Back yard setups or whatever in the summer? - Snowboarding Forum

**Donutz** · 03-10-2011, 10:20 AM

There's just slightly over a month of season left here, and I'm beginning to obsess. There are a few things that I can practice in the back yard in the off season, like ollies, board shuffle, etc, but that's not going to be enough to keep me happy.

I'm just wondering what others have done in terms of setups in the backyard for cheap. OK, you Bill Gates types who can build your own private mountain, I don't wanna know. But how about ppl who've built a small ramp using astroturf surface, or plastic tarp plus water or some such? Share your experience. Pix would be nice.

nitroboarder22 · 03-10-2011, 01:57 PM

this thread seems to come up every year around this time.

heres a video of what i have done at my house
YouTube - summer sesh 2

Its just a tarp with a garden hose at the top. You ride the stream of water down to the jump and hit the box. As long as the hill is steep enough it works pretty well

you can throw in some dish soap if your not getting enough speed but i didn't really need to do that after the run was dialed in

StarCommand · 03-10-2011, 03:21 PM

My sister's boyfriend is a carpenter, so I'm going to have him help me construct a box. And then I'm going to invest in some PowderPak. I hope it doesn't suck. :P

**Donutz** · 03-10-2011, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by nitroboarder22

this thread seems to come up every year around this time.

<agent86>I wonder why that is......</agent86>

PanHandler · 03-10-2011, 06:22 PM

powder pak is the way to go.

NickCap · 03-10-2011, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Donutz

There's just slightly over a month of season left here, and I'm beginning to obsess. There are a few things that I can practice in the back yard in the off season, like ollies, board shuffle, etc, but that's not going to be enough to keep me happy.

I'm just wondering what others have done in terms of setups in the backyard for cheap. OK, you Bill Gates types who can build your own private mountain, I don't wanna know. But how about ppl who've built a small ramp using astroturf surface, or plastic tarp plus water or some such? Share your experience. Pix would be nice.

Carpet, water, wood, and tarp!!! lol and maybe some plane tickets to Moscow they have 365 days of snow!!!

rideforum · 03-11-2011, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by PanHandler

powder pak is the way to go.

Where can you buy powderpak?

PanHandler · 03-12-2011, 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by rideforum

Where can you buy powderpak?

www.powderpak.net

threej21 · 03-12-2011, 07:07 AM

kind of crazy....there HQ is like 10 minutes from my house...never knew they existed, much less, right down the road

rideforum · 03-12-2011, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PanHandler

www.powderpak.net

You can't buy it from that website

03-10-2011, 10:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
Donutz Drunk with power...er beer. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 3,660 Blog Entries: 176	Back yard setups or whatever in the summer? There's just slightly over a month of season left here, and I'm beginning to obsess. There are a few things that I can practice in the back yard in the off season, like ollies, board shuffle, etc, but that's not going to be enough to keep me happy. I'm just wondering what others have done in terms of setups in the backyard for cheap. OK, you Bill Gates types who can build your own private mountain, I don't wanna know. But how about ppl who've built a small ramp using astroturf surface, or plastic tarp plus water or some such? Share your experience. Pix would be nice. __________________ Illegitimi non carborundum Mountain Days: 30

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StarCommand Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Lower East Bumblefuck Posts: 231	My sister's boyfriend is a carpenter, so I'm going to have him help me construct a box. And then I'm going to invest in some PowderPak. I hope it doesn't suck. :P __________________

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03-10-2011, 01:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
nitroboarder22 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 438	this thread seems to come up every year around this time. heres a video of what i have done at my house YouTube - summer sesh 2 Its just a tarp with a garden hose at the top. You ride the stream of water down to the jump and hit the box. As long as the hill is steep enough it works pretty well you can throw in some dish soap if your not getting enough speed but i didn't really need to do that after the run was dialed in

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PanHandler Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Rathdrum, ID Posts: 587	powder pak is the way to go.

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threej21 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: GA Posts: 430	kind of crazy....there HQ is like 10 minutes from my house...never knew they existed, much less, right down the road