12's or 14's?
12's or 14's?
Getting narrow burly's and plan to put em on a 1.5" riser. I'm 6'2" and we have an shoulder hieght law for apes here in IL (that im not really concened about but) I would like to have them about shoulder height. I did the broom stick test and got 14" from the tree. so naturally i was thinking 12" + 1.5" = about 14. But it seems that alot of people wish they would have gone 2" taller and I dont want that problem. so do I go 12" or 14"? Need opinions from guys with apes. Really wanna order em but I'm just not sure which way to go.
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Where is the 16" option? I run 12's w/ 3" risers. 6' even and there a few inches below my shoulders.
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This may help. Do the broom stick again, measure from the top of your tank. Definitely 14's or even 16's.
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Go 14, at the very least. I am 6'2 and just installed 16" Wild-1's on low 1.5 risers, and I could not be happier.
Just remember, you do not hear too many people complain that they should have gone lower! Also, if you do end up with the 14's, get your cables a couple inches longer than you need, because more than likely you will end up buying 16's. And the swap will atleast not entail swapping your cables again....
Just remember, you do not hear too many people complain that they should have gone lower! Also, if you do end up with the 14's, get your cables a couple inches longer than you need, because more than likely you will end up buying 16's. And the swap will atleast not entail swapping your cables again....