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fluff
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Yay or neigh?

how about if it was worked to have two levels, intro and expert, it;d be good for skateboards and bikes, snowboards and skis.

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Oct 1 2004 7:49AM
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nothanks
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i really want to build one but the work and foam is expensive
i say do it



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Oct 1 2004 9:39AM
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O-Show
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Foam pits are the best i love learning tricks in to foam pits





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Oct 1 2004 11:11AM
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tandan83
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back when i skated and went to woodward every summer i sessioned those foam pits and they were the coolest thing ever.



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Oct 1 2004 12:06PM
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dwatson
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yay!
Oct 1 2004 12:17PM
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hucksplat
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as fun as foam pits are i think that air bags are better. foam pits are a little softer, but air bags are cheaper, more portable, occupy a larger area more easily and are a better platform to stomp on.
Oct 1 2004 12:22PM
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404404
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They dont help much for skiing but are fun non the less so YAY!





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Oct 1 2004 12:53PM
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proZach
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when my friend went ot woodward for skatin, he didnt use the foam pit the whole time. he just learned sick grinds and such. like 540, off rails and cool stuff. dunno. id like to see one though.



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Oct 1 2004 1:17PM
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TheWorst
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yea foam pits are amazing... its better than landing in water... except foam pits are like 18000$
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Oct 1 2004 7:47PM
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destroy
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just go to a gymnastics gym, learn the tricks without skis, then bring it to the park

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Oct 3 2004 12:53AM
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TheWorst
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i got my d spins back on trampoline... actually there really wierd there like bio to d spin... its dope... i love trampolining
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Oct 8 2004 8:21PM
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skiierman
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Just found one at a skatepark an hour away at WaterVille. Gonna go hit that up.



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Oct 8 2004 8:27PM
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Mike.Records
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iD like to get one but that would require a shitload of foam, i cant imagine they are that expensive to build though, just just plywood and foam. Maybe $1000.
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Oct 9 2004 3:06PM
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skiierman
Posts: 28699 - Karma: -5,563
^ It would cost ten times that.



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Oct 9 2004 4:26PM
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sconnyFC
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^yeah, especially with the price of plywood right now. damn those hurricanes.








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Oct 9 2004 6:37PM
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CrazedSkier1080
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wait why are they so much i can think of a really cheap way to make it, 6 pieces of plywood, and some 4X6's for supports and then foam? how much could it cost?

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Oct 9 2004 6:44PM
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skiierman
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^ Foam costs crazy amount. How big are these pieces of plywood?



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Oct 9 2004 7:24PM
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linemaverick540
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plywood is about 20$ a sheet if you look for it, 2x4's are about $3.50 (prices relevant to central new york). then on top of that you need foam which believe it or not, is quite expensive. I was looking into making one as i have five pole vaulting mats but i decided to stick with just the mats, its fun


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Oct 9 2004 7:24PM
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doGelyst
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get a few hundred pounds of styrofoam peanuts... :P
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Oct 9 2004 7:39PM
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freeze717
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a foam pit for skiing would be sweet do it.
Oct 9 2004 7:46PM
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eLevate
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yeaa it would cost a shitload just for plywood...its fuckin $32 bucks a sheet here....damn iraq/hurricanes....

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Oct 9 2004 8:11PM
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poor@$$skibum
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wood is really expensive right now. for a real pit of decent size (20x20) the wood alone to hold it together would be 2-3 g's but if you could find some cheap source of foam or peanuts or something it has a chance of being somewhat cheap overall.


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Oct 9 2004 8:12PM
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eLevate
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actually if you went to some oldperson home u could prolly snag like tons of those orthapedic foam things for cheap...downside is they'd be fuckin rank
so basically i lost my penis trying to have sex with my cat.-misty7

hey, why dont you go back to spain, run with the bulls, get trampled and then die...but suffer first.-alpentalik
Oct 9 2004 8:19PM
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skiierman
Posts: 28699 - Karma: -5,563
^ Dude that's sooo nasty, that'd be like stealing bed pans, melting them down, to make a rail.



----2ond in Command of DANSA-----

To Huck. v. The act of throwing oneself off of a cornice, cliff, rock, or any other thing that results in an attempt to fly.

If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit.
Oct 9 2004 8:21PM
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eLevate
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lol



so basically i lost my penis trying to have sex with my cat.-misty7

hey, why dont you go back to spain, run with the bulls, get trampled and then die...but suffer first.-alpentalik
Oct 9 2004 8:22PM
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skihillraod
Posts: 1852 - Karma: 45
don't worry about the price of foam because you have to use air bags or mcdonalds playpen balls for rain purposes. Rain on foam would be ranker than you can handle, and then the creatures start living in there, you need to be able to hose it off. Find a mcdonalds that's is being redecorated (all of em in my area are turning into cafe's or some shit and take their balls and netting? Put drain holes in the bottom or else yeah


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Oct 9 2004 8:59PM
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skiierman
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^ Dude that's not a bad idea at all. I'm sure the plastic balls would be cheaper too.



----2ond in Command of DANSA-----

To Huck. v. The act of throwing oneself off of a cornice, cliff, rock, or any other thing that results in an attempt to fly.

If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit.
Oct 9 2004 9:02PM
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fluff
Posts: 1471 - Karma: 221
I more than likely wouldnt use plywood. For how long it lasts, and how quickly it looks shitty, its far to expensive.

I'm more the type to spend the money once and do it right. SO i'd probably go with High Density polyethelene. This things going to be indoors, so between that and the fact that I;d have to build it thinking of a lot of goobers, I wouldnt do the air bag thing.


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Oct 10 2004 6:28AM
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TheWorst
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yea that WOULD be pretty sick... a foam pit for skiing... but you already have waterramps but this way you wouldnt have to get wet... but it would hurt more if you landed on your head
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Oct 12 2004 4:02PM
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SnowCoast
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I've landed head first into a foam pit and it doesn't hurt.
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Oct 12 2004 4:06PM
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tandan83
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i've done dives off of a vert ramp into a foam pit and it didnt hurt. i dont think everyone understands how big these foam pits need to be. to the person who said 6 sheets of plywood...yeah right. since a sheet is 4x8, it would be 8ft wide, 16 ft long, and only 4 feet deep. you have to be a pretty accurate jumper to hit that target after a big air. the pits need to be atleast 8-10 feet deep. the one at woodward was prolly 30-40 (?) ft wide and like a hundred feet long. good luck with that



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Oct 12 2004 5:12PM
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patrickcowan
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Get a swimming pool and fill it with foam.
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Oct 12 2004 5:17PM
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patrickcowan
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I have no idea how much those out of ground ones cost.
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Oct 12 2004 5:18PM
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Itsbackfliptime
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fiberglass insulation would work really good.

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Oct 12 2004 5:52PM
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bkridesk2s
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just get a swiming pool like an out of the ground one u know. and fill it with water..
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Oct 12 2004 5:57PM
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T.L.
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yeah do it with fiberglass insulation that works really good!

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Oct 12 2004 6:09PM
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mommy
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this all sounds very gay.
Oct 12 2004 6:12PM
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Barmski
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fluff- talk to scratchalholic ( he posts under the regional forums ) hes been thinkin about constructin a foam pit prob for next summer for skiing using turf as an in run.
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Oct 12 2004 6:21PM
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danbrown
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i think its a good idea

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Oct 12 2004 6:45PM
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jcrs454
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ebays got 1000 peices of gymnastic foam for 450. good deal i think.
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Oct 12 2004 7:08PM
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TheWorst
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yea but what if your skis landed on you... thats why theres water ramps
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Oct 16 2004 9:56AM
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bkridesk2s
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um excuse me but your skis will be on your feet...
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Oct 16 2004 10:32AM
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TheWorst
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...your skis can come off..
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Oct 24 2004 1:30PM
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oman42089
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faom pits look like fun





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Oct 24 2004 1:45PM
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