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the goat
climber
north central WA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 15, 2012 - 06:00pm PT
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Just finished the cave but now it needs padding if someone were (not me) to fall. Other than bouldering pads what is everyone else using?
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edejom
Boulder climber
Butte, America
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Feb 15, 2012 - 06:15pm PT
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See if you can find a close-by manufacturer that uses foam in their production--often, they will save the scrap for you to pick-up, if it means not having to pay to dispose of it.
Use it as a 1 foot (or more) base layer, then just have a drag pad for riskier falls.
Good luck and enjoy your cave :-)
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the goat
climber
north central WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 15, 2012 - 06:35pm PT
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Great! Sex stained mattresses and blood soaked sand, I'm getting the picture- "don't fall".
Edejom- Thanks for the info. That's sounds like it'll work. The room is about 10' x 12' max height 8'. Enough to feel the pain on a regular bouldering pad.
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BurnRockBurn
climber
South of Black Rock City (CC,NV)
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Feb 15, 2012 - 06:48pm PT
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I use a four queen size mattresses 2 deep so the falls from the roof don't impact through them. The only problem is sometimes you bounce off and shot you across the room. I also padded the floor with foam floor pads and covered with thin carpet. Keeps it warm and is easy on the heals for the short falls
Shawn
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the goat
climber
north central WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 15, 2012 - 06:58pm PT
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Nice gym, Shawn! How high off the deck are you? I have a couple of old QS mattresses that would work. Too bad I threw away two last Fall, I could have given them to Klaus.
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edejom
Boulder climber
Butte, America
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Feb 15, 2012 - 08:16pm PT
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A few pics of the gym/cave I put together, and have a key to :-)
I got 2 separate loads of loose open-cell foam scrap from Mystery Ranch Backpacks in Bozeman for the sub-foam floor (about 6-8") and a 2" carpet bonded layer for the top (spendy, but nice :-)
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scuffy b
climber
heading slowly NNW
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Feb 16, 2012 - 12:21pm PT
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If your floor can take the load, like if it's slab on grade,
you might consider a thinck layer of gravel: not pea gravel, 3/4+ or
something like that.
It distributes the forces way better than pads, great for awkward falls
in particular.
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