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Inflatable Pads
sxrxg:
Came across a couple of new inflatable pads, one looks a bit like the construction of the paddle board and already seems to be avialable to purchase whereas the other concept is a kickstarter and seems to be considerably smaller and lighter pads - this one seems like a great concept for longer approaches be great to be able to put two or three in a rucksac and use an mtb to get to the crag or even just to aid the approach on those long walk ins.
Both options are appealing to me as they would take up consideably less space when packing the car for a family holiday!
https://kailasgear.com/products/inflatable-bouldering-rock-crash-pad
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1847051333/sick-sequence-climbing-ultra-portable-crash-pad/description
What does everyone think? Is this concept appealing to anyone else?
Bonjoy:
Somethings like these would be useful for coastal/loch bouldering where the lowest effort approach is by kayak.
Dingdong:
I’d use these just to make that god forsaken stanage approach easier :lol:
User deactivated.:
Great concept if it actually worked, but it looks terrible to fall on. There's no dampening and it looks like you'd just bounce off it from a moderate fall. I could imagine an air pad providing a better landing if there was a pressure valve that releases some of the air upon impact. But that would require either pumping back up every time or a motorised pump with heavy batteries...
sirlockoff:
I just pitched this idea to Carlos about week ago :lol:, might get some more people to grinah
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