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Summer set up plans?

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magicmanimal
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Me and my friend are trying to make a summer set up and I'm just wondering if anyone one has plans they could share with me. Were using astro turf btw.
Mar 7 2011 3:28PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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the build a jib cult does. tons of them actually
Mar 7 2011 3:29PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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the build a jib cult does. tons of them actually
Mar 7 2011 3:29PM
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max...
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i think most people just have an idea then build it...without actual plan plans. at least thats how i built mine.

join the build a jib cult to get good ideas
Mar 7 2011 3:30PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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all y posts keep coming out as doubles, and now some threads are in my threads twice. herp.


anyway, anything i've ever built seemed to just evolve without plans.
Mar 7 2011 3:32PM
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magicmanimal
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well is there any specific demensions that work well? Or am i just getting to technical
Mar 7 2011 3:38PM
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magicmanimal
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bumping my own thread...

Mar 7 2011 4:08PM
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Mr.Huck
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BAJ 101, URN
Mar 7 2011 4:11PM
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magicmanimal
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what?????

Mar 7 2011 4:45PM
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Mr.Huck
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Build-A-Jib 101.  You are in.
Mar 7 2011 4:47PM
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AWALLRUS.
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im gonna set up my backyard like andreas håtveit, but with dry slope
Mar 7 2011 4:49PM
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tim_b
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i doodle out basic layouts then i do measurements do like a final drawing. i take those plans to home depot and show it to one of the people that work in the wood section and they cut everything to the right length
Mar 7 2011 4:49PM
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magicmanimal
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so what would u say the height, width, and lenght should be and also the angle of the slope?

Mar 7 2011 5:01PM
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magicmanimal
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thanks and i no im i it just didnt no what baj was gocha now.
Mar 7 2011 5:04PM
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magicmanimal
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i think that im over working it


Mar 7 2011 8:07PM
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connory998
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you are over thinking it. acquire the longest piece(s)of pvc you can find (depending on what type of rail you want) then acquire 2x4's and just go from there.
Mar 7 2011 8:12PM
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monkatizer
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collect or buy a shitload of wood and build from there
Mar 7 2011 8:13PM
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NWPA
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Thats a little underthinking it haha but seriously in build a jib theres a stickied thread that tells you everything
Mar 7 2011 8:14PM
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-Marc-
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Make a 6 foot tall drop in, 12 foot long by like a foot high rail and BOOM Standard summer setup for you to spend your summer on. If you are using a hill, you probably wont need as big a drop in. For example, I have a 4 foot drop in on a small hill, with a PVC drop in, some astroturf into a 2 or 3 foot high rail, then some turf on the landing. Its sketchy as fuck because its so narrow, so I would advise you to cough up a little extra for more turf, it might be a waste but for me I learn better when I feel safer, so I hit my friends alot more than mine, about the width of a pallet will be plenty
Mar 7 2011 8:22PM
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magicmanimal
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well i was going to post what i drafted up with draft sight but i guess the files to big.what i got is 6 ft tall 2.5 wide 15 long as a drop in with the top having a 2.5 by 2.5 platform the acaul slope is 6 by 11.5 then a 5ft transition to a 5 long and 2.5high.
Mar 7 2011 8:27PM
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connory998
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assuming this is the rail, i would make it longer if there is room, like 10+ feet.
Mar 7 2011 8:41PM
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magicmanimal
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hahaha no thats a jump to about a 12 ft pvc pipe...
Mar 7 2011 8:55PM
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yes.
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before i was a ns member, i used this.

it worked for me, i built the rail.

cost around 100-150.
it was worth the money though, sturdy as fuck.
found everything needed at home depot

good luck.

Mar 7 2011 9:05PM
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Emma_Watson
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Going to have a-fram (up rail to down box) then possibly to a flat tripple barrel.
Mar 7 2011 9:46PM
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magicmanimal
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i think i pretty much got all the details worked out. i stumbled on a forum by kevin called TUTORIAL: How to build a summer setup. it helped alot
Mar 7 2011 9:50PM
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DADDYlongLEGS
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If you have to ask, you can't afford it.
Mar 7 2011 10:46PM
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lanny94
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im planning to attempt to build a wall ride and down flat

Mar 7 2011 11:04PM
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tyleroo
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hahaha +k
Mar 7 2011 11:08PM
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tyberesk
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Drop In
-6 Feet High
-2.5 feet wide
Kicker is like 24 inches high....

15 foot PVC rail (2.5 feet off the ground)
Works like a champ

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Mar 7 2011 11:15PM
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tyberesk
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Better Picture of the drop in
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Mar 7 2011 11:19PM
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DrewWu
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remember to not make the kicker at the end too steep or kicky, its a rookie mistake.
if that makes sense?
Mar 8 2011 2:45AM
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magicmanimal
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so i pretty much no what im doing with a summer set up now thx for the help peeps
Mar 8 2011 3:21PM
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magicmanimal
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what kind of astro turf should we get???? were looking for cheap
Mar 8 2011 4:14PM
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DADDYlongLEGS
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I just got mine from home depot, it was like 20 bucks (enough for the ramp and landing). Then some constuction fence that we acquired for free.
Mar 9 2011 11:05PM
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