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How tall should a drop in be?

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THECLAN
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Me and my buds are about to build a drop-in ramp, but we don't know what height to make it? Does 5 feet sound good? We don't want something super tall because then it is hard to move around. Anyone with some experience to help us out? Also what about the angle of the ramp itself?
Sep 4 2011 7:10PM
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unchyll
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way taller than you think
Sep 4 2011 7:13PM
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blatt
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6' would be reasonable
Sep 4 2011 7:15PM
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I_Am_Mod
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you talking about a drop-in ramp for urban ? that should be transportable ?

or a drop-in for backyard shredding ?
Sep 4 2011 7:24PM
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monkatizer
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for summer backyard it depends on the length and hight of the rail your hitting.

my drop in is 7 feet high and i have a 17 footlong 18 inch high pvc rail. its all astroturf, and its plenty fast with just water.

i would stick to 6 feet if your rail is a bit shorter or not as long, and you could always get more speed using soap and or construction fence
Sep 4 2011 7:29PM
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THECLAN
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Urban.
Sep 4 2011 7:34PM
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Chubz.
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8 or 9 ft.
Sep 4 2011 7:43PM
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peyton
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better too big than too small
Sep 4 2011 7:45PM
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WILKSNAYDLER
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7 or 8 to be safe
Sep 5 2011 12:44AM
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Jahrassicpark
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Mine is a four or five footer but you can't carry much speed for much more than a mellow rail, but I'm making a new one and it's probably going to be around 7 feet.
Sep 5 2011 12:59AM
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whoa-dere
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twice the length of your tallest tall tee
Sep 5 2011 4:21AM
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JibbaTheHutt
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horrible attempt at being funny....
Sep 5 2011 12:14PM
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SkiThe603
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Tall enough to get good speed
Sep 5 2011 12:19PM
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DUKES
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6 feet tallClick for larger image
Sep 5 2011 12:19PM
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skijunkiedtm
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mellow as fuck.
Sep 5 2011 12:24PM
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A.Eberhard
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I'm sure you would get a ton more speed if you made the actual ramp steeper.
Sep 5 2011 12:34PM
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AWALLRUS.
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YOU COULD LOOK INTO GETTING A BUNGEE. YOU CAN SET UP BUNGEES IN PLACES THAT YOU COULDNT PUT A DROP IN, BUT IT ALSO WORKS THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

ALSO KEEP IN MIND THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST 2 PEOPLE WITHOUT SKIS ON PULLING IT BACK, THEY'RE CRAZY HARD TO PULL BACK AND YOU NEVER GET AS MUCH SPEED AS YOU THINK YOU WILL
Sep 5 2011 12:42PM
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skijunkiedtm
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WHY ARE YOU YELLING?
Sep 5 2011 1:04PM
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monkatizer
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HE ALYAYS USES THE CAPSLOCKZ
Sep 5 2011 1:06PM
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grams.
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this was the one i used. it kinda ran into a natural hill in my backyard so it was real mellow

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Sep 5 2011 1:59PM
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Jahrassicpark
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If they're so much trouble then why not just construct a drop in, I'm sure he means just for his backyard anyways
Sep 6 2011 3:04AM
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Jahrassicpark
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If I were you I'd cut the down ramp where the support post is at least, doesn't seem like you could carry the speed you'd expect for all that effort.
Sep 6 2011 3:05AM
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Downtofilm
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No it's for urban
Sep 6 2011 4:00AM
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Jahrassicpark
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Hi Zac Moxley it's Zach Machula hows your cats
Sep 6 2011 4:09AM
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whoa-dere
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hey it's true, tall tee= about 4 feet, two of them is 8 feet
Sep 6 2011 8:41AM
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Deluge
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mines 10ft and its perfect
Sep 6 2011 10:07AM
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SKIU4EA
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If you have a hill to work with, it makes things a lot easier and you won't have to make the drop in as high.  If your on flat then definitely 6-7 feet MINIMUM like people are saying.
Sep 6 2011 10:14AM
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terrible_skier
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at least 2 years tall
Sep 6 2011 1:09PM
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DUKES
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well the hill is on a slope so is not as mellow as it looks
Sep 6 2011 4:45PM
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