Hangboarding with no walls and no van

Hey all. I'm planning an indefinite trip in the southwestern and Western US, and will likely be living out of a rav4 or other hatchback for a bit.

I'm looking at ways to mount a hangboard or use a hanging one (I'm skeptical: do they turn too much when you hang or do they account for that?- I've used rock rings on the road and wasn't a huge fan).

Does anyone have some experience with hangboarding without a sick sprinter mount or the guarantee of a perfect tree to hang a portable flash-style board on?

Love to hear ideas- thanks.

Timothy Keenan wrote:

The small Tension block is designed to have you push against your fingers with your feet: tensionclimbing.com/product…;

Link broken but I'll Google it, have you used it/ did you find it comparable to hangboarding?

Climb enough and there will no reason for hangboarding. Just cause you saw Honnold doing it after climbing El Cap doesn't make it right for you.

The Raven wrote: Climb enough and there will no reason for hangboarding. Just cause you saw Honnold doing it after climbing El Cap doesn't make it right for you.

Thanks for the super useful comment. 

I find supplimental hangboarding useful.

Please if you have experience I'd love to hear it, otherwise I'm not interested in debating sports physiology or belittling others.

The tension flash board is an option. You can get pretty creative with how to hang it. The cordlette goes through and around each side so you can adjust the orientation to account for the turn. I've been able to find lots of spot to hang mine when I'm out and about. I tend to only use mine for warming up though.

This video shows the orientation change.

https://vimeo.com/270153673

trainingbeta.com/tom-lindne…

I've used a flash board when traveling for work in remote areas with no time or access to climbing. It works really well. Don't let the simplicity fool you, it's perfectly fine for getting your fingers strong.

I made a board similar to the flash board.  I often find myself in locations where hanging it isn’t an option.  Putting the suspension over your feet and pulling against that works surprisingly well.  Only complaint is that it is hard tell how hard you are actually pulling.  I’ve thought about trying to incorporate a baggage scale into the system so I’ve got some feedback.  
If you find yourself tent bound and it is snowing out you can use this system inside!  Which I’ve done numerous times.
edit to add:  I’ve also done this on climbing trips.  Depending on the area just climbing isn’t actually enough if you need to keep the finger strength up. Or if you want to warm up without loosing a lot of skin.

Mikey Schaefer wrote:  Only complaint is that it is hard tell how hard you are actually pulling.  I’ve thought about trying to incorporate a baggage scale into the system so I’ve got some feedback.  

Have you seen the tindeq "progressor" strain gauge? https://tindeq.com/

This might not work as well for you given the need for a cell phone and charging at the more remote locations, but for someone doing the van life thing like the OP it would be a very easy way to measure and track progress with no weights. Actually it could be nice on an extended climbing trip also, test yourself after warming up and you can see if you are tracking down and need more time for recovery.

Ben VanderStouw wrote:

Link broken but I'll Google it, have you used it/ did you find it comparable to hangboarding?

I have a tension block that I use frequently with good results. I hang a sixty pound kettle bell from it instead of pulling with my foot.

Andrew Child wrote:

I have a tension block that I use frequently with good results. I hang a sixty pound kettle bell from it instead of pulling with my foot.

60 pounds a tad excessive, aggressive brah?

Redyns wrote:

60 pounds a tad excessive, aggressive brah?

I weigh 165lbs so its less than half my body weight on one hand, pretty realistic load for a climber doing max weight "hangs" if you ask me. Also I'm swol AF so its like no biggie bruh

Andrew Child wrote:

I weigh 165lbs so its less than half my body weight on one hand, pretty realistic load for a climber doing max weight "hangs" if you ask me. Also I'm swol AF so its like no biggie bruh

HELL YEAH

i'm 165 also, but i already have that weight between my legs.