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flag bigburd
Posted: Jul 23, 2014 at 1:33 Quote
When people ask " whats with the shovel ? " I some times say prostitutes don't bury them selfs ya know.
flag CameronRose
Posted: Jul 24, 2014 at 1:12 Quote
Got some solid building done the other day, came back the next day to do some more work and the berm I'd done the day before had been completely trampled by some bloody sheep. Also I have a rotting roe deer head hanging from a tree, smells terrible but I'll get some antlers eventually.
flag Roguee
Posted: Aug 11, 2014 at 13:25 Quote
Made my first ladder jump today. Anything I should do to improve it?
Dont mind de face on me P
First ladder jump I ever built not very big but still
flag TreyDownhill
O+
Posted: Aug 11, 2014 at 17:05 Quote
Roguee wrote:
Made my first ladder jump today. Anything I should do to improve it?
Dont mind de face on me P
First ladder jump I ever built not very big but still

Looks Good!
flag oldmanDan
Posted: Aug 11, 2014 at 23:39 Quote
Roguee wrote:
Made my first ladder jump today. Anything I should do to improve it?
Dont mind de face on me P
First ladder jump I ever built not very big but still

I'd lose the green foliage under the layer of dirt. It will start to rot soon and will promote rot in the wood, and the dirt will fall through. If you use just dirt it will last longer. If you need to fill the gaps, dig a deep hole to get some clay dirt and pack it with that instead of leaves.
Also I would use a thicker bar between the trees, about twice the size.

Looks OK though!!
flag James-Carey
Posted: Aug 12, 2014 at 4:46 Quote
Looks flexy? I would brace the center of the two diagonals with uprights
flag gram9
Posted: Aug 12, 2014 at 13:10 Quote
ya ^ i think thats a good idea stronger the better, even if its not flexing it will just make it stronger and last longer.
flag TGrebe
Posted: Aug 13, 2014 at 16:03 Quote
Roguee wrote:
Made my first ladder jump today. Anything I should do to improve it?
Dont mind de face on me P
First ladder jump I ever built not very big but still
Landing? The takeoff looks cool with the ferns poking out the side, makes it look more natural.
flag beanbelly
Posted: Aug 13, 2014 at 20:08 Quote
TGrebe wrote:
Roguee wrote:
Made my first ladder jump today. Anything I should do to improve it?
Dont mind de face on me P
First ladder jump I ever built not very big but still
Landing? The takeoff looks cool with the ferns poking out the side, makes it look more natural.
ya know what lets just see a vid of you hitting the feature!
flag Roguee
Posted: Aug 15, 2014 at 3:34 Quote
I made it the day before I went on holidays so il get a vid when I come eback, the reason there is no landing is because I just didn't have the time before I left
flag buildstuf
Posted: Aug 16, 2014 at 12:15 Quote
Nice ladder!!

But when im building i really enjoy digging down rather than building up i dont know why it just fells nice and flowy and sh*t
flag biker-king-182
Posted: Aug 16, 2014 at 12:33 Quote
Hi-im-gary wrote:
Nice ladder!!

But when im building i really enjoy digging down rather than building up i dont know why it just fells nice and flowy and sh*t

+1. i haven't done much building an need to do more, but what i have built i agree completely!
looks good though.
flag James-Carey
Posted: Aug 16, 2014 at 15:33 Quote
Hi-im-gary wrote:
Nice ladder!!

But when im building i really enjoy digging down rather than building up i dont know why it just fells nice and flowy and sh*t


And floods
flag TGrebe
Posted: Aug 19, 2014 at 20:48 Quote
Yeah, I rarely build down. If I do I also build drainage so it doesn't flood, at least so it doesn't flood as badly...
flag buildstuf
Posted: Aug 21, 2014 at 4:12 Quote
James-Carey wrote:
Hi-im-gary wrote:
Nice ladder!!

But when im building i really enjoy digging down rather than building up i dont know why it just fells nice and flowy and sh*t


And floods
Eh i try to build things like jumps into the hill and the water simply flows off but yeah not on flat ground

 


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