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brundige
Aug 8, 2004, 9:48 PM
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if u really wanna just go bouldering to screw around how bout build a wall especially if you got all that ply wood lyin around
btw wtf is yer def. of plywood ,doya think its soft er sumthin
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dingus
Aug 8, 2004, 9:57 PM
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In reply to: The plywood would be to distirbute the force of a fall throughout the mattress
That's what box springs are for?
DMT
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trx
Aug 8, 2004, 10:10 PM
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sometimes when it's hot out I bring a kiddie pool and fill it up under a nice highball. Safe landing and very refreshing. can go through chalk rather fast though.
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seafood_meowmix
Aug 8, 2004, 10:37 PM
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In reply to: sometimes when it's hot out I bring a kiddie pool and fill it up under a nice highball. Safe landing and very refreshing. can go through chalk rather fast though.
Thanks, I'm going to try that
I can take a garden hose and sifon water out of the river.
When I was little, I would sifon warm water out of the bathtub
I don't think I'll use chalk for that one.
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j_ung
Aug 8, 2004, 11:27 PM
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Gunnin' for GOTY.
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climbingfreak45
Aug 9, 2004, 7:53 PM
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definatly NOT a good idea.
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pcrewfan
Aug 9, 2004, 8:18 PM
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I have a small rock wall at home and I use my mattress as my "crashpad". Of course I am no more than 8 ft off the ground and have not fallen from that hight yet. I have fallen from about 4-5 feet though, and it seems to work okay, but I think any higher and I'll probably bottom out. So If you are only going to be using it for when you are a few feet of the ground, I'd say go for it, but nothing higher than 8 feet tops.
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skibum
Aug 10, 2004, 1:41 AM
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spend the 130ish on a crash pad, it cost less than most medical bills so it is worth it. And with the plywood, screw that why build a ski jump. Just find a nice powdery glade or a decent mogul field and your less likely to get hurt but still have more fun than you would going off some lame jump.
P.S. 70 degrees is hot ,50 is getting to be hot, 33 is too warm, 25 is nice and comfortable.
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curt
Aug 10, 2004, 1:53 AM
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In reply to: As for your plywood mattress cum crashpad, perhaps you could do what I do sometimes, when I have an idea.... I just go out and try it out! When I do, all the little issues, problems, logistics and such usually present themselves quite clearly. After all, there's no substitute for first-hand experience! And, you could help out others by posting your results, too! I'm sure there are plenty of rc.com users who would be very interested to read about how the thing went for you.....Please, keep us posted!
She said it--I didn't, but I certainly don't mind twisting around happiegrrrl's original meaning to make a different point. Its particularly true if you grab an old "well used" mattress. :shock:
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fixednut
Aug 10, 2004, 2:41 AM
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Curt, you were all over that like stink on a monkey.
I thought this troll was dead...
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seafood_meowmix
Aug 10, 2004, 3:51 AM
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In reply to: Curt, you were all over that like stink on a monkey. I thought this troll was dead...
Thanks for you opinions.
That was a serious question though, about the mattress and plywood.
But I guess I can turn it into a troll now. What if I got a hold of a polevault mat?
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the_antoon
Aug 10, 2004, 4:46 AM
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it would work better than your mattress and plywood
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tomchaps
Aug 10, 2004, 2:47 PM
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In defense of the idea...
Okay, the idea of putting plywood on is silly... but I've seen crashpads that use glued strips of wood to help distribute the load of a fall, or to keep rocks from poking through on bad landings. I think there was even an article in Climbing a while ago about how to build one, based on the bouncy-floors used in gymnastics. The idea was to have the wood-side up on highballs, and the wood-side down otherwise.
If you want to make a cheap pad, try butchering a dumpster futon mattress--cut off a foldable-pad sized chunk, sew the ends shut, and sew a couple of straps on. Mattresses are dense enough that you dont need any plywood--as anyone with a home woodie will tell you. It'll be heavy, and it'll reek it if gets wet, but it's still marginally better than nothing.
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climbingkt
Aug 10, 2004, 2:59 PM
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I was a polevaulter in highschool....so congrats if you can drag a polevault mat to your crag!!! Plus, where would you get one from. Polevault mats will cost ten times more than a crashpad would.
Just invest in a crashpad...it's worth it
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jamaica
Aug 10, 2004, 3:33 PM
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Man, except for the plywood, it's an excellent idea. Don't let these guys push you around, my buddies and I used to use a mattress for a long time because we were poor and in college, and it worked great, and just about 4 months ago my partner and I went to a gym where they have high dollar pads and he broke his ankle. The only thing that is better about crash pads is that they have backpack straps! At least you're climbing, don't let the money be a problem.
Climb On!!
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gambler
Aug 10, 2004, 3:54 PM
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Forget the Serta queen size mattress....use a Water Bed,after all dont those guys in Acapulco dive 80' into the water.
For those super highballs you could fill it with mud!
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sarcat
Aug 10, 2004, 4:30 PM
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In reply to: Oh, and I wouldn't go with anything less than a queen-sized Serta with a pillow top.
This IS a great idea. It'll work fine for landing and think of all the cumfy fun you'll provide the local 14 and 15 year old who need a place away from daddy & mommy for thier first times. Hek if you carry that queen size around the muscles you'll build will attract all sorts of betteys that'll love to soften up that mattress with ya......
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calfcramp
Aug 10, 2004, 4:53 PM
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Just put the mattress inside a kiddie pool full of water. You could then use the plywood to build a lifeguard chair.
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jamaica
Aug 13, 2004, 3:46 AM
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and put one really hot lifeguard babe to put in that chair
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adamecks
Aug 13, 2004, 1:44 PM
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i understand the reasoning behind the plywood. The impact would be distributed over the entire pad rather than the point of impact. But plywood is a bad idea. Too heavy and bulky. I don't know what kinda stores are around you but you can buy materials to make your own pad for like 50-75 dollars and it won't be as heavy and will hurt less than plywood.
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gecko_girl
Aug 16, 2004, 1:37 AM
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Don't care what the heck it is, long as i can climb without life insurance
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mattmax45
Aug 16, 2004, 2:50 AM
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Hey man,
I used to use small twin sized matresses and full sized ones just be sure they dont have plywood they'll work fine and yeah save money, we used up to ten in a bouldering cave once and it was awesome. Like funplex in the eighties.
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livingtheedge
Nov 30, 2004, 4:14 PM
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Ply Wood is strong but it has a very low impact rating (meaning it is easy to punch through). I used to work construction and ive seen guys drop 7 or 8 feet and put a leg through it. Trust me if that happens you will have some nasty lacerations and a broken ankle. It is just not worth it.
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jpdreamer
Nov 30, 2004, 4:47 PM
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If you want to distribute the load better cheaply, use a few pieces of carpet on top of the matress, that should work better than plywood. Though really, there are serious portability issues with moving a matress around (not to mention that a matress costs several hundred dollars, is it really worth blowing out the springs and getting innundated with dirt when a crashpad is so relatively cheap?) I know you're lacking in funds, but I mean one week at a part time job would buy you a real crashpad which would be infinately easier to haul around.
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