Hangboard shopping?

[shanja]

Hey guys anyone out there know of where I can get a good hangboard/ training board (you know the simple 3foot by 8inch type board with various preformed holds to hang on wall/ doorframe)? Not much choice in Daejeon.

[climbergrrl]

Hi Jake!

Actually, I've been looking for a hangboard myself, and while I'm not sure about places outside of Seoul, there are tons of places in Seoul to pick one up. O2 has been super helpful with my hangboard search, there are quite a few models available in Dondaemun, there is a Korean company that makes some cheaper ones (is it SK Wall? I can't remember the name at the moment), and if I want a HUGE one, I can buy one from Mr. Son's gym. What sort of model/size do you want? Wood, plastic,...? Price range? So far, the ones I've looked at have ranged from around 80,000 won to 125,000 (the big one). Maybe you can find a model you like, and have your gym/local shop order it for you? If you let me know what model, etc. you have in mind, I can keep my eyes out for one for you too, as I'm shopping, and then I could ship it down, or we could meet up and climb together sometime, and I could just give it to you then.

Also, I'm having issues regarding how to attach my hangboard (I've haven't gotten it yet, and this is the reason why). All of the doors in my house are double sliding doors, except the front door and the bathroom door. Although I could attach it to the bathroom door frame, the door opens outward, and so I'd have to work out in my bathroom. This is possible, I guess, but for some reason, I'd just prefer to work out elsewhere. Also, I don't want to bolt through the bathroom tile above the door.

Any ideas for how to solidly attach a hangboard above a sliding door? The walls seem to be made of a cheap material (NOT cement) that doesn't seem very strong. Will I just have to attach a wooden frame to some studs and bolt the hangboard to that? Are there usually studs above a doorframe? Hmmm...

Anyway, good luck with the hangboard search, let me know if I can help.

:)
Heidi

[shanja]

Hey hey hey! That is grand news...really appreciated!:D Shopping in Seoul is cool by me...I just don't get up there often, but it's the perfect excuse! Sweetened yet further if we could squeeze in a climb (maybe at O2 or whatever) should you be up for it. I really just want a nice easy and comfortable model...nothing too tweaky. My fingers are as strong as over-boiled spaghetti:( But something that has four matched sets of increasingly "difficult" open hand options (as suggested by Eric Horst) for a pyramid type training session would be ideal.
Hmmm, I am having similar concerns about how to fix the hangboard as well. Dodgey building materials are a right pain:doh: I'm thinking of drilling and bolting into the thin beam (that I hope is there) above the sliding doors at home...this should work OK as long as I don't bounce or dyno on the board :eek8: I'll let you know and show you some pics of what I do.
Thanks again....hopefully we can hang togeher sometime.

[kimcito]

an alternative to the doorframe solution is to install it in an empty corner (diagonal)!
this works out pretty well. buy some piece of wood that is slightly bigger than the board and screw the board on it, then mount this in any corner...

[climbergrrl]

Yeah Jake, let's 'hang out' sometime:lol: <groan> Okay, I'll keep my eyes open for a possible hangboard for you. Are you wanting something like Eric Horst's 'hit strips' to campus on or just a board with varied holds to hang/do pullups on?

Kimcito, you are a genius! That empty corner solution could be just what I need. But, I will still have to attach it to studs in the wall, no? Can I just brace the board (that I attach the hangboard to) with triangular blocks of wood to attach it to the wall more strongly. Does that make sense? I'm getting a little confused reading it myself...:confused8 I think I've forgotten how to compose a grammatically proper sentence.

[skinsk]

Dee,

Perhaps you can hit up each of your gyms for a set of matching holds, find a 2X8 and make your own hangboard?. . . or keep attending those comps and hope your number comes up:)

[shanja]

Actually I was looking at something like the regular v-10/ Warrior type board to just hang on and do pull-up things...the hit strips are great though...maybe after I can actually campus on something that is steeper than horizontal...:eek8: :doh: The corner idea would still need some sort of finding strong wall studs to attach those triangular mounts too, I guess.

[climbergrrl]

Great idea Sonia! :becky: Actually, I go to so many different places that I may be able to scam enough holds to start my own gym! :lol: Woohoo!

[kimcito]

i bought my hangboard a long time ago and i haven't used it that much.
i would prefer a campusboard, as it is more fun to train on. if you need some motivation for it try to find one of the bouldering movies with jerry moffat and ben moon. "one summer" is maybe the first bouldering video ever and besides some peak district classics you get to see the schoolroom, the legendary training gym.
even better is " the real thing", again ben and jerry, this time in the peak and in font. the 1-5-9 campusboard series is definetely a good goal, although it might be a long way...

[kimcito]

another good resource for training is
https://www.moonclimbing.com/index.php?form_action=school

check the hangboard and campusboard section.