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Homeade rail

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airFS
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What is the best thing to ski on when making a homeade rail other than snow?

May 19 2005 5:50PM
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airFS
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what about sand?


May 19 2005 6:03PM
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KeegLove
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no. go with the astro turf its way faster ythen sand

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May 19 2005 6:29PM
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4frntSkier
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astroride

May 19 2005 6:29PM
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mattyb.
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i don't think you need to use soap i don't and the indoor/oudoor carpet works good

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May 19 2005 6:30PM
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Shadows
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i actually have one of those roller ramps, the shit they use in warehouses...its got rollers on it so its crazy good

May 19 2005 6:33PM
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airFS
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How much is astroride and where do you get it?

May 19 2005 6:37PM
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mattyb.
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i got my stuff at home depot and it was like 25 dollar for 10 feet by 3 feet then i cut it in half so i had 20 feet

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May 19 2005 6:43PM
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airFS
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they sell it?


May 19 2005 9:03PM
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mattyb.
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they sell indoor/outdoor carpet it is pretty much astroturf

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May 19 2005 9:04PM
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mattyb.
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they sell indoor/outdoor carpet it is pretty much astroturf

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May 19 2005 9:05PM
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4frntSkier
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email astroride theyll send you a sample a interactive dvd a booklet i forget the site

May 19 2005 9:24PM
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duhamelski
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wood with sheet metal screwed onto it. be sure to screw the rail on the sides. or learn how to weald and make one like at the ski mountains

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May 20 2005 12:32AM
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slf
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that is off topic^

May 20 2005 12:39AM
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TeenageWasteland
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Well he just didn't read the thread, just the title. But astroturf is definitely the way to go for hte drop-in.

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May 20 2005 10:57AM
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*ThaMovment*
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is astroturf the green carpet-like thing?

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May 20 2005 10:59AM
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JAYTRON
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yea...

May 20 2005 11:09AM
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back_woods
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i havent yet tried this, but I will soon and I think it should work ... take the plastic siding from a hockey arena, the thick plastic stuff, and cover your ramp with it. Its pretty slippy, so i think you should be able to get speed on it. you could always put water/soap on it if it was too slow

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May 20 2005 3:14PM
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o2bjedi
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my God, there have only been about a thousand of these threads.

May 20 2005 4:28PM
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airFS
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.

May 20 2005 10:19PM
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cjgncjgn
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www.astroride.com

STFU and ski
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May 22 2005 4:31PM
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D-40
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with the plastic stuff you wouldnt have any control i wouldnt think. you could just fall of the side

May 22 2005 5:13PM
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