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How to make tramp skis?

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bfulmer
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Don't hate, I just want to work on flips with grabs. I live in Maine so there are no water ramps anywhere. And don't say just wear your skis on the tramp, that's retarded, you get maybe a foot of air. I need a flat, semi-rigid material that I can attach shoes or boot liners to, any ideas?
Aug 20 2011 9:39AM
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Crispy.
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Ive seen people use pool noodles
Aug 20 2011 9:48AM
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crab_pretzel
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well as you attach bigger and bigger things to your feet, the surface area increases and ur weight is distributed more and ur just gonna bounce less and less. like with real skis. why attach anything to the bottom of your shoes? just use ankle weights, they do a better job of simulating the swing weight of having boots and skis on during flips
Aug 20 2011 9:48AM
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Furrer92
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Personally best was taking a pair of skis off my GT and duct taping shoes to them
Aug 20 2011 9:57AM
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Algebra
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get two of these. it actually works well.


http://www.toysplash.com/Product/SubSkatePoolSkateboard
Aug 20 2011 10:02AM
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bfulmer
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yes because i can totally land a mute grab with ankle weights.
Aug 20 2011 10:15AM
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Kjell
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Good question!  For a while I've been wanting to do something to make flips on a trampoline feel a little more like having skis on.  Edollo has a pretty cool looking foam snowboard type thing in his tramp edit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdrP-LxIOhs&feature=channel_video_title
Does anyone know where one could get a hold of one of these in Europe?
Sep 2 2011 3:45PM
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jibpig
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i used a pair of old skates shoes and taped them to a skate board i had cut in half straight down the middle.
Sep 2 2011 4:28PM
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Inline.
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one kid i know made duct tape and cardboard skis
Sep 2 2011 6:19PM
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Broseph_Stalin
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i just duck taped 2 (3'' by 30'') peices of quarter inch plywood to my old shitty shoes. i made sure to tape like 4 or 5 inches along the part that wasnt attached to my shoes because you can expect the wood to snap under the heel and toe. the extra tape keeps it together, and if done correctly, the skis will look rockered when broken and will rebound back to that position. just use a hefty amount of ductape.
Sep 2 2011 6:56PM
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monkatizer
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good idea! i was thinking something along that line too
Sep 2 2011 7:46PM
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k-fred
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take two 8 foot 2x4 and screw your shoes on it. you will see it works pretty well and only cost 3 bucks
Sep 2 2011 7:50PM
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DGski
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i duct taped the edges of snow blades ( so they didnt slice my neck off) and taped shoes to them. legit
Sep 2 2011 7:55PM
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X-REY
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Sep 2 2011 8:33PM
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Parks.
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this^^^
Sep 2 2011 9:19PM
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Panda_with_Guns
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pool noodles cut in half + pvc for sturdiness + ankle weights for waight? just an idea
Sep 2 2011 10:45PM
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SolMi
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the best thing to use are those foam sleds with the thin layer of plastic on the bottom. cut them to the desired width, tape shoes on and you are good to go. they have jut enough stability to hold shape in the air but they dont mess your jump up very much
Sep 3 2011 12:31PM
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.nasty
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this has potential. I like the pvc idea.
Sep 3 2011 12:41PM
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bfulmer
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good call i might try this, i'll need to find a long sled though haha
Sep 3 2011 3:28PM
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rednecknation
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how do you take them off and put them back on
Sep 3 2011 8:45PM
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/threads.
Sep 3 2011 8:47PM
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technique.
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pool noodles. the hollow kind. split enough to squeeze a shoe in. duct tape shut. put grippy stuff on the bottom if you want.

DO NOT USE ANYTHING RIGID. you wont be able to bounce.

whoever said PVC that is a no go.
Sep 3 2011 9:20PM
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Panda_with_Guns
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-_- you are really dumb fo real. you slip your feet in the shoe thats taped to wood. slip out shoe taped to wood. done.
Sep 3 2011 9:23PM
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250r
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my friend made some out of some actual foam that was kind of similar to the foam they use on those tramp boards, that he just cut and glued layers together, and then put straps on it for bindings
Sep 3 2011 9:37PM
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gengar.
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this guys a genius
Sep 4 2011 2:21AM
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bfulmer
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Sep 4 2011 10:53AM
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homestar
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Threads.  Me and a friend made a pair out of cardboard and this flexible plastic stuff.  They broke within an hour but it was fun while it lasted.
Sep 4 2011 11:53PM
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WILKSNAYDLER
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Styrafoam pieces wrapped many times in duct tape?
Sep 5 2011 12:42AM
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WoodwardCopper
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We slashed one of our voda tramp boards into skis as a test. Looking to work with a tramp board manufacturer to build a tramp ski though. Any thoughts?
Sep 5 2011 2:23PM
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-emile-
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do it
Sep 5 2011 2:24PM
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bfulmer
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do it for sure, let us know how it goes.
Sep 5 2011 2:51PM
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Kjell
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If you do it I will provide all my services in testing out sample the product and provide feedback on a daily basis.   PLEASE DO IT!
Sep 5 2011 6:24PM
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kamron_708
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Good idea here -> buy 2015 salomon suspects for outrageous amount of money. Tape on nordica ace of spades boots. Rip tramp
Sep 8 2011 12:50AM
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deactivate
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Just did that now. If the sled isn't long enough, divide it into 4's and attach two together for length. If they are too long just cut off the ends to desired length. Haven't used them yet I still need to take shoes on. I'll post pics later
Sep 17 2011 12:25PM
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gravel
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threads. spent the last week trying to make a good pair out of cardboard.... long story short, unless you want floppy skis that bend when you land funny, don't make them out of cardboard
Sep 17 2011 1:58PM
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Mcfottley
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duct tape styrfoam or you can cut up a snow boogie and tape it to shoes. worked for me!
Sep 17 2011 2:03PM
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A_Harrington
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i have thoes exact things taped to a pair of shoes theyre so fun
Sep 17 2011 6:54PM
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A_Harrington
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Sep 17 2011 7:08PM
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A_Harrington
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Sep 17 2011 7:12PM
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ChuckTesta
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i second this.....i will be happy to test these out and post an edit up to show if they works or not
Sep 17 2011 9:02PM
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deactivate
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These are the tramp skis i Made:

http://https://newschoolers.com/memberphoto/345404.0/Trampoline_skis?s=161164&t=1&o=8

http://https://newschoolers.com/memberphoto/345413.0/Trampoline_skis?s=161164&t=1&o=8



Sep 19 2011 5:54PM
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NickSki.
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Sep 19 2011 6:01PM
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deactivate
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fuck it doesn't work. lets try this again.

https://newschoolers.com/memberphoto/345404.0/Trampoline_skis?s=161164&t=1&o=8

https://newschoolers.com/memberphoto/345413.0/Trampoline_skis?s=161164&t=1&o=8




Sep 19 2011 6:08PM
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bfulmer
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howd you make those?
Sep 19 2011 7:24PM
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zachV2
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this works great look at my pictures haha i made some
Sep 19 2011 8:18PM
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deactivate
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I did what the guy above me did, I got a foam sled. I then cut the sled into 4 long pieces but was still to short to use only 1 on each foot. So I got 2 of the long pieces taped them together with duct tape(lots) which gave me skis that were like 181cm. I then cut the end to shorten them and did some more cutting to make round tips. Then got old shoes and taped than a lot with duct tape. To summarize, find a foam sled, cut it into 4 then get two pieces for each ski and tape them together then cut the length you want and the shape you want. Then strap shoes and you are ready to bounce! Goodluck man hope this helped!
Sep 19 2011 9:27PM
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bfulmer
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yeah that helped a lot, thanks man!
Sep 19 2011 10:30PM
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tdollo
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not this thread again
Feb 26 2012 5:14PM
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Lucas
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My thoughts exactly....his
Feb 26 2012 6:11PM
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Lucas
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Damn mobile...*how about you use search bar op?
Feb 26 2012 6:12PM
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ForeverYung
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dont use pvc, just use the noodle, it will be hard as fuck to bounce with rigid skis on a tramp
and to that video posed above, holy fucking ginger
Feb 26 2012 9:28PM
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