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Bouldering Pads - How To

timothy

6-Oct-2009
9:52:51 PM

I'm pretty keen to build my own bouldering pad, but not sure of the particulars. Wondering what everyones opinions are on foam density, covering, etc. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

mattjr

6-Oct-2009
10:12:17 PM

Found this:

Portable Landing Zone Mats (sometimes called crash pads or bouldering mats) are constructed with durable 18 oz. heavy coated vinyl. Breather fabric is located around three sides. Zippers make foam replacement a snap, while handles allow for easy handling.

A top layer of 1 3/8" cross-linked polyethylene is bonded to a layer of high impact foam for a total thickness of either 4” or 6”. The polyethylene provides a firm landing surface while the high impact foam bottom layer provides cushioned support.

Portable landing zone mats can be custom designed to your specifications for width, length, and total thickness. While a non-folding configuration is standard, it can also be made them in a folding mat style.

Raw Foam Products

1. Polyurethane Foam (various sizes and thickness)

2. Bonded Foam (various sizes and thickness)

3. Polyethylene (rolls of 6’ x 42’ x --1.4” or 2” thick)

4.Proethylene Foam (sheets 4' x 6' -- 2" or 4" thick)

5. Proethylene Foam (sheets 4' x 8' -- 3" or 6" thick)

SwineOfTheTimes

6-Oct-2009
11:01:09 PM

Looked into this a while back. Unless you can buy the foam megga cheap (which usually means in bulk), it's cheaper to buy one. Unless you are happy to use crap foam, but then what's the point?

shay

7-Oct-2009
9:29:28 AM

On 6/10/2009 SwineOfTheTimes wrote:
>Looked into this a while back. Unless you can buy the foam megga cheap
>(which usually means in bulk), it's cheaper to buy one. Unless you are
>happy to use crap foam, but then what's the point?

Yes, good quality foam is expensive. I was looking into replacing the foam in one of my pads, (the cover was still good, but the foam went soft very quickly) and it was going to cost me more than buying a new one.

dalai

7-Oct-2009
4:23:48 PM

On 7/10/2009 shay wrote:

>Yes, good quality foam is expensive. I was looking into replacing the
>foam in one of my pads, (the cover was still good, but the foam went soft
>very quickly) and it was going to cost me more than buying a new one.

If people find a cheap supplier of good foam I'd be interested, as my Cordless Deluxe could do with a refill...

alrob

7-Oct-2009
6:15:33 PM

On 7/10/2009 dalai wrote:
>On 7/10/2009 shay wrote:
>
>>Yes, good quality foam is expensive. I was looking into replacing the
>>foam in one of my pads, (the cover was still good, but the foam went
>soft
>>very quickly) and it was going to cost me more than buying a new one.
>
>If people find a cheap supplier of good foam I'd be interested, as my
>Cordless Deluxe could do with a refill...

Does that mean we might see you out on the boulders again Marty!? Could it be true!?

climbingfool

8-Oct-2009
1:27:50 PM

If you find cheap foam, there will be a reason it is so cheap.

dalai

8-Oct-2009
4:12:55 PM

On 7/10/2009 alrob wrote:
>Does that mean we might see you out on the boulders again Marty!? Could
>it be true!?

Having too much fun riding my bikes to get my still damaged finger looked at... But wanting to replace the foam in my pad for the day I finally get it fixed! As there are still enough local areas awaiting development.

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