estimated cost on foam pit??

[SteveV]

im lookin into building a foam pit in my back yard. i've already figured out the perfect layout for it but am unsure about costs. Im not much of builder/carpenter so i prob will need someone to help me build it. If anyone on these boards has built a foam pit or has any idea how much they cost (foam, wood, labour) could u tell me some prices. Also what would be apropiate dimensions for the pit.

Thanks a lot

[Rosscofat]

build a box. without a lid. fill it. just use 100 old matts

[kalisto]

I couldn't see the actual pit costing that much. Pretty basic to build a box...

Where would one aquire foam? Check out the yellow pages or something, and give them a call. Or phone somewhere like Club Aviva and ask where they buy their foam.

When you find out, post it up, if it's cheap, I'm sure many of us would be into building one also.

[Chunk]

a foam pit isnt just a build and walk away thing. You have to up-keep the thing. If it were inside it would be a different story, but since its outside, youre gonna have to kind a way to keep the elements out. And throwing a tarp over it wont work cuz water will just puddle and make it really hard to pull off.

[GeoffG]

Two words: Lake jump.

[AnTi-TrAiL_nAzI]

Keefer and I worked it out the other week, for a 4 ft deep, 6 x 12 pit your looking at 3-4000 in foam.. that is proper foam from a gymnastics supplier

[bokinator]

don't they hav elike a trampoline underneath the foam pits?

[SteveV]

Originally Posted by AnTi-TrAiL_nAzI

Keefer and I worked it out the other week, for a 4 ft deep, 6 x 12 pit your looking at 3-4000 in foam.. that is proper foam from a gymnastics supplier

wow thats a lot...any idea where i could get cheaper foam

[Uncle Duke]

foam shops always have scrap foam.. check the yellow pages and call all the shops collect all their scraps..send me a chq for $500 as I just saved you 3-3.5 k.

lol.

[JSinclair]

if you make it 4 feet deep you'll break your neck.

Best idea is to have a floating Net (Ie having netting attached to teh sides with bunjy cord that sits above the ground below the foam pit) then fill it with Foam.

This does a couple of things...first you don't have to have as much foam because there is give in the netting under the foam, second it keeps the foam off the ground.

Building outdoors is dodgy, the rain and moisture gets soaked up by the foam no matter what you have covering it...then you end up with mildue and stuff growing in it...

If you leave it unattended, expect to get a rash when you jump in it...I think Jordie and Klassen have this problem.

[big ben]

not only will it get wet and moldy, but if you get cheap, bad quality foam it can dry out in certain conditions, and there are chances of it catching fire (this has happened to pro FMX riders before). it seems pretty risky, but I wonder how pastrana upkeeps his so well?

[Chunk]

Originally Posted by big ben

I wonder how pastrana upkeeps his so well?

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[big ben]

Originally Posted by Chunk

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

obviously, but I wonder what he uses to cover it, maintain it, etc etc

[SteveV]

Originally Posted by uncle duke

foam shops always have scrap foam.. check the yellow pages and call all the shops collect all their scraps..send me a chq for $500 as I just saved you 3-3.5 k.

lol.

thanks..thats a good idea

[hard_core_biker]

jordie's is in that same net thing..but no bungy cords....hes also got a cool drop thing going there...