, with or without snow.
Nov 15 2007 5:35PM
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Lineskiah11
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i have like industrial carpet stuff thats real low cut and i use that all the time for my drop in. if you just get some soapy water it slides real well. i was hitting a 10 ft flat box thats about a foot and a half off the ground with no problem
Nov 15 2007 5:57PM
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mistaskia
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^i wouldnt say it slid really well but very good for summer shit.  carpet and water w/ soap is the way to go. 
Nov 15 2007 6:48PM
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SMELLTHESTEEZE
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which would you say. carpet or turf? which surface can you control yourself better on?
Nov 16 2007 11:09AM
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Jared.
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yeah--i put soap and drenhced it w/ water..i even put this lubricant spray on it that i found...it didn't work good at all, but i think its becuase it was a really thick and long insulation carpet if that made any sense
Nov 16 2007 12:59PM
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.jc.
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a big blue tarp works way better then carpet and is reasonbly cheap deifietly the best way to go

Nov 26 2007 7:17PM
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fragglemuffin
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for my drop in i used that black plastic filter-type stuff (6 inches wide and it comes in a roll) that is used to keep leaves out of gutters and stapled it to the wood of the ramp.
Nov 26 2007 7:20PM
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Blockus
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orange snow fence works really well
Nov 27 2007 11:18AM
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gab_mori7
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I use some plastic stripes about 2 inch wide really doing weel
Nov 27 2007 11:59PM
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BUMP
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when your using carpet or astroturf do you want it to be wet or dry?
Nov 28 2007 7:34AM
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ILoveOhio
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Wet turf works better than dry turf.  It doesn't work amazing though.
Dec 1 2007 11:00PM
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currentwestman
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ya. recently i just got some orange construction type fence and a tarp. i made a runway with the tarp under the fencing on my small backyard hill. it was probably 20-25 feet long and i watered it down just a bit and worked great. the tarp is key tho cuz its too slow with the just the grass under
Dec 2 2007 12:23AM
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PatVigorito
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yeah use snow fence or tarp but throw some soap and water in it if theres no snow
Dec 2 2007 12:29AM
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