How high should i make my backyard rail

this guy knows whats up. i made the exact height so that i couldnt nut myself. the issue was that it was reeeaallly short, so you might wanna consider making a taller one just for the ease of spinning off.
 
16-20

mine is almost 24 and that is pretty high.

i need to build something else if i want a summer set up to work.

 
Our problem is (i'm his bro) that we suck at wood working and need a kicker for the rail... the rail is gonna be 20 inches tall. do you guys know were we could buy something for a relatively cheap price?

Thanks
 
i have a 15 inch high rail and box and a 24 inch high rail and they all work well and i don't nut myself on them....and i'm not the best wood worker either. if your aren't too bad you can just improvise building a kicker and rail and as long as it stands you shouldn't have too much of a problem
 
if its just a flat rail then it doesnt really matter, make it like a foot and a half i'd say, seems like a good height for learning shit
 
i built one came out mad nice... double barrel 10 ft rail.... but i made the mistake of making it close to 3 feet tall, it was building a jump for it in the early season and keepint the jump late in the season.. and id go as long as you can cause shorter isnt as much fun
 
Knee Height sounds perfect, especially for a summer backyard sesh. In the winter you can always pile it on a snowpile and make it so you have a decent drop off for spinning.
 
just dont make it too low.. otherwise your tips/tails will touch when you grip.

and the worst thing is a short rail.
 
ok.

we decided on the rail to be 18 inches high.

now we need to decide on the length and height of the kicker.

my bro and i are fairly new to building our own features so we dont really know whats good.

Thanks
 
just high enought not to feel scared on it but enough were you skis wont catch on the ground mines about 15in its pretty nice
 
ok thanks alot.

what about the length?

we dont want it too short or else it will be to steep,

but if its to long then we'll lose speed.

Thanks
 
I think the best thing for a kicker is dirt. That's what I'm gonna go with this summer, I tried the corkboard/wood and it just feels way too flat and awkward. I'm just gonna pack down some dirt really well, cover it in some sort of mesh to keep it from completely mixing in with the snow, then tarp it after each use incase of rain.

and for rail just do whatever your comfortable with. I have a 16-20in and it works perfect, I think I'm gonna make something shorter for summer since it'll be easier to make a nice kicker for it
 
i am about to build an entire set up.

6.5ft drop in, 9ft slope,16-18 inch kicker, 16 inch high 10" by 12' box, and i already have a 22" by 12' shotgun rail.

i will probably post a step by step "review" of what i did and how it turned out.

look for it in the Build-a-Jib cult.

probably will be done in around 2 weeks, depending on how fast i can get the HDPE for the box...
 
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