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YOUR JUMPING STILTS => Modifications => Topic started by: Jason on September 07, 2007, 09:13:24 PM
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A lot of you have asked about a way of carrying PJ's this is my answer I'm not sure if it will work with the hoops (you would need another pair of straps ) but if you can invert the PJ's as shown without the hoops catching the frame it should work (depends on how the hoops are adjusted
Anyway the pics are fairly self explanitory
By the way I call it a Bocksack
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Edge
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Front
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Components
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Close up
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Foot strap
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And it all packs away and can hang on your belt
Ooh and you can keep a small tool kit in the folded belt bag
The cup is for size comparison
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Here's my carrier IN the cup :o ;D
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/Dark-Knight/Bocking/pc1.jpg)
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Nice DK but have you got a tool kit in there as well
Mine contains 2 spanners 2 screwdrivers and an allen key ;D
Ooh and can you carry a helmet wristies and a fullset of pads in it
and lunch if necessary ;)
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No but I could fit another cup in it :o
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/Dark-Knight/Bocking/pc2.jpg)
So I cheated ;D
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Heres what I now use to carry my with :o
Tool kit ? Thats what bum bags are for 8)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/Dark-Knight/pc3.1.jpg)
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FORGET ALL THAT :o
All you need is this :o
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/Dark-Knight/Bocking/pc3.1.jpg)
But you'll have to work out how to change it to work with MOD'ed cuffs, but it shouldn't be hard.
You'll need one bungee (180cm long you may find you need a smaller one ? )
A water armband the ones with two squares on them. Cut the two squares out ( These are for padding ).
First stand both next to each other both pointing the same way.
Interlock the knee straps so they stand tight together.
Thread bungee through each hoop ( in one out the other ).
Blow just a little air into each pad and place between the footplate rods ( these will rest on your shoulder ).
Now the tricky bit :o
With the stilts facing you hold near the end of the footplate and left them up and over your head so the the hoops slide down your back and the spring are pointing outwards.
Now the real tricky bit
Rest a footplate on each shoulders and grab one end of your bungee cord and clip it in front of you on the opposite Stilt. There's a rod under ( now on top ) of the footplate it will hook but will on lock ( doesn't matter ).
Repeat for the other stilt.
And that's it ! :o
The hoofs is above your head and the springs stick out the back and not poking out at anyone. Hands free and if you carry a bum bag you and stow it and a tool kit ( Jason ;D )
If you've seen Alien Vs Predators, you look it a Predators with two big guns ;D
I'll do picture if you can follow that !?
There you have it DK's shoulder holder :)
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No but I could fit another cup in it :o
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/Dark-Knight/pc2.jpg)
So I cheated ;D
this is scaryly helarious to me XD
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You'll have to post a pic I think I understand but arn't the hoops sticking in you back uncomfortable ?
With mine you just throw it on your back like a rucksack and when you want to carry it in one hand just pick the whole lot up by one spring
The only problem I had on the tube was that it sticks up about 2" above my head and as I'm 6ft 4" it got caught on the roof in the tube train I think you will have a similar problem
Also one kid said it made me look like one of the ghostbusters ;D I didn't ask which one ;)
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No most of the weight goes through the shoulder ( why you have a pad ).
True they stick up but it less than if you had them on and because you can see the hoof's you'll not walk into things.
And not everyone was born with a pair of stilt on, 6ft 4 .... I'm 5 8 and i can walk through doors OK with them on ! ;D
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Oh to be 5ft 8" no headaches in old country houses and I'll bet theater seats are comfy for you
You lucky lucky s0d (to quote monty python)
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Oh to be 5ft 8" no headaches in old country houses and I'll bet theater seats are comfy for you
Most of the time ;D
But I could get unlucky and get stuck behind some 6ft 4 man shuffling in the seat in front of me >:( LOL
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Oh to be 5ft 8" no headaches in old country houses and I'll bet theater seats are comfy for you
Most of the time ;D
But I could get unlucky and get stuck behind some 6ft 4 man shuffling in the seat in front of me >:( LOL
Just wear your bocks and you can see over him ;D
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Oh to be 5ft 8" no headaches in old country houses and I'll bet theater seats are comfy for you
Most of the time ;D
But I could get unlucky and get stuck behind some 6ft 4 man shuffling in the seat in front of me >:( LOL
Just wear your bocks and you can see over him ;D
Or just hit him with one :o ;D
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Warning: this is such an obvious method, that I'm sure someone else has already thought of it, and it may even be elsewhere on the site, and if it is I'm sorry.
Having just been forced to carry my bocks back home (I'm nowhere near as fit as I wish I was), I've found a decentish stop-gap method for carrying Bocks and all of your protection.
You will need;
1 x Rucksack / Backpack
1 x PoweriSers/PoweriZers/Bocks/Whatever...
1. Place the Bocks on the ground next to each other, with the springs both facing the same way.
2. Turn one bock so that the foot from one is level with the hoop of another. This ensures that the combined weight of the Bocks is evenly distributed.
3. Unthread the straps from the backpack, and then re-thread them behind the springs, making sure they're securely fastened back in the plastic buckles.
It may take some maneuvering to get the Bocks into a comfortable position (or even to get the back-pack on in the first place), but it is a simple and effective way to carry them, and it gives you a place to carry helmet + pad + drink + valuables etc.,
Again, I'm sorry if this is already widely-publicised.
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Warning: this is such an obvious method, that I'm sure someone else has already thought of it, and it may even be elsewhere on the site, and if it is I'm sorry.
Again, I'm sorry if this is already widely-publicised.
:-\ So obvius Jason started the thread showing you just that !? ;D
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Sorry Dark Knight, I'm not entirely sure what you mean by that.
as far as I can tell, what Jason has done is to make something completely from scratch, wheras I'm just suggesting that you use an existing backpack and loop the straps through the springs.
I'll admit, Jasons method looks a lot better than mine, but requires a deal more effort to carry out.
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Bigg Hungry Phill, I think this is a great method, similar to Jason's but different as Jason's design using calf cuffs & not the knee bars. Get some pictures up if you can :)
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Nice Idea Phill
I did think of using a rucksack (Still got the one I bought for the project) and at Capital Bocking I carried a rucksack as well (for water and tools) the only problem is that you then have to carry the rucksack while bocking or leave it on the ground (and maybe get it nicked)
On the other hand it is good to have water tools etc with you
I designed mine to be used on short trips when you don't want any extra weight to slow your bocking so it would be handy to have both yours for away days and mine for short journeys localy
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Method + Pictures:
1. Place the Bocks on the ground next to each other, with the springs both facing the same way.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y153/BiggHungryPhill/DSC00011.jpg)
2. Turn one bock so that the foot from one is level with the hoop of another. This ensures that the combined weight of the Bocks is evenly distributed.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y153/BiggHungryPhill/DSC00012.jpg)
3. Unthread the straps from the backpack, and then re-thread them behind the springs, making sure they're securely fastened back in the plastic buckles.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y153/BiggHungryPhill/DSC00013.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y153/BiggHungryPhill/DSC00014.jpg)
And the result;
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y153/BiggHungryPhill/DSC00016.jpg)
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Thanks for the pics Phill, looks easy to do, how comfy are they to carry? and do the straps cope well with the weight of the bocks?
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you may have to shift them around a bit so that you don't get a bolt digging in to your ass, and it probably wouldn't be very kind on your shoulders to carry them for miles and miles. They are also quite difficult to maneuver indoors, and subsequently I could imagine them being hard work to carry through busy streets (I do most of my bocking in the countryside, so it's not an issue for me).
The straps of the bag don't seem to be under too much strain, but I think it would depend on the build quality of the bag as to whether or not they're likely to break.
As for carrying the backpack, I think it's easier the more stuff you have in it (I only had a bottle of water, and could feel it bouncing up and down with every step). If you were to fill it up, or secure the things inside it it would be easier. Also, having the backpack on the tightest setting stops the bag itself jumping up and down on your back.
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ha.....
just spotted this thread...
well...i made a carrier from webbing a while ago...
when strapped up...the springs are behind your shoulders..
the kneebar over your shoulder...and the footplate situates between
your arms and chest... so when strapped you can support them if you wish..
the footplate becomes an arm rest lol.... unintended of course...
my strap just wraps around the kneebar around your back and clips at the front
you guessed it...with a quick release buckle....im trying to do one with shoulder pads included...im not quite happy with it yet... will post some pics when ive sorted it...if i get chance lol....
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I've worked out another way !?
It's uses just two 12 inch bendy wires ( You can get away with just one ). The big green ones you get in garden centres or DIY stores in packs of three.
I'll post picture very soon.
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we need a proper backpack that you can use to put your bocks in so there right on your back out the way...
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hehe....
just bloody wear em....
no carrier needed then....hehe
i bought mine to use....lol
all good ideas....but i generally wear them 95% and carry 5%
one tip to remember guys.... mostly.....
always follow the inventor designs
as they have tried and tested most ways previous to get
to this....and know the best way generally....
through trial and error.... just my 95 pence worth....