How I built my campus board

[IamTheOnymous]

So are their screws sticking out of the back of the plywood, did you add woodblocks to the back for the screws to go into, or get screws that wouldn't penetrate all the way to the other side?

Also, that looks really shaky in your video where you are training. Feels stable?

[blackpanther2819]

@IamTheOnymous The screws I used just stick out a little on the back. I could have used wood blocks to secure them even more, but that didn't occur to me at the time I built it. The structure itself looks pretty unstable in the video because of 2 things: 1 - it's on a smooth tile floor in a school, so even pushing it a little from the side causes it to move and 2 - I'm 200+ pounds, so dynamic movement with my weight caused the majority of my room to shake. :) It felt stable under my weight.

[mole2k]

Nice video, i've been thinking of making up my own campus board to start training my fingers specifically and this looks like a great simple and sturdy design!

[dasgemuse]

they should have been bolted in using a washer in the back. this makes it more expensive, but anything worth doing is worth doing right

[blackpanther2819]

@dasgemuse The rungs? I used washers for all the supports, but the rungs are just screw into the plywood. If you are thinking of doing rungs that are bolted on, you must consider the size of the wood for the rungs and the size of your bolts. By drilling through the rungs and the plywood to pass a bolt through, it will create a weak point in the rung that drastically increases your chances of splitting a rung when radically loading it, like when you do dyno's and such. IMO

[pr0gfreak]

How high is the bottom of the board off the ground?

[blackpanther2819]

@pr0gfreak It might be about 4 feet, maybe a little less. I had to sit with my legs crossed when I start.

[enrieby]

Thanks for making this video. It's given me the idea and confidence to make my own board : D

[poshfit]

Thanks for this, I'll be building my own soon as a result of this. Much easier than I thought!

[besamemucho5]

it couldn't be clearer....some of these guys i think never cut a piece of wood...

[seahog32]

looks like u had bunch of fun making that board...definitely lots of screwing :)

[YerraChube]

Nice vid! Good, basic down-to-earth advice. Always good to see what other folk are doing, ta!!

Bren, Embra, Scotland

[q8climber7]

to tell u the truth it wasnt helpful ,, im starting ond at home but u were talking too fast and information wasnt organized . . . Nxt tym u do something try to do it efficiently ;) thnx anyways

[blackpanther2819]

@q8climber7 I tried to do the best I could. How would you have done it? And you have heard of the pause button, right?

[jimiskinglivecouk]

@blackpanther2819

motherfucken pwnage

nice job dude. hoping to make mine soon

[FuriousFTW]

@blackpanther2819 lol it wasn't helpful to him because he isn't intelligent enough to comprehend...i understood everything just fine, and this video was awesome. lol

[5ka253k20ughfi135]

@q8climber7 ITS FUCKING WOOD WITH WOOD NAILED TO IT. YOUR DUMB.

[stinkoman01]

@q8climber7

It's not rocket science bro, it's wood with wood screwed on..

[blackpanther2819]

Seems like I'm getting a ton of positive reviews and channel views. Just to comment on the portability of this campus board, I've moved it somewhere in the vicinity of 5 or 6 times and it still works great. Only wish I would have put more screws in a few of my rungs.

[CapoeiraFish]

I'm in the middle of making one of these, almost identical but with a metolius wood grips fingerboard and some slopers and campus rungs. I'll post a video when it's finished. Just need to know what kind of wood you use for support. thanks

[CapoeiraFish]

what type of wood is the support beams?

[blackpanther2819]

Sorry I didn't reply sooner. All the material is low grade pine. Purchased at a local DIY center.

[alkaliboy]

how come you sounds like you're crying??

[r90paul]

haha sounds a bit like chris from family guy

[blackpanther2819]

Probably had a cold, plus I was recording with a really old digital camera that has horrible sound resolution. Dunno, maybe the speakers on your computer aren't all that good either. Just throwing ideas out there...

[Jolinator]

good job mate, all the best from downunder.

[smurphy666]

wow people are real tools, what the hell is so wrong with trying to be informative and useful unlike the two people who just had to make stupid comments and try to ruin this video. kudos for putting up this video though blackpanther2819, definitely going to try and build my own one now if i can get some money together. thanks man

[Daventrev]

nice work,

that good for people on a budget!

[Carmoflage]

Hell Yes!

This video is exactly what i was lookin for.

Try to bulid my own "moveable" board now, because I am not allowed to screw something on the walls at my place.

many thanks from germany!

[giebelstadtaaf]

learn to make a good campus board. also, learn to not be a moron.

[blackpanther2819]

Thanks for the comment. I had never seen one built before, so I kinda went from my imagination. I also don't have a lot of money, so I can't dump a couple hundred bucks into it. I did what I could with what I had. If you don't have something good to say, then keep your effing mouth shut. Thanks!

[giebelstadtaaf]

your welcome

[alpsalish]

Fucking prick.

[Karatewolf1]

its soo small

[juficu]

These rungs look like mount reverse. because you have rounded side on board and shape edge on the other site. Maybe I saw bad. I don´t know.

[blackpanther2819]

They aren't pre-made rungs. They are just strips of 2x2's. Neither side is rounded.

[ionosphre]

Actually looks like 3/4 inch plywood, if not it should be. Sure, climbers aren't big people, but you can generate a lot of force if you're doing two handed drops to a lower rung. Otherwise good video with some good ideas. I definately like the idea of using bolts instead of screws.

[blackpanther2819]

3/4 inch = 12/16 inch. I wasn't quite sure if 3/4 inch would be thick enough, so I went for 15/16 (I think...). :) If not, I definitely didn't go lower that 13/16.

[axisatrocity]

Thanks a lot for this, really solid, common-sense ideas. And decent narration, thank god.

[arustycake]

I've been trying to think up a support system for when I build my board this winter, and found this on my first search. Definitely using your model when I get home for winter break.

[jessse288]

cool!

[slynam1]

First and foremost, your room is messy. You're a liar. Second of all, I may have rode on the short bus as a kid (without any mentally challenged individuals) but I can hold a camera still and speak 3 languages.

FYI: maybe block would be a better word than "hunk".

And in response to your slew of comments, I would say I hope you get splinters but I'd feel a little bad. But only a little.

[slipthejab]

wow. You lose the internet. Give your mom back her keyboard.

[rough77]

you - are - an - idiot :-)))

[grzybu]

great ;) I was looking for something like that