My Spider Climb (PICTURES)

[Oti]

...is finally done. Now I can continue on to the Slider Jump, Log Grip, Jumping Bars, Ascending Climb and transfer to the Spider Flip (maybe.)

[TCM]

*Nosebleeds from sheer awe*

But I can only think that you have 2 fights with that thing. The climb itself and any rouge splinters that might happen, though the wood looks smooth enough. How long is that, doesn't seem that big.

[Oti]

My hands are actually tough enough so that the wood can't pierce my hands. Convenient, huh?

It's 12 feet long. I wanted it longer, but you gotta work with what ya got.

[RiderLeangle]

Maybe you can attach the Slider Jump to on top of the Jumping Spider from where that top bar is. That's a good space saving method and also seems like it could be effective. not sure where you'd mount the net though. Maybe make it detachable and have another support on the other side and temporarily put a net on that bar and the salmon ladder (if that'd be secure enough)

[Oti]

I was actually going to run the Slider Jump off the right side (the side you see in the second picture). It was just going to run out into the open. Wherever it ends up, I would measure however many feet out and put two poles in the ground with a rope connecting them. Or something like that.

I want to keep the end of the Spider Climb (the end that leads toward the Salmon Ladder and Spider Flip) open for a top secret project.

[Lennon]

Looks great, it must be nice to have plenty of flat open yard to build all that. Mine is pretty uneven and has lots of trees which makes it hard for any possible building unless I cut down a couple trees.

[Oti]

While I definitely have it better than you (from what you've described), don't think I have a perfect yard, either.

My yard is really nice, but of course my parents don't want me building this stuff on the nice, pretty grass. So, I've been given a little plot of land that I can do what I want with. What was I given? A wasteland.

There is little grass. The grass that is there is thin and withered. It may as well not even be there. The ground (without the "grass") is covered in fine dirt and sand, but only a thin layer - just enough to get you dirty if you fall in it. Directly beneath that is rock hard earth with tons of roots going through it. So, not only do you get dirty when you fall, you probably hurt yourself.

Digging holes to cement anything has been decent for the most part, but the last hole on the Spider Climb was in rock hard earth... and it had JUST rained the day before.

Also, the area I've been given is pretty unlevel. It's not that bad, I guess... it just sort of slopes down gently. There are a few jagged spots, though. You can't really tell now, but the Spider Climb is set in a very unlevel spot. It was pushed it into place with a tractor, though, so it's sort of dug itself a trench to settle down in.

Look at the bottom of the right wall in the first and second pictures - you can see (a little) how that corner is off the ground. That was actually a small problem until I cemented both walls in the ground.

After I did that, they only wiggled back and forth a little bit. A brace on the top and a few braces on the sides fixed that. Now they can't move.

Once I build the Slider Jump off the side of one of the walls, that wall SHOULD be held in place by the Slider Jump itself, so I can remove the wooden braces on that side. Unfortunately, though, I'm unable to build off the other side of the Spider Climb. There's a garage there.

[Badalight]

Well Oti, my yard is extremely small (as shown in my videos) and it's slanted.

I have no room at all.

[Oti]

Yeah, a small yard would suck.

Luckily, neither of my parents like small yards.

[quasikoz]

now that's badass. But yea, even though you have impervious hands, good luck with splinters.

[Oti]

They're really not a problem if you just climb through. If your start falling and your hands slide, though... that's another story.

It's alright, though. I have tons of pairs of gloves if I ever need them.

[Ninja Chris]

I've wanted to build one myself. But what I would have done is used wood like you did, but also buy plexi-glass and piece it on so that it was exactly the same as the official Sasuke course.

[Oti]

I would have done that if I felt like spending a lot of money.

I like building my obstacles from materials I have, though.

[davidcampbell]

Cool! You could run the slider jump off the top of the salmon ladder. It would simulate the sliding bars at the end of the real thing.

You may want to sand the plywood a bit and then paint it with some enamal so it's a little more slick like the real thing. Painting everything may help protect the wood from water damage too.

[Oti]

...My Salmon Ladder is like 15 feet tall.

Sanding the wood won't work since it's particle board and I'm going to paint it with water sealer probably.

[madmanike]

Very nice. Kandosii

[Oti]

Thank you.

Gazoontite.

[scopedknife]

Wow. Pretty awesome. I tend to do my spider climb practice wherever I can find two parallel walls, and finding areas that are good for physical training out in the wide world is what I do best. Obstacles like the Spider Jump are really where the parkour training comes in handy! ^_^
But congrats! A truly awesome feat of engineering genius!

[Oti]

I would love to climb between walls but there are none around here. So, I had to build some.

I'm really good at hunting training locations too, but there simply weren't any walls around me.

[scopedknife]

Unfortunate. I guess that's the advantage of living in an area like mine: there's always some sort of architectural structure you can think of some way to turn into a device for SASUKE training! Wow that sounds kinda sad... ;D