Camo G Units any good?

FlexThis · Post by **FlexThis** » 30 Aug 2010 08:19

Mine are not slick at all!

The mesh is super grippy and the bag sits nicely. I play with facile and amaretta bags and haven't had a problem with grip. My lavers are more plastic than mesh and the bag sometimes slides off, but one of things I liked about the Camos was how grippy the mesh was.

I also took the speed bump out of the tongue and the bag now sits back deeper on the toe. I like the cargo net mod I did on the leather ones better and may still try that option on the Camos.

Sorry to hear about the slick problem. That would drive me crazy.

thedudeman · Post by **thedudeman** » 30 Aug 2010 10:19

thats great that yours are gripping

btw i was wondering what that piece of material at the top of the net mod on the toe was, its like right at the end of the toe. is that your stall area?

FlexThis · Post by **FlexThis** » 30 Aug 2010 11:46

In order to make the cargo net mod, I first had to remove the tongue of the shoe completely. Then I cut a horse shoe shape in the black material under the leather of the toe box. This is the material that people usually use as the toe box surface. Then I place the cargo net (rectangular shape) in place of the old toe box surface and "goop" it (all purpose glue) to the horse shoe shaped material. Then I cut out an identical horse shoe shaped piece of DENIM and "goop" it over the black horse shoe shaped material and cargo net. Then I press the 2 pieces of material tightly together making sure the cargo net is well glued in between. Once dry (overnight) I then cut the excess cargo net from around the toe box. I also remove about an inch of tongue at the bottom where the old toe box was attached. I make my toe boxes deep for rake moves. I then reattach the tongue to the remaining cargo net toe box. In order to keep the tongue in place (because a cargo net can stretch), I run the first lace of the shoe through a set of tongue holes that I make at the base of the tongue. You can see the shiny G 6 metal lacing thingy upside down in the picture. Walla! Cargo net toe box mod.

If you like barefoot shred or have a need to have that much control of your toes, then this mod is perfect for that. I also like to mod off the first eyelet to keep the walls lower.

thedudeman · Post by **thedudeman** » 30 Aug 2010 14:14

well im not much of a raker, im only 6 months in so im still learning very much so
but i do like the concept, i love having a huge toe on my shoes
but i was actually wondering what that black stuff on the end was? and if i could aquire some could i stitch it to the clipper area on my units and fix the grip problem?

FlexThis · Post by **FlexThis** » 30 Aug 2010 14:47

The black stuff is denim I got from a fabric store. It is thick and stiff and very durable for holding things together (durable construction type material), it will not help your clipper surface as it is TOO THICK to use as a stallable surface. I use it on the toes to hold the cargo net in place.

At some point (if I don't sell my leather G-Units to BrianBear) I may try a cargo net inside surface as well. Not exactly sure that it would help however.

I would look for thin durable materials for stalling surfaces. I could not find anything that was both black and thin other than the cargo net, but you can use just about any thin material that won't tear easily. You just want to be able to feel the bag through the material.

Textured canvas or a non plastic mesh would probably work best for the grip problem. I am bummed that you are experiencing slide off. My Laver's are notorious for this but not the Camo Gs. Weird.

thedudeman · Post by **thedudeman** » 30 Aug 2010 15:21

dude thats crazy, i have the exact opposite, i was messing around in my lavers today and doing osis and it stuck to the mesh on them,

one thing ive seen the bear do is take ultrasuede light and put it onto clipper surfaces, its amazing what it does, ive seen him hit torque without a huge effort to even crank because of the mod he did on his lavers

FlexThis · Post by **FlexThis** » 31 Aug 2010 07:09

The leather G Units have a bucket for an inside. It makes stalling super easy, but I find that setting out of the bucket is not like Lavers. Not sure if I like them that much or not.

The Camos make me bounce around and I feel like my form is better. The leathers don't bounce, kinda heavier and the clipper is awkward. I can see advantages of both shoes.

Brian was kicking in Leather G's this past weekend. I bet the ultra suede mod helped a lot on the Lavers. I wonder though if sweat and dirt would make the material stiff over time? That's usually the case with footbags.

thedudeman · Post by **thedudeman** » 01 Sep 2010 08:12

well thats the thing, any material would get stiff with sweat and dirt, even my g-unit material on my leather pair feels a bit stiff after using them for a bit, but you can always wash the material with a wash cloth.plus sweat and dirt wouldnt make the grip go away, sometimes it can make it even grippier

the only argument ive heard against the bear mod was that the material can take longer to dry, which isnt a huge deal imo, just take a hot wash cloth and scrub it a bit after every session then let it sit in a warm room for a few hours, i bet it would be good as new

Tsiangkun · Post by **Tsiangkun** » 04 Sep 2010 06:34

I like mine, they seem to have lots of grip, bummer yours are slippery. Maybe they made some sizes from a different material.

h0ag3yb3atZ · Post by **h0ag3yb3atZ** » 12 Oct 2010 04:36

Just found a pair of camo goons in my closet that I totally forgot about. Pretty stoked.

I cut out the inside mesh but didn't cut the camo mesh....whats the best way to mod these?

Wumbo · Post by **Wumbo** » 12 Oct 2010 07:59

you mode them just like mesh lavers

h0ag3yb3atZ · Post by **h0ag3yb3atZ** » 12 Oct 2010 08:44

So cut the camo off then?

FlexThis · Post by **FlexThis** » 12 Oct 2010 10:04

DO NOT CUT OFF THE CAMO

Wumbo · Post by **Wumbo** » 12 Oct 2010 10:36

the camo mesh stays, u only remove whats added to it on the inside