Building outdoor home gym advice

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1) What is the best way to keep the horse stall mats from moving around? I don't really want to bolt them down. Are they heavy enough to not slide around if I'm doing burpees on them?

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get 2x4 mending plates and put at each corner. this will tie all mats together and they wont really move

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2) What KB weights do you consider to be essential? I currently have 2-53 lbs and 2-26 lbs in my Rogue cart. I'm thinking of adding 1-80 lb for heavier stuff. But not sure.

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i consider 36lbs(1 poods), 70 or 72(2 poods) and then if you want to go heavier

90lbs (2.5 poods)
108lbs (3 poods)

but all depends on what you are using them for, I personally use them alot in place of DBs so i have lots of pairs.

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3) E coat vs powder coat?

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i have powder coated KBs and ecoat on the deep dish....100% the ecoat. the powder scratches like crazy

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4) For future purposes, how well do the powder coated racks hold up outside? Anybody have knowledge of this? I've seen pictures of the rigs outside, so I know some people do it.

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they hold up pretty good. if you are worried too much, either get a stainles or look at getrxd galvanized rack. personally i do not think you will have any problems what so ever with just powder coating.

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5) Rogue has lots of sandbag options. Anyone have recs on the best options?

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honestly the rogue bags are awesome but i would look at other cheaper options. sandbags in general are awesome. I would make your own in the 50, 75lbs increments. then get a 25lbs & 50lbs slam balls for throwing and ballistic movements. from there get 100, 150 and possiblly the throwing one.

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6) Anybody built their own box jumps? Plans? Dos and don'ts?

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very easy to do, just google. i believe end of 3 fitness has some good plans.

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I would get one of those yokes that double as a squat rack.

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definitely where I was leaning

although I kinda like the tall rigs for rings and rope climbs as well...

so many decisions

why not both lol.

i would get teh yoke at first, then later drop a tall rig in the yard

I would recommend a pull up and dip bar.

Outdoor gym in the humid south won’t be forgiving, but gotta make it work if you can’t do inside or garage.