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Post by climber511 on Mar 12, 2015 6:22:48 GMT -7
I've only landed on my butt once now from the Campus Board (concrete floor) but that was enough  . In the bigger climbing gym videos I keep seeing what looks like a foot thick pad of some sort which would be nice but hardly practical in my garage. What is it and where does it come from - might a home made version be possible on a smaller scale? What do you all use as a pad behind you? A "just in case" kind of thing. |
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Post by jessebruni on Mar 12, 2015 8:31:30 GMT -7
We just have a simple crash pad like for outdoor bouldering in our gym. Works well enough.
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Post by slimshaky on Mar 12, 2015 10:11:37 GMT -7
i think having a pretty good pad is key - you will use it quite a bit. i just had my wife search craigslist for the least-disgusting thick futon mattress. she was able to find one that was pretty much brand new, for free. i bought a ginormous tarp so that i could totally wrap it up, to keep dirt/mud/water from getting into it. i basically roll it up under my campus board after my workout.
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Post by joev9 on Mar 12, 2015 10:14:23 GMT -7
I have old mattresses under my campus board and garage wall and use a crashpad under my hangboard as I have ripped off and landed on my knees a couple times.
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Post by MarkAnderson on Mar 12, 2015 14:59:18 GMT -7
I made my own kickass crash pads by getting some open cell foam (~4" thick I think) and some closed cell foam (~2" thick) at a local foam store. I then bought some water resistant nylon material at a fabric store, and then Kate and I sewed together a rectanguloid cover. It was actually easier than you might think. We did this before we had kids though. With kids this would be nearly impossible My home made pads are about 6" thick total, and they are plenty nice for my purposes. That said, when I build my gym, I intentionally under-designed the floor joists so the floor would have some give to it. My floor is waaaay more shock-absorbant than concrete. |
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Post by Chris W on Mar 13, 2015 5:33:55 GMT -7
When I finished all my training and moved into a real house in the summer of 2012, I chose a house with a barn to build my personal climbing haven of awesomeness. The Barn is much higher than my old garage wall (floor to rafters 10 feet, floor to roof peak 15 feet. My wife was worried I would break my neck, so she insisted I get good pads.
I looked into buying foam like Mark did and making my own covers, but the local places I checked had prices high enough it wasn't worth it for me. I called the guys at Asana and ordered a custom pad(s) from them. The cost was about the same. I have two pads 4 feet wide, 8 feet long and 8 inches deep. They are amazing, still look practically brand new after getting some heavy use, and were well worth it.
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Post by slimshaky on Mar 13, 2015 9:46:47 GMT -7
That said, when I build my gym, I intentionally under-designed the floor joists so the floor would have some give to it. My floor is waaaay more shock-absorbant than concrete. ha ha, that's hilarious. just throw some alligators in the basement and you got yourself a reason for seriously committing to those limit bouldering problems! |
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. In the bigger climbing gym videos I keep seeing what looks like a foot thick pad of some sort which would be nice but hardly practical in my garage. What is it and where does it come from - might a home made version be possible on a smaller scale? What do you all use as a pad behind you? A "just in case" kind of thing.
