Optimized Backyard Rail

[SharkDan]

Looking for general opinions on the optimal setup for a backyard PVC rail to learn the most amount of fundamental tricks (focusing on the fundamentals, switch on, 2s on and off, 4s on and off, switchups, lips, etc.).

Want to be able to fit in car and easily move myself, so thinking two 8-foot sections. Looking for opinions or experiences on if it should be 2 flat rails, same height, differing heights, flat down, etc? Should it be a fatter tube for 1 and flat (multiple smaller pvc pipes on a 2x4) for the other or both fatter tubes? What is a good height of the ground?

Any help is appreciated. Cheers

 

[KCoCM]

from my experience best setup for swaps is front piece slightly angled up or flat, second piece slightly angled down. best for overall fun is having something moderately high maybe b/w 15-20 inches off ground total height with two flat rails back to back with one behind like 1/2 in. shorter than in front just to ensure you don’t catch. best for new stuff like switch on / 2s is something shorter like 8-10 feet not high off the ground. mistake i’ve made before is thinking my support height is the height of the rail but with base supports and running a 2x4 the whole length of the tube to prevent bouncing the height from ground to top of rail is usually like 6-8 inches higher than the support height. most easily accessible pvc is b/w 1-4 in. i go with the 4s when i find them and 3s are prettt much universally stocked at large hardware stores like lowes home depot etc.

 

[SharkDan]

from my experience best setup for swaps is front piece slightly angled up or flat, second piece slightly angled down. best for overall fun is having something moderately high maybe b/w 15-20 inches off ground total height with two flat rails back to back with one behind like 1/2 in. shorter than in front just to ensure you don’t catch. best for new stuff like switch on / 2s is something shorter like 8-10 feet not high off the ground. mistake i’ve made before is thinking my support height is the height of the rail but with base supports and running a 2x4 the whole length of the tube to prevent bouncing the height from ground to top of rail is usually like 6-8 inches higher than the support height. most easily accessible pvc is b/w 1-4 in. i go with the 4s when i find them and 3s are prettt much universally stocked at large hardware stores like lowes home depot etc.

Thanks for the info my man, exactly what I was looking for. more than enough here to get me going

 

[KCoCM]

Thanks for the info my man, exactly what I was looking for. more than enough here to get me going

ya have fun building and using bro. just wanna clarify that when i say flat rail i meant the supports all being the same height, not flat rail like emulating a an actual flat bar

 

[mattytru]

damn would love to send you to the build a jib cult right now..

I think two flat rails, same height, is your best option. you can set them up with stuff underneath them to create an a-frame if desired. you can use just one for learning certain things, then progress to doing it on the full length rail.

 

[SharkDan]

ya have fun building and using bro. just wanna clarify that when i say flat rail i meant the supports all being the same height, not flat rail like emulating a an actual flat bar

Yeah I got that, gonna try to use a 4inch pvc tube like you suggested. I think I can get a 10' section at home depot here for like 20$CAD

damn would love to send you to the build a jib cult right now..

I think two flat rails, same height, is your best option. you can set them up with stuff underneath them to create an a-frame if desired. you can use just one for learning certain things, then progress to doing it on the full length rail.

Thanks for the input! Seems like 2 flat bars is the consensus