{"id":1061,"date":"2018-02-23T00:48:12","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T13:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.michaelefford.com.au\/?post_type=jetpack-portfolio&p=1061"},"modified":"2023-06-19T16:13:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T06:13:58","slug":"port-air-pad","status":"publish","type":"jetpack-portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.michaelefford.com.au\/portfolio\/port-air-pad\/","title":{"rendered":"The Port-Air Pad"},"content":{"rendered":"

This was my final Honours project for my RMIT Industrial Design degree, completed in 2017.<\/p>\n

The Port-Air Pad is a modular, connectable and tessellated bouldering pad design that allows for variable arrangement to suit the terrain and landing space. The ported, air-based impact attenuation system provides 23cm of impact attenuation \u2013 twice the thickness of most pads on the market. Lightweight and manoeuvrable, the Port-Air pad is very easy to use, with each individual pad weighing just 500g. But most importantly, the Port-Air Pad compacts down to 1\/3rd its size and fits into a lightweight backpack for ultra-portability to allow you to take bouldering further.<\/p>\n

You can read my thesis here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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