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headinawhole
Aug 23, 2005, 2:46 PM
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Hey All,
I was out with a bunch of friends this weekend past and we were looking to do some slacklining. Unfortunately we did not have the A-frames with us, nor was there a good place to set up the line so we started looking around for something else to play with. We took a pallet (like what forklifts lift), turned it on end and started trying to balance on it. By the time the day ended we could get on the pallet, climb it and balance on top before wiping out. Lots of fun when the bottom falls out on that.
What other items have folks used when they were looking for balancing fun?
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coldclimb
Aug 23, 2005, 6:21 PM
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My favorite is playgrounds. Walk the railings and you can sometimes do some really cool stuff. Extra points for stunning evasive maneuvers in games of tag. ;)
Will I ever grow up? :lol:
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kappydane
Aug 23, 2005, 7:14 PM
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What other items have folks used when they were looking for balancing fun?
I usually try rock climbing!
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squierbypetzl
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Aug 23, 2005, 8:23 PM
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Hmmm... for balancing...
Ever tried surfing?
Or wakeboarding?
Or skimboarding? (ewww....)
How about walking while chewing gum?? :D
(careful with that last one)
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jred
Aug 23, 2005, 11:48 PM
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In reply to: What other items have folks used when they were looking for balancing fun? I usually try rock climbing! |
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thinman
Nov 22, 2005, 10:45 PM
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This may be a horribly stupid question, but what happens if the crate tower starts to tip and fall toward the belayer? That might be a bit distracting while you are trying to not let your friend smash down on the concrete?
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healyje
Nov 22, 2005, 10:51 PM
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Necky, scary, and hazardous to your ankles - try walking a six pak of empty beer bottles - seems impossible and is pretty damn frightening.
[Hint: try just standing on one at first and don't blame me for the cast and screws...]
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jred
Nov 22, 2005, 11:12 PM
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Roller blading and aerobics with Richard Simmons are great substitutes for slack lining.
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coldclimb
Nov 22, 2005, 11:35 PM
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In reply to: Necky, scary, and hazardous to your ankles - try walking a six pak of empty beer bottles - seems impossible and is pretty damn frightening. [Hint: try just standing on one at first and don't blame me for the cast and screws...]
The interesting part about this is that it implies that you've consumed some beer BEFORE trying the stunt... :wink:
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frzsnow
Nov 23, 2005, 1:03 AM
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This requires set-up only once...
Get a 4"x4" beam about three or three and a half feet long and nail a 1 ft by 1 ft piece of plywood on top. Try to mantle onto the plywood and stand on top before wiping out (falls are strikinginly similar to the beer bottle trick except you're quite a bit higher). :D
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frzsnow
Nov 23, 2005, 1:06 AM
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This requires set-up only once...
Get a 4"x4" beam about three or three and a half feet long and nail a 1 ft by 1 ft piece of plywood on top. Try to mantle onto the plywood and stand on top (falls are strikingly similar to the beer bottle trick except you're quite a bit higher). :D
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healyje
Nov 23, 2005, 1:39 AM
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In reply to: This requires set-up only once... Get a 4"x4" beam about three or three and a half feet long and nail a 1 ft by 1 ft piece of plywood on top. Try to mantle onto the plywood and stand on top (falls are strikingly similar to the beer bottle trick except you're quite a bit higher). :D
Good one. Is that easier or harder than without the 1x1 plywood?
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frzsnow
Nov 23, 2005, 4:53 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: This requires set-up only once... Get a 4"x4" beam about three or three and a half feet long and nail a 1 ft by 1 ft piece of plywood on top. Try to mantle onto the plywood and stand on top (falls are strikingly similar to the beer bottle trick except you're quite a bit higher). :D Good one. Is that easier or harder than without the 1x1 plywood?
I couldn't imagine doing it without! Though it would be good practice for encountering those tiny mantles en route on the rock...
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slackinjacklyn
Nov 25, 2005, 5:06 AM
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This is a cool subject, great ideas! I have seen the beer bottle thing done, it is pretty cool. We lined up the beer bottles on a plywood sheet laid on concrete. Supposedly the bottles would break on concrete but not on plywood. They did not break on the plywood when we fell off (spooky). We never tried concrete.
-Terry
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treyfrancisclimbs
Nov 27, 2005, 9:45 AM
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I have been sitting in New Orleans for the past month working with the hurricane recovery. The problem is that my job consists of me doing nothing unless something goes down (satellite telecommunications), so I have had days and days of freedom. There are no real opportunities to climb, builder, or buy any slacking supplies anywhere, so I have been walking tons of chain. There are a few parking lots here that have 20 to 30 foot chains secured between steel posts which make for good times. The looser ones have a similar feel to a slackline, and it has been my only salvation from going insane.
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roshiaitareya
Nov 27, 2005, 9:36 PM
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I don't get the beer bottle trick... you lay them down on their sides and walk on them?
That first picture with the skateboard thingy, you can make your own if you have a skateboard deck and an empty 2 liter pop bottle. Fill the bottle with water (leave, oh maybe an inch of air), then screw the lid on real tight, maybe epoxy it or something. Then balance the deck on the bottle. Just don't blame me if the bottle breaks open and you soak the living room rug.
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slackinjacklyn
Nov 28, 2005, 3:33 AM
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Line up 6 or more empty beer bottles (or coke as that has come back in glass bottles?) in a line, upright, spaced out maybe 12 inches or so??, on a flat plywood floor (we used scrap plywood laid on a concrete driveway), and walk on top of them (no bare feet or sandals!). It really works, fun but just kind of hard. I fell several times, the bottles never broke on the plywood though I guess they could. I would be more worried about a twisted ankle, even though the fall is only 6 inches or so but there will sometimes be a bottle under your feet as you land. Also, the beer bottles can launch sideways (like into a wall then break).
-Terry
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austinclmbr
Nov 28, 2005, 3:45 AM
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I wish I had some digital pics but one druken night in Potrero, after the rain had canceld all the climbing possibilites for the day, Tablering was invinted.
SDS are possible, or start on top, link tables in a row to increase difficulty. add Charis into the mix to make things really fun.
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donnerock
Nov 28, 2005, 5:23 AM
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Try walking up a ladder that is not leaning against anything - see how many rungs you can climb. DR
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cal_gundert05
Dec 11, 2005, 5:20 AM
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I recently dislocated my kneecap, and my physical therapist gave me a big foam cylinder (about 3' long and 6" in diameter) to roll in to loosen a large group of muscles that pull your kneecap outward. I've found that balancing on that (on flat ground) is a fun little exercise. It offers fewer options (tricks, etc) than a slackline, but is in the same family of exercises.
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gymslackerclimber
Dec 14, 2005, 5:21 AM
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In reply to: Try walking up a ladder that is not leaning against anything - see how many rungs you can climb. DR
this is fun,,, we had a bunch of 8ft wood ladders we got to the top, but you souldn't use wood ladders,, i dont know how many rungs they had, but when we got to the top we would ride the ladder down to the ground ,,, more times than not the rung we were standing on would break in two,,
...but we tried not to break them...
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landgolier
Dec 14, 2005, 5:57 AM
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I can't believe nobody has mentioned stilts. All you need are some good long 2x2's and some scrap 2x4's to cut wedge shaped pieces for the steps. Use long, thin bolts and thumb screws and drill a couple sets of holes in the 2x2's so you can set them to different heights, and use 2 bolts per stilt or the steps will come loose in a hurry. Duct tape reccomended to prevent splitting. Most people with good balance (like climbers/slackers) can do 18" off the ground with only a little practice, so get long pieces and keep jacking the steps up until it gets hard. Or make a bunch of shorter ones and go at it demolition derby style, last man standing wins.
Speaking of last man standing, how many people have ever done crash pad sumo?
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