To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:29:07 -0500
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] DRY WALLER STILTS


I'll second Mary's warning.  I've been present (and on stilts) when another
stilter went down and shattered both wrists.  It was a combination of not
enough practice, restricted vision from a mask, and trying to catch herself.
The very first lesson in stilting is never put your arms out to catch
yourself.  Pull your arms in and let your full body take the blow.

Kurt

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On Behalf Of Mary Robinette Kowal
Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2008 9:14 PM
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] DRY WALLER STILTS

You are totally wrong in worrying about the extra weight.  Knowing a
performer who went down on a pair of homemade ones and shattered his
wrist, I've got to say that I'd put up with the weight for the
stability of painters stilts.

Yours,
Mary

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Mary Robinette Kowal
http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com



On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 8:44 PM, Mathieu René <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca> wrote:
> >From one source selling actual DURA-STILTS on Ebay (thanks Steven
Widerman
> for the tip of looking for those there)),. I read that a pair weighs 15
> lbs!!!
> Yikes!
> I guess thats what you need for stability and durabilty for such an
> insudtrial product.
>
> Maybe way too heavy for my uses.
> Doesn't this mean that each leg must lift 7.5 pounds each step?
> How can one dance and do the Wild Rumpus with such extra weight?
> Not to mention the rest of my costume, a giant full head paper mache skull
> mask (lightweight, but still), a lot of black fabric, and probably giant
> skeleton hands on rods...
>
> Oh well, maybe Destiny wants me to build big things myself, expecially the
> cosntruction stuff...
> I'm guessing that Pine wood and a few screws might weigh less than the
cast
> aluminum of thr dura stilts.
>
> Or am I totally wrong, totally exagerating the importance of 7.5 pounds?
>
>
>
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