Snowboard In Any Season (no traveling) - Snowboarding Forum

Fitzy · 03-09-2009, 02:36 PM

hey everyone. the seasons over where i am in CT and im guessing some of you dont want to pay to go out on some vacation across the world to go snowboarding. The other day i was goofing off and came across a huge tarp and i laid it on my backyard with my drop at the edge of it. I added soap and water to the tarp so i could slide and suprisingly it worked pretty well. i set up a box and im making a rail soon for it. So for those people who want to get some good training in before the next season and not skate/wakeboard this is probably for you.

Wreckoning · 03-09-2009, 05:24 PM

Wouldn't your board edges eventually cut the tarp, tho?

Vlaze · 03-09-2009, 05:32 PM

There have been posts of this a while back. In fact one showed a setup with a video he did in his backyard with a tarp and had a box slide set up and it worked very effectively.

High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Tarps will do the job so I hear without it ripping. You can find a good length, say 20' by 20' for near 100 bucks. Well worth the investment if you're going to use it each weekend or even daily for that matter.

Fitzy · 03-09-2009, 07:46 PM

yea i used the industrial grade junk its pretty thick and shouldnt rip but its a fun thing to do if you dont want to travel ha

03-09-2009, 09:01 PM

where you from in ct fitzy?

mijinkal · 03-10-2009, 11:20 AM

ha ha ha. You east coast people are crazy!

SMDSkata · 03-10-2009, 11:32 AM

Just found over a hundred feet of tarp downstairs

... Gonna try it. I hope the rain gets it wet enough. Do you guys suggust using soap with a roll in. Well its kind of a roll in.

wrathfuldeity · 03-10-2009, 11:33 AM

bah tarps = turds...1 hour, 10 minutes away year round

YouTube - SR 542 - Driving the road to Artist Point

mijinkal · 03-10-2009, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by wrathfuldeity

bah tarps = turds...1 hour, 10 minutes away year round

YouTube - SR 542 - Driving the road to Artist Point

That looks like a beauty place for a road gap!!

Music Moves · 03-10-2009, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mijinkal

That looks like a beauty place for a road gap!!

Agreed!

Are you able to pass someone coming from the other direction? Why was that truck stopped?

03-09-2009, 02:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
Fitzy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 186	Snowboard In Any Season (no traveling) hey everyone. the seasons over where i am in CT and im guessing some of you dont want to pay to go out on some vacation across the world to go snowboarding. The other day i was goofing off and came across a huge tarp and i laid it on my backyard with my drop at the edge of it. I added soap and water to the tarp so i could slide and suprisingly it worked pretty well. i set up a box and im making a rail soon for it. So for those people who want to get some good training in before the next season and not skate/wakeboard this is probably for you. __________________ 09 686 Mannual Jacket 09 686 Mannual Pants 09 Rome Graft 08 Rome 390's Anon Figment Rasta Goggles One Way Up Productions! OWUPPP

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Vlaze Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Varies Posts: 1,173	There have been posts of this a while back. In fact one showed a setup with a video he did in his backyard with a tarp and had a box slide set up and it worked very effectively. High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Tarps will do the job so I hear without it ripping. You can find a good length, say 20' by 20' for near 100 bucks. Well worth the investment if you're going to use it each weekend or even daily for that matter. __________________ Government - If you think the problems they created are bad, just wait until you see their solutions. Screw being normal

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Fitzy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 186	yea i used the industrial grade junk its pretty thick and shouldnt rip but its a fun thing to do if you dont want to travel ha __________________ 09 686 Mannual Jacket 09 686 Mannual Pants 09 Rome Graft 08 Rome 390's Anon Figment Rasta Goggles One Way Up Productions! OWUPPP

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wrathfuldeity Resident poet Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bham Posts: 2,698	bah tarps = turds...1 hour, 10 minutes away year round YouTube - SR 542 - Driving the road to Artist Point __________________ Last edited by wrathfuldeity; 03-10-2009 at 11:39 AM.

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03-09-2009, 05:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
Wreckoning Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 38	Wouldn't your board edges eventually cut the tarp, tho?

03-09-2009, 09:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
Salska Guest Posts: n/a	where you from in ct fitzy?

03-10-2009, 11:20 AM	#6 (permalink)
mijinkal Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 180	ha ha ha. You east coast people are crazy!

03-10-2009, 11:32 AM	#7 (permalink)
SMDSkata Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Mitten Posts: 301	Just found over a hundred feet of tarp downstairs ... Gonna try it. I hope the rain gets it wet enough. Do you guys suggust using soap with a roll in. Well its kind of a roll in.