weej
New Member
Posts: 14 
|
Post by weej on May 9, 2015 7:04:26 GMT -7
Hi, I'm an aging city-dweller with two kids "rebounding" into climbing thanks to a bouldering gym that opened up near our apartment. I'm following the RCTM (and loving it!) and have about 2 weeks of ARC left before I start hangboarding in the Strength Phase. I'm considering getting one of these "slim" removable training board mounts and hanging a METOLIUS Wood Grips Compact or a BEASTMASTER on it, then upgrading to the Trango Rock Prodigy Center if it turns out I have enough clearance for that someplace. Has anyone had any luck with these. My main concerns are 1.) you really can put this up and down easily, because I will need to store between uses, and 2.) it's not a terrible training experience. thanks in advance for feedback! www.blankslateclimbing.com/products/the-blank-slate-slim/ |
|
weej
New Member
Posts: 14
|
Post by weej on May 9, 2015 8:37:26 GMT -7
|
|
|
|
Post by jonfrisby on May 9, 2015 16:28:40 GMT -7
Let me know how it goes. I live in NYShitty and will probably do something in my next apartment
|
|
|
|
Post by Chris W on May 9, 2015 19:35:07 GMT -7
Weej, I initially mounted my RPTC to the blank slate to hang above my kitchen doorway. Had to trim the board a bit. Eventually, I mounted a French cleat in its place, then moved the whole thing into my barn with the rest of my training walls. The blank slate did flex a bit when weighed, but if you adjust the angle of the thing well, you can factor this into the hang to make it vertical when weighed. the whole deal was pretty heavy, but doable. You can store it as long as you can find a space large enough to stash it. Your every day average closet would do, as long as your wife hasn't taken up all the space already. When I was a bachelor, I did build a climbing wall in my apartment. Forgiveness rather than permission...  |
|
|
|
Post by jcm on May 10, 2015 7:53:13 GMT -7
Also of note: that style of doorway-mount setup (Perfect Pull Up; Blank Slate) is easily "defeated" by many varieties of non-standard door configuration (too wide, no edges on moulding, excessively large edges on moulding, door goes all the way to ceiling height, door right in a corner, etc.). I have a Perfect Pull up bar and it won't mount on any of the doors in my apartment. I mainly use that pull up setup for travel, but also find that even when travelling it is frequently defeated by door design. So, make sure you have a suitable door before getting a Blank Slate.
|
|
|
|
Post by andrew on May 10, 2015 8:52:53 GMT -7
FWIW, I'd just get a Rock prodigy hangboard and figure out how to mount it. I used to use a Metolius board and recently switched to the rock prodigy- I've been able to hang more weight on a greater variety of grips because of the superior design.
|
|
|
|
Post by Chris W on May 10, 2015 10:15:29 GMT -7
Also of note: that style of doorway-mount setup (Perfect Pull Up; Blank Slate) is easily "defeated" by many varieties of non-standard door configuration This is an especially disappointing issue if traveling. You'd be surprised how little impact you can have on a wall or doorframe by creating a mount for your hangboard, like a French cleat, and judiciously screwing it into place. When I moved out of my old apartment and into a real house, all I needed was a little drywall putty to fill in screw holes and you couldn't even tell I had a climbing wall in the living room.
|
|
weej
New Member
Posts: 14
|
Post by weej on May 10, 2015 14:23:25 GMT -7
Thanks for the feedback everyone, I'd love to see photos of your setups if you get a chance!
There's a youtube video review of the Perfect Pullup that I subsequently bought from Amazon for $29, and yes it looks like most of my doorways won't work, but there are two that seem promising.
I like the feel of the Beastmaker 2000 that is at my local gym so I ordered the 1000, because that's more my level right now. I have an old Yaniro board coming out of storage when I get a chance and I actually think that Beastmaker is just so sharp-looking that it will make the whole set-up more tolerable to my wife, even if I plan to take it down between sessions. I'll need something short like that too for clearance. Then the RPTC board will hopefully come later (like in the Fall) when I may have a chance to mount it elsewhere....
I'll post some photos here when I get something working - really looking forward to it!
|
|
|
|
Post by jorgemendoza on May 11, 2015 9:14:20 GMT -7
I have the blankslate, and have been able to install it in Victorian-style house's door frames (huge door frames, where a perfect pull-up wouldn't work).
One more thing about flexing.
The only drawback of the blankslate (not quite a problem to be honest), is that it flexes when you hang (I even tried to take into account this when installed it, but couldn't make it work perfectly; however, I have an idea that haven't implemented because I have been using the RCTM board of the gym lately, and it is to put shims on the bottom part of the board to account for the flexing). It flexes 3 degrees under my weight (160 lbs). I will take pictures tonight and will show you how I am using the pulley system.
I have used it with Beastmaker 1000, 2000 and V-board. No regrets on getting any of these boards, but I think if you can get the Beastmaker 2000, you won't need to "update" your Beastmaker 1000 in a couple of years. Just my experience. However, I like to have both hangboards because they are just sexy!
|
|
|
|
Post by ricenoodlesoup on May 11, 2015 10:19:44 GMT -7
This is a very simple way to mount a home made board that I use at home. tinypic.com/r/30le0y8/8It does have some flex but it's easy to put up and take down between use and it works for me. |
|
|
|
Post by jorgemendoza on May 12, 2015 18:21:04 GMT -7
Here goes the pics. I had to put two pulleys on the sides of the board in order to weigh the board symmetrically, which makes it a little bit tedious. I would like to put shims along the bottom of the board (where I am pointing with the sharpie) to lift it and counteract the flexing effect. I like the idea of the DIY blankslate/hangboard. Attachments:
|
|
|
|
Post by jorgemendoza on May 12, 2015 18:25:03 GMT -7
Forgot to attach this pic. Attachments:
|
|
weej
New Member
Posts: 14
|
Post by weej on May 13, 2015 6:37:49 GMT -7
Thanks for uploading the photos, I wasn't even going to try incorporating pulleys until I saw this photo of how you attached them directly to the hangboard itself, I might go for that now instead of the highly unscientific toes-on-the-stool method of weight reduction.
|
|
