Hangboard in the living room - first/third world problem...

Living room is the only place where I can hang a hangboard in my newly renovated Manhattan apartment. Unfortunately, that means that the board has to be semi-good-looking, ruling out most of the hangboards out there (including the awesome Monomaniac system). Any "furniture-grade" hangboards out there that you have seen?

I remember seeing sonnie trotter had a hang board that he made out of wood that would look nice
sonnietrotter.com/the-v-board/ You might be able to fashion one like itnyourself too

Maybe stain one of the beast maker boards?
Seems like the chalk is going to be messy no matter what though.
How about a board you can easily take down- Blank Slate?

metolius wood boards are the nicest looking board....but honestly once you get chalk on your board its gonna look bad so a removable system based on blank slate is probably your best bet

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SexPanther aka Kiedis wrote:I love the concept of putting looks before function. Way to keep it core, Manhattan Trannys-fur. Sarcasm aside, sonnie's concept seems sound. I've been on training hiatus for a long time, but recently got back on the horse and am using door frames til I do some carpentry leading up to a Trango board purchase. Getting destroyed by my buddy's Eva Lopez board, if you want to check out some serious monomaniacal skullduggery, look into those. I have pretty monster crimp strength and the small rungs on the Lopez boards are diabolical. And no chalk on my board or wall. Chalk is for the weak. Plus, I wouldn't want it stealing focus from my city view. Manhattan, yew noh.

Are you talking about those kind of "molded campus board" looking ones from Spain? Or does she do some other kind of board too?

Optimistic wrote: Are you talking about those kind of "molded campus board" looking ones from Spain? Or does she do some other kind of board too?

I.e., this thing?
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Mark E Dixon wrote:Maybe stain one of the beast maker boards? Seems like the chalk is going to be messy no matter what though. How about a board you can easily take down- Blank Slate?

Actually, wooden boards don't require chalk so I am giving a beastmaker a thought. I really like the wooden boards, easy on the skin and no need for chalk.

Unfortunately I don't have a single doorway aside from the bathroom, so blank slate is out of the question :(.

Marek,

Why not build something like this so you can remove the hangboard when its not in use?

SexPanther aka Kiedis wrote: And no chalk on my board or wall. Chalk is for the weak. Plus, I wouldn't want it stealing focus from my city view. Manhattan, yew noh.

Yup

the detroit rock climbing company v5.12 hangboard. you can get custom colors and it comes in a pattern that sorta makes it look more "artsy' than other boards.

Those pockets aren't drilled.

second the Metolius wood grips board. paint the mounting board white and it will look nice (for a hangboard).

the hangboard doesn't really get too chalky (it comes off pretty easy).

SexPanther aka Kiedis wrote:Adam, showing pics of a guy crossing thru using drilled pockets only helps my argument. Bachar's chalk ideas came from Gill in the 60s. He gets a pass. Pre rosin ethics rock. Steppen on ein piton!

You're right.

Honnold's a slouch.

lulz patrolz

Methinks, unless you're going with an old lady Victorian style decor with doilies and such, Rock Prodigy is a nice looking equipment to hang in the living room. It would go well with your Eames chairs, Mac Books and Rothko prints... Frame it, if you wanted it to look like a hanging sculpture or something.

i started HB'ing when my ex girlfriend bought me one for xmas a long time ago. i don't think she expected that i would install it in our bedroom and blanket the place in chalk dust. desperate times call for desperate measures. :)

You're gonna want to use chalk even with a Beastmaker or other wood board. Unless you like sweating yourself off holds and consistently getting poor results.

metolius wood board and liquid chalk for the 6 workouts you'll do on it before it just sits there for the next 3 years.

germsauce wrote:metolius wood board and liquid chalk for the 6 workouts you'll do on it before it just sits there for the next 3 years.

I agree, you'll go through a lot of trouble for something you'll either never use, or you'll crank out a few pullups on it every time you walk past and give yourself a serious case of tendonitis.

Save your time and money for counting you limited time and stacks of money. . .

I built out the frame between my bedroom and bathroom and mounted a hangboard. My wife and I use it almost every day. I think I put it up four years ago.

Lanky wrote:You're gonna want to use chalk even with a Beastmaker or other wood board. Unless you like sweating yourself off holds and consistently getting poor results.

Interesting. Used to have one in London and did not feel that I needed chalk. In fact, actually found that i "stick" to the slopers on Beastmaker better when my hands are sweating a little. In any case, upon careful consideration, I went with Anderson/Trango "system" - I'll tell people it's cocaine, not chalk all over.

DoesNotCare wrote: I agree, you'll go through a lot of trouble for something you'll either never use, or you'll crank out a few pullups on it every time you walk past and give yourself a serious case of tendonitis. Save your time and money for counting you limited time and stacks of money. . .

Thank you for the vote of confidence, I really appreciate it! I am a true weekend warrior - my time is limited indeed, but I probably train as much (or more) then most and climb as hard (or harder) then most.

Marek Sapkovski wrote: I really appreciate it! I am a true weekend warrior - my time is limited indeed, but I probably train as much (or more) then most and climb as hard (or harder) then most.

Add in a little humility and you'll be perfect.