# easy ways to build a cheap trap...please help. **URL:** \ **Category:** Ghost Traps\ **Created:** [February 4, 2007, 12:57am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/easy-ways-to-build-a-cheap-trap-please-help/1931 "2007-02-04T00:57:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SamHein](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@SamHein](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/SamHein)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 12:57am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/easy-ways-to-build-a-cheap-trap-please-help/1931/1 "2007-02-04T00:57:07Z")
I am trying to build my own cheap and easy gb trap, for the fact I’ve never actually built anything before, could someone please give me some pointers or sumthing thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Drakkenfyre](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b3f665/32.png) [@Drakkenfyre](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Drakkenfyre)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 1:30am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/easy-ways-to-build-a-cheap-trap-please-help/1931/2 "2007-02-04T01:30:58Z")
The absolutely easiest would be a repainted RGB [Ghost Trap](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/ghost-trap), the only thing it needs is repainting (and a replacing/recovering of the tubing), for an example check here > **[Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos](https://www.yahoo.com/)** > > Latest news coverage, email, free stock quotes, live scores and video are just the beginning. Discover more every day at Yahoo! it is based on the cartoon obviously so it is not 100% movie accurate but close prototype7 has a trap he is building from found parts at places like Wal-Mart, he said he spent around $10 so far, AFAIK he has not finished yet, thread is here [http://www.gbprops.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2526](http://www.gbprops.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2526) -Drakk ))) ---
**Author:** ![prototype7](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/prototype7/32/5890_2.png) [@prototype7](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/prototype7)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 2:58am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/easy-ways-to-build-a-cheap-trap-please-help/1931/3 "2007-02-04T02:58:14Z")
Hey thanks for the mention Drakk… Sam- you should definately check out my thread. It’s not movie accurate that’s for sure. It’s a custom design made from found parts and local stores. The bare minimum could be built for about 10 dollars in parts. I’m going to spend more along the lines of 20 on mine because I want lights in it but my thread is a work in progress sort of thing. Feel free to follow along! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ectoneon](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/2acd7d/32.png) [@ectoneon](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/ectoneon)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2007, 7:14am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/easy-ways-to-build-a-cheap-trap-please-help/1931/4 "2007-02-15T07:14:47Z")
he’s right this is the best “cheap trap” ever, but if you really need to go “ghetto” just use a wooden block with stuff glued or drilled onto it. that was my first sad trap, but i was happy at the time ---
**Author:** ![GB2032DKM](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/gb2032dkm/32/5906_2.png) [@GB2032DKM](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/GB2032DKM)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/easy-ways-to-build-a-cheap-trap-please-help/1931/5 "2007-03-14T00:58:06Z")
Hey Ectoneon, There is always a use for the ‘ghetto’ traps. You can decorate the inside of [the Ectomobile](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/ectomobile) with them and carry the ‘hero’ traps on your belt. Most people aren’t really going to know the difference, except one lights up and one doesn’t. Hope this helps, -Robert ---
**Author:** ![ectoneon](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/2acd7d/32.png) [@ectoneon](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/ectoneon)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 4:35am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/easy-ways-to-build-a-cheap-trap-please-help/1931/6 "2007-03-14T04:35:02Z")
good point …or sitting around the [containment unit](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/containment-unit)