Help with ideas for a highly portable demo setup

[JP.]

Hey everybody, I am looking for ideas for a highly portable street style demo setup. I have a program for kids that I take into schools and am looking to expand and improve it. Currently I have several 4’x8’ boxes that range in height up to 24” (I would like them adjustable to 48"), skinnies, some ladder bridges, teeters and the like. The boxes are too heavy and cumbersome so I'm looking for better solutions.

I’m looking for obstacles that collapse or knock down to small sizes for transport (must go through a regular size door). Ideally they would be easily movable by one person on a cart (picture a narrow stripped down version of the lumber carts at home depot).

Does anybody have pictures of creative, collapsible demo setups? Show me what you have. Has anyone had experience with portable modular stages?

I’m also looking for a super portable street setup with 2 quarters and a spine. I have seen pictures of Petr Kraus' Redbull demo setup with 2 quarters, a spine and some kind of fun box. The quarters looked like they were composite and needed no backing support (just top edge support). This would be ideal. Does anybody know who manufactured his stuff, or how to find out? Does anybody have good pictures of it?

I can’t find pictures of Lance Trappe’s setup, but I recall they looked really light and portable. Does anyone have more infor or pictures of his setup?

Thanks in advance.

JP

[va_tick]

Someone here mentioned away to make a setup that you could simply bolt togetehr pre-cut tubes, then throw the pre-cut plywood on top and boom your done.

Thtas a short winded explanation but you can get an idea of the portability with somthing like that.

[trialskid14]

Scaffolding, not cheap but you can go as high as you want

[stocktrials]

you need one of these.
http://z.about.com/d/actionfigures/1/0/V/-/-/-/about---OptimusTruckG1.jpg

http://members.fortunecity.com/zobovor/optimus_prime_repaint_combat_deck.jpg

[AgrAde]

http://www.observedtrials.net/otn4/dual.jpg

http://www.observedtrials.net/otn4/jhandemo1.jpg

http://www.observedtrials.net/otn4/xairviperlarge.jpg

http://www.observedtrials.net/otn4/P9240011.JPG

made of plywood and aluminium. they all just unclip into flat pieces and fit easily into a fairly small trailer. they go into a ford transit with LOTS of room to spare.

something like this would be very expensive but if you want to contact the guy that built them, www.biketrial.co.nz.

[eastside]

Thats hot! I really like that setup.

[Mike Steidley]

There is a place here in CT that makes all types of skatepark ramps, freestyle moto cross kicker jumps, half pipes and spines ect. out of Alum.

Its not even close to cheap but really good stuff, e-mail me if you want the guys info tho.... It think its skateparkramps.com

[perkins]

I only had $300 to work with, so I was pretty limited. I also needed something that I could move around pretty easy. All of the legs come off the boxes, so that makes it a lot easier... they just slide into a pocket under the platform and are held there by two bolts, one from each direction (like a + sign). I added a few braces on the legs to stiffen everything up. There are also two braces that keep the 3' and 4' box from moving apart on gaps... and they also keep the little ramp that goes between them in one place. The whole thing takes about 15 minutes to put together... and another 15 to take it apart. Put together, it all fits in the back of a pickup truck... and taken apart, it fits in the back of our Jeep. It's a pretty solid set up considering I didn't have too much to work with. It could be option for you...

[JP.]

Thanks for the suggestions.

I'm trying to avoid the semi truck option though!

trialskid14: Scaffolding is a good suggestion. I want a setup with adjustable height, but potentially could modify for my needs.

AgrAde: that setup looks awesome. I will follow up with the link you gave me.

All of the legs come off the boxes, so that makes it a lot easier... they just slide into a pocket under the platform and are held there by two bolts, one from each direction (like a + sign)....

Sam are you through bolting the 4x4 uprights to the 2x4 siderails? I had a box similar to yours that got really wobbly over time. Have you had any problems with yours? Do you have more pics of your setup?

Mike S. I will email you for the link to the ramp guy.

Thanks for the suggestions and keep the ideas coming!

JP

[perkins]

Sam are you through bolting the 4x4 uprights to the 2x4 siderails? I had a box similar to yours that got really wobbly over time. Have you had any problems with yours? Do you have more pics of your setup?


The 4x4 legs slide into a 4x4 box [] made out of 2x4's on the bottom of the platform... it's a really snug fit... and then the bolts tighten everything up. Have you ever seen the cheap plastic lawn furniture with the removable legs on the tables? That's actually where I got the idea from. The box is beyond stiff... I added the 2x2's on the legs to keep everything square, so they aren't even needed to make everything solid. I tried it with one bolt per leg... and that didn't work at all. Having the "+" set up with the bolts is what really does it. I don't have any other pictures of it right now... it's all covered up and under several feet of snow. I can get you more pictures as soon as I can get to it, though...

[JP.]

Anybody have any information on this setup? The ramp looks like it is a composite structure and doesn't use any stiffening structure behind it.

This is Petr Kraus' setup.

JP