Inexpensive/Reasonably priced Holds for Garage Climbing Wall
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Hello and good morning; |
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Rocky Mountain Climbing Gear makes good inexpensive holds and have a retail website and are an Amazon seller. |
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Pm'd you |
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Atomik is pretty good. I often see Metolious foot chips at rei relatively cheap. |
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You guys are great, thanks for the advice!! |
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Shane Zentner wrote: How many holds do I need to get started with an overhanging 8X8FT garage woody? 40? 100? Again, I know nothing about this...It depends somewhat on what type of woody you are setting up. I have an 8x8FT system board with a 2FT high kicker board and my hold count is 100 handholds and about 30 small/foot holds. I used the Moon Board drilling pattern and have holds in most positions. You could do with less if you are not trying to set-up a training system board and just need something to do a bit of bouldering. My holds are mostly Atomik and Core (UK) system training holds. The Core are particularly nice as they are mirror/symmetric left and right (I have the crimps and mini jugs sets). The Atomik website is quite good for selecting holds by size and shape. Their training holds are not mirror holds but the shapes are uniform enough to be used left or right. Regarding cost, holds are not cheap but they last for a very long time. Go into informed as to what you want to accomplish with your woody and invest on the best holds that address your needs. My past experience is that cheap holds are usually lacking in surface quality and design that result in either finger injuries or ripped skin. If you are on a really tight budget then pick up a box of children's wooden blocks at a second hand store (look for the ones made out of hardwood and with rounded edges) and they will provide you with a starter kit of holds (edges, pinches, rounds, etc.) |
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+1 for Atomik and Synrock |
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For 8x8, plan for at least 100. You'll want more. |
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+1 for Atomik. |
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Another question. What kind of grid pattern do you recommend? |
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Shane Zentner wrote:Another question. What kind of grid pattern do you recommend?it is simple to go with the Moon Board pattern and if you ever want to re-purpose your woody as a Moon Board, you just need to find the head room and add another 4x8 FT2 panel. |
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John, Rui, Nathan, BCarlson; |
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Shane, |
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I am traveling so I do not have the exact details, but I ordered all my bolts at the same time as the holds from Atomik. My recollection is that the bolts that came with the Atomik "system" holds that I purchased were all socket head type. |
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Try affordableclimbing.com/inde… really good prices. |
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I have purchased 100's of bolts here.. cool thing is that they have bulk prices on mix and match, so you can get what you need at great price |
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Thank you! |
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i have some holds...great deal..i will send a pic ...pm me your # |
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My gym sells their old holds for $1 a piece. Because of liability, anything with even the slightest chip has to go. Buy them for $20 at a time, grab some sandpaper, and smooth the sharp edges. Sometimes they are very dirty, and there are ways to clean them. There are some solutions (which I haven't yet tried) and scrubbing with one of those metal toothbrush things generally works for the ones that aren't too bad. I've got everything from micro crimps (not really micro) to jugs the size of my head. I think I've spent about $50-$60 total over the past year-ish |
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Cleaning holds, do like the gyms do, dishwasher. Works well. Fast |
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Make you're own, it's really easy, cheap and pretty fulfilling. |