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POWER BOCKING EXPERIENCE => Pro-Jump Pictures => Topic started by: Bexx on April 15, 2009, 07:29:34 PM
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Woop Woop!
Just got my stilts bag today!
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Ive been fiddleing trying to get them to fit snug .... right now ive just been able to squeeze them side by side .... im sure theres another way ... let me know if you have any ideas
Heres the site where i bought them
power jumperz
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kwl but pic on site luks different 2 the one in the pics :Cconfused:
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I had problems with getting a bag as I had to have the kneebars up high and they wouldn't fit unless I lowered them (a real pain with cuffs)
So I made my own in the end
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
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all we need to see now jason is you behind a sewing machine with your bocks on making stuff :Cnah:
and i did have a bock bag untill springer got her hands on it and broke it :Ccry:
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So I made my own in the end
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
You made that?! Wow.
If I paid for materials would you be able to make something I've designed?
My girlfriend has the skill to make it, but she doesn't enjoy sewing anymore
and her machine isn't really strong enough for thick materials.
When will you use your bag Bexx? I won one a bit ago but not sure what I'll use it for.
A back pack would be cool, but as a side carrying bag I might as well just hold the
springs and not have to worry about someone stealing it while I'm bocking.
EDIT: I just thought of the answer. It's very useful for travelling. If you have to
stow your bocks away on coach or plane journeys. =) Yours looks nice too! ^_^
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To be honest I don't use mine and it was a real pain to make it is nice looking though :Claugh:
I don't spend much time on the sewing machine due to work so you might be better off enlisting Pin as he seems to be a master (his stiching puts mine to shame :Claugh:)
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
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@ KC-- yea the pic does look diff ....i thought that was weird ... but then i thought, oh well its a stilts bag ...dont care if it doesnt look pretty
@ Jason -- dude, what CANT you do !!!
@ brendan -- yea ill be using my bag next month when i go camping in suffolk with some ppl on here ...
although it is pretty heavy
Ill man it :Cbiggrin:
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lol bexx, I read your post to brendan and was like youre coming to suffolk, OMG meet up..then I read the next part and realised we are LOL
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Try them the other way round
see attachment
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Lookin good :Cbiggrin: :Straddle5: :Straddle5:
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LMAO at spud
Naz that is a SWEET bag -- i will turn them around
XXX
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all we need to see now jason is you behind a sewing machine with your bocks on making stuff :Cnah:
and i did have a bock bag untill springer got her hands on it and broke it :Ccry:
I didn't mean too! Damn cheap zips :P
And nice bag bexx :) I just make do with carrying my stilts when out and about, don't want any chavs accusing me of having a dead body in it or something in my lovely local area! :Ctwitcy:
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Yea it is easier carrying them if your going to a meet for a couple of hours ... but i mainly got them for the camping trip in suffolk next month as i wont be able to carry them on my shoulders then .....
oooooo camping :Cbiggrin: fun fun fun
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hey bexx, love the cat on the keybord, and naz beet me to it was going to say try turning them around lol :Ctongue: :Straddle5:
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oohh naz where can u get thoes bags from??
As racing school in August means i would have to have everything tidyed away =[
love
Mini Ellis xxx
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My bag is a completely different ordeal altogether.
It's fashioned out of my old schoolbag, for some reason my backpack had two zips on it.
One tight to the backpack, and one in the normal backpack place.
I cut off the most of the bag, except for the strip created inbetween the two zippers.
i let that piece of material hang down in a curve, and slide my stilts in the material.
I attach my foot binders around this flap of material, and then use the strap from the bar and attach it at the top of each shoulder strap.
This means i have a pair of bocks sitting on my back, just useful for whenever i need to take them around on quite a journey, and couldnt be bothered carrying them or be allowed to walk with them.
This probably makes no sense.
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oohh naz where can u get thoes bags from??
As racing school in August means i would have to have everything tidyed away =[
love
Mini Ellis xxx
Umm no where at the moment, but we will be getting them in black & white in around 7 weeks though
actually edit that, contact that guy ummm whats his name cantallian or something on PP he was selling some.
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ok naz thanks =]
Will do that now let you know how i get on!!
how much would the PJ ones be??
Love
Mini Ellis xx
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No idea at the moment!
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7's do one its £43.50 though
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I tried turning them around and my stilts just arnt having it! :Ccry: I would prob have to adjust the knee bar to get them in right, which would be a pain everytime i pack and unpack them :Cmad:
Although It does say on the website i bought the bag that there is no need for adjustments and dismantling
power jumperz
cheers clive -- I found this cute gif and just HAD to have it as my avatar
Its me typing in cat form (=^_^=)
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i got 1 of the 7s bags the bounceeness 1s and tbh i have only used it one when i went to spain coz its just so big and hevy tbh id ratther they made a back pack like u get for roller skates like this 1
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actually edit that, contact that guy ummm whats his name cantallian or something on PP he was selling some.
Cantallian on PP is PBC on PJ. :Cwink:
Just a word on bags. I stock the FlyJumper and Poweriser variants. Both have pros and cons so here they are:
FlyJumper Pros
Lightweight - can be carried slung behind your back using the shoulder strap,
2 separate compartments - one for each stilt which prevents them from rubbing against each other,
Space - more than enough room in the bag for all your safety gear,
2 sizeable pockets - for carrying accessories, tools, portable phone, etc.,
Storability - can be folded when not in use,
Price - quite affordable, certainly not exaggerated like its counterpart!
FlyJumper Cons
Length - will carry stilts set to their default factory position. If you're tall and extend the kneebar you may not be able to get them in,
Soft base - you wouldn't want to leave it on a wet surface!
Stability - won't sit upright when loaded. Tends to fall over to one side. Not very important but it's still a con.
Poweriser Pros
Construction - very robust design,
Large - can carry stilts with kneebar extended,
Space - more than enough room in the bag for all your safety gear,
Large side pocket - for carrying accessories, tools, portable phone, etc.,
Wheels and retractable handle - can be pulled behind you like most luxury luggage,
Solid base and rubber feet - can be left on a wet surface as it won't touch the ground,
Security - comes with combination padlock (but a thief won't bother about removing the lock!),
Stability - thanks to its feet, it always sits upright.
Chic - Poweriser logo is stitched on the side of the bag in its 3 corporate colours (looks superb!),
Poweriser cons
Heavy - 5 times the weight of the FlyJumper bag! Comes with shoulder strap but only Arnold Schwarzenegger could use it, :Claugh:
Design fault - no separator between stilts forcing them to rub against each other. Do that with Powerisers and they will be ruined the first outing! Solution is to place a piece of cardboard between them,
Storability - Large bag that cannot be collapsed in any shape or form. You can't just fling this in your school locker!
Price - very expensive! (despite all its plus points, most people would not be able to justify the expense).
This forum belongs to Pro-Jump. Out of respect, I have purposely not added the prices although you can find them by Googling the products. As Naz has suggested contacting me I am happy to price the bag of your choice via PM. Thank you for your understanding.
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Thanks for that :) It would be better if anyone interested would pm you
I couldnt remember your Pro-Jump username as Im used to seing you on PP with your other username!
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hey all
i was reading this in college 2day and i think that straping the stilts together with the knee straps or other straps and hook them over a shoulder works really well and when your bocking where would you put the bag ???
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@ lynch
I am getting a bag because im going to the british racing school in august and will need to tidy away my stilts while im their and if they need to be transported - bt overall i dont want them on show in my room as i have to share it.
So thats why im getting a bock bag and also they dont get caught on stuff and lose pads etc
Mini Ellis xxx
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hey all
i was reading this in college 2day and i think that straping the stilts together with the knee straps or other straps and hook them over a shoulder works really well and when your bocking where would you put the bag ???
There's no doubt that this solution would work but, it does have a couple of major downsides to it.
1. stilts are heavy and if not covered with some kind of padding they will hurt you as you walk along with them.
2. if there's any play whatsoever in between them they will rub against each other causing scratching.
If your stilts are already battle-scarred then the scratching issue is not going to bother you but if you are like me and take pride in your stilts, that would simply be out of the question. Mine are beautiful and I intend for them to stay that way. Bags hide stilts but they also protect them.
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just remembered chatting to the guy that runs the circus skills stuff at gilwell 24 n essex jam (scout events) and he keeps his in a big holdal that has wheels on the back like a flight bag, you can get them cheap enough in luggage shops just take a tape messure to your stilts and take the tape messure with you. then you can throw clothes or what ever around them
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@PBC dude tbh i dont rilly think scratching matters coz when u fall oer and things they get scratches i dont think iv ever seen some stilts with out them (other then new 1s out of the box)
but yet i think some 1 needs to come up with a back pack design and i get what u r saying babe i wouldent want my room m8 to go oooooo shiny and push on the knee bar and bending it
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@PBC dude tbh i dont rilly think scratching matters coz when u fall oer and things they get scratches i dont think iv ever seen some stilts with out them (other then new 1s out of the box)
Can't agree with you there I'm afraid. Sure, hard users who don't mind about the state their equipment gets into won't be bothered by scratching but I'm always on the lookout for used stilts and I find the majority I am offered are in very good condition indeed! Even my own are in pristine condition because I take care of them. I reckon I'm possibly the only bocker on the planet to have covered my springs in Scotchgard, a bullet-proof film that is normally used to protect vehicles paintwork against stone chips, scratches, and bugs. At over $1000 a square metre you can understand why nobody else would consider that. :Crolleyes:
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How can you try your hardest if you dont want to scratch them? Trying hard= falling= scratches.
I do mind about the state of my bocks. I have had them um....over a year now. They are a bit scratched from the odd fall but are working perfectly. I maintain them pretty well. They are still going as well as they were when I first got them. If There is a prob i try to fix it as soon as possible. Mind you..i hurt them the other day and had to do some fixing last night. Entirly my fault.
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Well yeah, you are right Spud. I'm just a bit paranoid. I take maximum precautions to protect them and if anything does get damaged I quickly replace it. Springs cost too much to replace which is why I covered them in Scotchgard. Now that's no longer a problem.
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i know i poseted about this before but my main thought was where would you put the bag wists bocking if its for storage i think its a grate idea
@PBC dude tbh i dont rilly think scratching matters coz when u fall oer and things they get scratches i dont think iv ever seen some stilts with out them (other then new 1s out of the box)
Can't agree with you there I'm afraid. Sure, hard users who don't mind about the state their equipment gets into won't be bothered by scratching but I'm always on the lookout for used stilts and I find the majority I am offered are in very good condition indeed! Even my own are in pristine condition because I take care of them. I reckon I'm possibly the only bocker on the planet to have covered my springs in Scotchgard, a bullet-proof film that is normally used to protect vehicles paintwork against stone chips, scratches, and bugs. At over $1000 a square metre you can understand why nobody else would consider that. :Crolleyes:
sorry i understand protecting your stilts but thats a lot of money and tape works brilliant and leather one i think jason made (i think it was jason sorry to the person if it was not jason) would be even better but why spend so much as spud said Trying hard= falling= scratches
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When I talked about the cost, which was very real as you can see if you do a search for Scotchgard dealers using Google, it was basically to warn off any of you getting the idea that this was a good method of protecting them. In reality, I paid nothing because the rep came to sell me the product and left me some samples to test. Using the samples I managed to cover 2 pairs of stilts and really liked the way they came out. But, as a product to retail for covering springs, it just isn't viable because they sell it in sheets of a square metre at over $1000.
There are cheaper brands but they are still way too expensive to consider for our sport.
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@PBC dude tbh i dont rilly think scratching matters coz when u fall oer and things they get scratches i dont think iv ever seen some stilts with out them (other then new 1s out of the box)
but yet i think some 1 needs to come up with a back pack design and i get what u r saying babe i wouldent want my room m8 to go oooooo shiny and push on the knee bar and bending it
Yes or them going ooh shiney, and stealing them....so if they are in a bag they can be hidden easyier =]
Love
Mini Ellis xxx
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I think I want to put my nova on air bags.
You want to do what to who?
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Have I logged into the wrong forum today?
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I think I want to put my nova on air bags. What are the pros and cons. What type of system have most people been using? thanks
We prefer our cars to be on springs here, not airbags... and instead of cars, they're stilts.
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Now thats a thought :Claugh:
I have 2 Pilates Balls I wonder if I could get a footplate on them :Cbiggrin:
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK: