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LAND
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To start building dirt
jumps, you will need land - the most ideal land would be land that you
or your friend's own. That way it will not get torn down, and if anyone
ever messes with you or your jumps you have the authority to tell them
to leave. Most jumps however are built on someone else's land, this can
pose to be a bit of a problem - if the owner doesn't want you building
on their land - your jumps will be gone. So if you are building on
someone else's land, try not to cause too much noise or cause trouble!
Think
you found a good land for jumping? Will let's see. Make sure the land
has good dirt, that means the dirt should not be too soft and should
shape nicely. It should be flat and not rocky, trees are ideal as they
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TOOLS
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To build jumps, you'll
need tools!
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Main Tools |
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Spade
Shovel |
A pointed shovel used for digging
and moving dirt |
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Flathead
Shovel |
A flat bladed
shovel used to shape and pack the dirt |
| Rake |
A steel rake for
raking, clearing the path |
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Optional Tools |
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| Tamper |
This is used to
shape and pack the dirt, and is easier to use then a Flathead Shovel |
| Axe |
To cut roots and
chop down trees to use for building jumps |
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Wheelbarrow |
To carry around
dirt, this is much easier and is useful for getting dirt on top of a
jump |
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PLANNING
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Once you've found a
good spot, have the tools you need and found some helping hands, you
will need to plan your trail. You wouldn't want to have one big double
tabletop jump at the start then only leaving room for a few mediocre
jumps. Plan your jumps, and which direction you will be going and where
you are going to start and leave enough room for the run-up.
Don't start cutting trees
down, for several reasons. First, it's really cool to jump through the
trees, the trees give you shade, they keep the soil intact because of
their root systems and they also act as a supporting base for your jump.
Note that if you're
building through trees, you can't have a pit (the area where you land
from one jump to the takeoff of the next jump) next to a tree, because
of the roots of the tree, so the idea is to build the takeoff lips or
the landing lips next to the tree itself, with the pits in between the
next set of trees.
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