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GNARwalls
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Yo, over here in New England it's gettin warm out and the snow is melting, sadly :(  I want to keep up my rail skillz over the summer to get em betta. what do i need and how do i make a rail in the summer and what do i ski on? someone ik said tarp but idk bout how that'll work.
Mar 9 2010 4:04PM
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bubonj
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probably wana check out Build-A-Jib 101 cult.. (i think thats what its called).
might get some more comprehensive answers than on here..


..also searchbar would probably pull up a bunch too
Mar 9 2010 4:20PM
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GNARwalls
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ok thanks. i'm brand new to newschoolers so i'm still tryin to get used to it
Mar 9 2010 4:22PM
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fratskier69
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its just build-a-jib

Mar 9 2010 4:36PM
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snomakr95
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ok this is easy, et some 2x4s and some PVC pipe is the cheapest, use snowgel or soap, and get mini golf turf. its what i do, me and my friends jib it all the time. i also live in new england
Mar 9 2010 10:16PM
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willyg0808
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build a jib... /thread
Mar 9 2010 10:35PM
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Hamster.
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im gonna try to get an actual rail not pvc, anyone know of places to easily get them?
Mar 11 2010 9:48PM
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ski-swagga
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are you gunna make or buy it? what's your budget?
Mar 11 2010 9:50PM
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Hamster.
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i make quite a bit of money over the summer, so pretty open i guess. im gonna get the rail and make a drop in with wood then put turf on it, and build a stand for the rail with wood.
Mar 11 2010 9:54PM
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special-J
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Dude, seriously, PVC is definitely the way to go. You can make a PVC rail in a few hours and it takes no maintenance, whereas you have to sand, paint, lubricate, etc. a metal rail to make it smooth, and to make it nice you have to weld and it would take quite a while. Unless you buy one, which even tho u make a lot would be a shit ton you can spend on other stuff.
Mar 12 2010 12:29AM
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Hamster.
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but dont you stick to pvc, id like some tips on making a summer setup plz
Mar 12 2010 9:09AM
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broto
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pvs isnt sticky at all. i think it slides better than the rails at my local mountain, and you dont even have to wax it. plus its super cheap
Mar 13 2010 6:06PM
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zdesan44
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building pvc rails are cheap easy and fast

Mar 13 2010 6:11PM
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bustinthejus
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Yeah dude, pretty most people on this site uses PVC, and those who don't are the few people who are willing to put the effort into building metal ones, but PVC is the way to go.
Mar 13 2010 6:34PM
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Hamster.
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+k guys thanks, can anybody gives some tips on how to build and other tips to help.
Mar 13 2010 6:48PM
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zachg
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pvc is cheap and smooth but its also really fast ( atleast mine is)
Mar 13 2010 11:26PM
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butteredjohnson
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and if at any point it does start to stick for whatever reason
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Mar 13 2010 11:40PM
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Hakkalugi
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What size PVC?
Mar 13 2010 11:42PM
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willy_baller
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However big u want the rail to be.... I have a double barrel w/ 2 1/2" PVC and a foot and a half one and a 6" one... It's just preference
Mar 14 2010 4:29AM
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Hamster.
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yeah i think im going to make a dub barrel flat down and a down handrail and do that urban style
Mar 14 2010 4:34AM
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broto
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just built a new 10 foot pvc rail for under 30 dollars. made it in under an hour too. beyond easy
Mar 14 2010 7:28PM
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JANGAJONGA
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Wait how could you make the base for a PVC rail? it would have to be pretty thin?
Mar 14 2010 7:33PM
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broto
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what do you mean by base? like a piece of wood running the length of the rail underneath it?
Mar 14 2010 7:48PM
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Hamster.
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post a pic plz so i can make a base to build it
Mar 14 2010 11:15PM
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broto
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these are my rails and both are sick as hell
Mar 15 2010 2:58PM
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EmperorKuzco
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if you dont want to build then go to Zero Gravity camp at whaleback
Mar 15 2010 3:00PM
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feddysteeze
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def pvc man
Mar 15 2010 3:30PM
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snomakr95
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any size, just make sure its not too small so that it breaks easily
Mar 15 2010 8:48PM
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Hamster.
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any tips on making it
Mar 15 2010 10:17PM
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.cam.
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if you look on youtube there are a bunch of tutorials and stuff like that just search like how to make a pvc rail or jib or something along those lines
Mar 15 2010 10:23PM
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Hamster.
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if anybody has some favorites or the one they used please put up the link
Mar 15 2010 10:44PM
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.cam.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFw8qMBk7uI
just modify the shape and dimensions and stuff but should give a general idea
Mar 15 2010 10:50PM
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special-J
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Urban isn't really gonna work with astroturf, being that you can't carve or hold an edge on it even... Idk maybe if you set it up diagonally or something it might work
Mar 15 2010 11:41PM
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broto
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for a 10 ft rail: take 4x4s of however tall you want it to be and screw 3 of those into a 10ft 2x4. then screw supports into the bottom of the 4x4s, maybe like 2 or 2 1/2 feet. then turn the whole thing upside down and get like 2 inch pvc and put screws down through the top 2x4 into it. takes about an hour, cost of about 30 dollars
Mar 16 2010 3:54PM
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GNARwalls
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how much do u think everything will cost separately incuding if i were to buy astroturf also?
Mar 30 2010 2:06PM
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i0z
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if your building a drop in from scratch that will be around $70-$100 then the rail should be under thirty if you make a pvc one
Mar 30 2010 2:29PM
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