Seasonal Foam Pit (CHEAP ALTERNATIVE, lol)

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Seasonal Foam Pit (CHEAP ALTERNATIVE, lol)
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flag suzuki2stroker
Posted: Oct 18, 2007 at 9:06 Quote
alright, so i got an idea when i was driving through my town, i noticed that they'd fenced off a massive lot with that construction fencing. you know, that metal fencing thats kinda like a mesh. well it got me thinking...either buy (or "borrow") like 6 pieces of that fencing to make an enclosure. then go around the neighborhood and start raking leaves...bag em up, you'll need a lot. might be best to start at local parks with maples and other leaf dropping trees, then move to the streets (might wanna knock first) let about 20 pickup truck loads of leaves and toss em in your enclosure..you could leave them bagged or open them up, your choice. set up your choice kicker ant boot-er-up.

i think it would work for a while and if you covered it it would last an extra couple months maybe before it got nasty. obviously it would be best to dry the leaves first and keep them dry.


i think this could be done between like 5 friends on a weekend. it would be worth the time for sure imo.




simple explanation for those thick headed people:

http://www.afencecompany.com/redi%20fence.jpg

http://www.pnc.edu/photos/autumn2005/fall%20leaves.jpg
flag huckoveraduck
Posted: Oct 18, 2007 at 9:07 Quote
you reliase that everytime you land in that your gonna get your clothes eaten off by woodlice Pirate haha
flag joshaustin
Posted: Oct 18, 2007 at 9:25 Quote
if any of u have heard of speed skating, when a club gets rid of their pads u can buy some and cut the foam up.
flag mikeyybro
O+ FL
Posted: Oct 18, 2007 at 9:37 Quote
people in calgary do that, except we have public leaf drop offs, so you just roll up with your portable jump, and sesh the leaf pit untill people get mad.

it works
flag odin333
Posted: Oct 21, 2007 at 6:51 Quote
thats a good idea but how are yo ugoing to get out? and i'v noticed every time i've jumped in a leaf pile theirs like tons of leafs stuck to me.
flag grant446
Posted: Nov 9, 2007 at 20:18 Quote
suzuki2stroker wrote:
alright, so i got an idea when i was driving through my town, i noticed that they'd fenced off a massive lot with that construction fencing. you know, that metal fencing thats kinda like a mesh. well it got me thinking...either buy (or "borrow") like 6 pieces of that fencing to make an enclosure. then go around the neighborhood and start raking leaves...bag em up, you'll need a lot. might be best to start at local parks with maples and other leaf dropping trees, then move to the streets (might wanna knock first) let about 20 pickup truck loads of leaves and toss em in your enclosure..you could leave them bagged or open them up, your choice. set up your choice kicker ant boot-er-up.

i think it would work for a while and if you covered it it would last an extra couple months maybe before it got nasty. obviously it would be best to dry the leaves first and keep them dry.


i think this could be done between like 5 friends on a weekend. it would be worth the time for sure imo.




simple explanation for those thick headed people:

http://www.afencecompany.com/redi%20fence.jpg

http://www.pnc.edu/photos/autumn2005/fall%20leaves.jpg
yeah we did that with a mondo woddie ramp we built and it was ok
flag grant446
Posted: Nov 9, 2007 at 20:18 Quote
suzuki2stroker wrote:
alright, so i got an idea when i was driving through my town, i noticed that they'd fenced off a massive lot with that construction fencing. you know, that metal fencing thats kinda like a mesh. well it got me thinking...either buy (or "borrow") like 6 pieces of that fencing to make an enclosure. then go around the neighborhood and start raking leaves...bag em up, you'll need a lot. might be best to start at local parks with maples and other leaf dropping trees, then move to the streets (might wanna knock first) let about 20 pickup truck loads of leaves and toss em in your enclosure..you could leave them bagged or open them up, your choice. set up your choice kicker ant boot-er-up.

i think it would work for a while and if you covered it it would last an extra couple months maybe before it got nasty. obviously it would be best to dry the leaves first and keep them dry.


i think this could be done between like 5 friends on a weekend. it would be worth the time for sure imo.




simple explanation for those thick headed people:

http://www.afencecompany.com/redi%20fence.jpg

http://www.pnc.edu/photos/autumn2005/fall%20leaves.jpg
flag swan3609
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Posted: Nov 9, 2007 at 21:32 Quote
grant and i did it but we actually used the leave as a landing ramp we just put a piece of plywood down on the pile
flag evan247
Posted: Nov 18, 2008 at 14:35 Quote
swan3609 wrote:
grant and i did it but we actually used the leave as a landing ramp we just put a piece of plywood down on the pile
did it actually work?
flag large-ugly-greeny
Posted: Nov 18, 2008 at 15:44 Quote
im planing on doing simalar at the trails im building at currant
the hole im diging for dirt in the side of the hill im going to fill up with this mushy top lewaf mulhc stuff that is everywere in the aria is sort of dead rodedendron leaves and bracken thats is about a foot to half a foot deep on the ground and litral like foam squigiew then just built a step up into it at the bottom of the trail
idear of leaves would work i recon just it would need alot of leaves and a place with not alot of wind or its going to last a very short time
flag willayy
Posted: Nov 18, 2008 at 17:31 Quote
sounds sick
just put like huge bags of leaves in the fenced area and then like throw a tarp over it so you dont rip the bags
flag canadaripper
Posted: Nov 19, 2008 at 18:21 Quote
Mikey bro where is it
flag samnation
O+ FL
Posted: Nov 21, 2008 at 12:04 Quote
leaves are too soft they'd never support your weight you'd sink and hit the ground unless it was like 20feet high.
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