Homemade tramp boards?

pilot_ryder · Posted: Apr 23, 2007 6:14 pm Post subject: Homemade tramp boards?

Well i know some people have made some trampboards, so im asking what material/ wood do you use.
what are the guru boards made out of, because i would want something like that except not playing 300$ for one

howabouttheiris · Addict Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 677 City: Austin, TX

I think most folks just use a skateboard deck, but I may be mistaken.....

... that is what I use.

howabouttheiris · Addict Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 677 City: Austin, TX

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http://www.trampolinesales.com/cover.shtml
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Ralph · Posted: Apr 23, 2007 8:48 pm Post subject:

I made one, a post about it is here: http://www.wake.co.nz/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1521&start=0

QNev · Posted: Apr 23, 2007 9:24 pm Post subject:

Better yet...

-Skate deck
-Old Shoes
-Duct Tape

Do the math on that one and it will save you some $$$.

c-boy · Posted: Apr 24, 2007 12:24 pm Post subject:

haha yeah im pretty sure thats what most people use...
cheap and easy

pilot_ryder · Posted: Apr 24, 2007 3:54 pm Post subject:

i have probably 3 or 4 skateboard deck tramp boards but i just decded i would like to make something a little more wider and bigger would help on certain things

Elysia · Outlaw Joined: 13 Apr 2007 Posts: 105

id rather skate my decks till they break...but i dont have a trampoline Rolling Eyes

Derek03 · Newbie Joined: 08 Aug 2006 Posts: 9

I used an underwater skateboard that I got from target. Its made of foam and I just duct taped some shoes on them. Seems to work great and flexes with the tramp.

QNev · Posted: Apr 26, 2007 7:24 pm Post subject:

WTH is an underwater skateboard?

weby · Outlaw Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 124 City: Sydney

vlxray · Newbie Joined: 23 Nov 2004 Posts: 24 City: alpharetta

I was thinking of using one of those all foam boogie boards to cut a nice shape out and then fastening some old snowboard bindings to it. It would be kind of like a do-it-yourself Guru Board.

devon · Posted: Apr 27, 2007 6:50 am Post subject:

http://www.aquapoolstore.com/christmas/toys/sub-skate-underwater-skateboard.htm

Confused

looks stupid
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T2Ride · Posted: Apr 27, 2007 8:30 am Post subject:

What the F are you supposed to do with that in a pool.

Punkpenguin · Outlaw Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Posts: 224

nothing really, my girlfriends little cousins have 2 of them, but i havnt found any use except for hitting them with it.

Nauty · Addict Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 827 City: Lake Dallas

Here's one I made last year. I cut out two pieces of cardboard and sandwiched 3 inch foam between them. I then added a piece of 1/8" hard plastic to the top to allow for bindings to be screwed in. Next I wrapped the whole thing with some denim fabric. Finally, I screwed in the overlays from an old pair of bindings to the top of the board using sheet metal screws.

The board works great. It flexes when I land, but holds it shape when in the air.

Elysia · Outlaw Joined: 13 Apr 2007 Posts: 105

YEAH UNDERWATER SWITCH LAZER FLIP! OHHH YEAH! NOLLIE FRONTSIDE VARIAL SEXCHANGE....i think i can be a pro under water skater now....

weby · Outlaw Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 124 City: Sydney

Nauty, that looks like a mad idea i wish i had thought of it lol. How did the overlays from the bindings work out for you?

Elysia, i think im going to ask my local shop for a sponsership when i make my sponser me video haha. Im pullling inverts and spins that nobody has even ever dreamt of on my UNDER WARER SKATE pfft

Elysia · Outlaw Joined: 13 Apr 2007 Posts: 105

weby, those arent inverts or spins.... haha

Nauty · Addict Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 827 City: Lake Dallas

The overlays are working out great. They're stiff enough to hold you in, but they still have some give to them when you come down awkward, so there's no issues in rolling an ankle.

nickl011 · Posted: Apr 28, 2007 1:47 pm Post subject:

Nauty, that's a pretty sweet DIY, could you pm me the full dimensions.

weby · Outlaw Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 124 City: Sydney

Elysia, i reliized i was just saying inverts and spins would be soo much easy. But in the process i understand that i may have come across as dumb!

Nauty, i have another question about ure home made tramp board. 1/8" hard plastic that you have on ure board have u done this all the way around the board or just on the top for the bindings. Don't u think that it may crack as the whole board will flex as it is made of softer materials and then all the presure is placed on the hard plastic. Just a thought

Nauty · Addict Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 827 City: Lake Dallas

Weby,

The plastic is just on the top for the bindings. It's hard enough for the screws to screw into, but it is pliable. You can bend it around in a complete circle and it will not break.

As for the dimensions, I traced a Hyperlite Scape 116 wakeskate. I can tell you one thing, trying tricks on the trampoline with a tramp board strapped on is a whole lot more difficult than without one. Before I made the board I could spin 540's on the tramp with no problem. With the board I'm doing good just to get around 360.