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Where to get turf?

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rareison
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Hey guys, I'm looking to get turf for my setup, and I was wondering what the best kind is to get and where I can get it? Links would be really appreciated!
Apr 13 2012 11:38PM
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Poikenz
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live in the US? lowe's or home depot.

Live in Canada? home depot (usually doesn't have it) or a carpet store, yes they exist and yes they will more than likely have astro turf, want to know where your closest carpet store is? Use yellow pages. Now what you are looking for is "outdoor carpet" (be careful because some outdoor carpets are made with fibers like a normal carpet). What you want basically has little pieces of plastic put into carpet form. Go to a carpet store and feel the carpet, it should be and feel like plastic. It usually looks like this:
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But isn't as high or as thick when it comes to the strands of plastic. Unfortunately not that many high quality pictures exist and I am not at home to take one at the moment, it also comes in various colours like black, blue, red, so don't worry if it isn't green.

Pretty much the first 50 seconds shows you what it looks like.
Apr 14 2012 12:45PM
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rareison
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thanks so much man!
Apr 14 2012 4:12PM
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SKIU4EA
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also, before you put thhis stuff down on your setup, look at the bristles. With some Astroturf all the bristles will be slightly angled. It's best to put the turf down in such a way that when you ski over it, you're skiing in the direction of the bristles. if that makes sense.
Apr 14 2012 8:21PM
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Ankilla
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Go get outdoor carpet. It's really cheap. You get it at hoe depot for 15$
May 9 2012 4:27PM
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penguin_steeze
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whatever is the cheapest turf at home depot. Its usually the fastest too since it has smaller bristles= less friction
May 30 2012 8:34PM
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