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beyond_gravity
Mar 26, 2002, 9:20 PM
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OK! Here it is…
You will need:
5x4 sheet of 1 in. high density foam (about $50 from local foam shop)
5x4 sheet of 3 in. Open cell yellow foam (cheap)
420-denierrip stop nylon about 10 feet
High strength thread.
Old backpack or webbing
Compression straps
Industrial sewing machine will make life easier, but you can sew it by hand.
1. I think it’s pretty obvious what you are going to do. Make a bag to put the foam in. Make sure it’s the right size. Leave one end open to put in foam in/out (Easier said then done)
2. Sew on compression straps (to hold pad together when folded, and to hold foam in)
3. Razor the straps off that old backpack (or use webbing) and sew them on.
4. Put in the foam, remember to use the High Density foam on top of open cell!
This cost me about $90 cdn to make and i put in about 5 hours of work. It turned out great!
Crash On,
Jeremy
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vaness
Mar 26, 2002, 10:59 PM
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hey thanks
i have trying to find how to make a crashpad forever...but im gonig to just buy one
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miagi
Mar 27, 2002, 12:16 AM
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I will make one, one of these days. I just bought my first one because im lazy and i think it will hold together better than if i do it myself. LoL, i dont trust my own craftmenship
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apollodorus
Mar 27, 2002, 12:28 AM
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This is pretty ghetto, but there used to be an old mattress under the YoValley problem Bachar Cracker.
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pushfurther
Mar 27, 2002, 1:40 AM
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http://fusion47.webclimbing.com/DOM.htm
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beyond_gravity
Mar 27, 2002, 3:56 PM
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I gotta git me a DOM.
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miagi
Mar 27, 2002, 4:50 PM
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lol that was funny. Hey, there is also a post in the articles section that isnt yet complete on how to make a crash pad. He said his only cost 45 so Weehaaa. Better than expected eh?
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beyond_gravity
Mar 27, 2002, 4:57 PM
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i dont see how you get it for $45, the foam alone costs more then that!
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pushfurther
Mar 28, 2002, 1:54 AM
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i just use bubble wrap. they sound cool when you land on them, and when you hurt your ankle, you have something to play with.
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rrrADAM
Mar 28, 2002, 2:02 PM
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greatgarbonzo wrote a great Article about this, but it's still under construction, as he wants to add images.
http://www.rockclimbing.com/articles/index.php?ID=38
It was mistakenly approved a couple months ago. It is very detailed. (I think you read it Jeremy, as you've paraphrased him.)
rrrADAM
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monkeystyle
Mar 28, 2002, 3:52 PM
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yo, I've got you all beat. The best, cheapest, and most ghetto crash pad is a couch cushion wrapped in duct-tape.
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beyond_gravity
Mar 28, 2002, 4:52 PM
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adam, stop accusing me for plagerisum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This pisses me off that i took time to write something useful, then as soon as I do you jump on my back and start giving me this lying shit.
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miagi
Mar 28, 2002, 5:06 PM
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Wooaa wooa, cool down B_G. rrradam didnt accuse you of plagerism. He said:
Quote: as you've paraphrased him.
Paraphrase is when you research other documents helpful to writing your research paper. If the information it contains is really good in detail that you just cant pass it up, you read it, then rewrite the info in your own words. Almost every single paper ever written for school (HS and college) has at least some paraphrasing in it because if we didnt, we would be leaving out some really good facts.
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beyond_gravity
Mar 28, 2002, 5:08 PM
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Adam, take a look at his! his is a single layer of foam, mine is a double layer of foam!!!!!!! it's a completly diffent design. And how can you say I copyed him?? I went to the store, unzipped and looked insine a crashpad, and bascily copyed what I saw in there, crashpads are crashpads! of course there going to be simular!!!!
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rrrADAM
Mar 28, 2002, 5:32 PM
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BG... Take a chill pill my friend.
Quote:
Jeremy wrote:
"And how can you say I copyed him??"
Where did I say that ??? I wasn't accusing you of anything.
Mellow out Jeremy.
And I thought his was a 3 ply design... Don't know, as I just scanned through it. I have a Cordless.
~Adam
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pushfurther
Mar 29, 2002, 2:43 AM
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sounds alot like vanilla ice saying "under pressure" went dee dee dee dede dee dee and "ice ice baby" went dee dee dee deedee dee dee..
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redzit
Mar 30, 2002, 8:46 PM
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Uno problamo dudes
we are not told what kind of high decity foam to use. i recomend 2 pound foam (pressure rating), if you use 4 or up it can be like hitting a concrete floor with a car blanket on it.i also recomend using two thiner layers of high decity foam, (if you can do it with out ripping the foam) this is easier for floding purposes.
And "yellow foam' is not very discriptive. try going to a furniture shop that sells repairing suppplies. they'll have a selection of stiffnesses in foam.
i think that everyone should use their own brain and knowledge before using BG's method. just peaking inside a factory mat is not effective research. my dad is an enginer, i'll tlk to him about it.
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beyond_gravity
Mar 31, 2002, 1:53 AM
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first of all, redzit, I like that name
Second, he is right! Just cuz i made this, and I havnt gotten hurt doesnt mean it's safe. I'm uselly pretty good at designing stuff but if I screw up thats my fault. I will not be held responcible if anyone gets hurt using my crappy design, or any variation of my design. For more detail, you may send me your creditcard # and date, and I will bill you accordingly depending on the amount of beta i give you.
I hope you enjoyed your flight, thank you for landing on Beyond_gravity crashpads.
Jeremy
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