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This will be brief. I have signed a secrecy agreement. No photo's till GDG allows them.

This is similar but BETTER than the TRX or Jungle Gym. I put it through it's paces and it's simply better. It's NOT magic. The Jungle Gym was Jon Hines invention until a Navy SEAL took his course and changed things. One of their certified trainers told me that Navy SEALS made TRX like devices out in the field out of parachutes to work out. I asked if they pumped and exhausted themselves before swimming six miles to kill Pirates and she looked at me in dismay.

Mine was built better than the TRX and I could do dips, chins, one legged squats, etc. etc. Faster to change position, stronger, and better looking.
It was MORE economical too.
When he has them available,,, BUY one.
I suggested a camping trip with Micky and Hank Scorpio to film a DVD. One tent, one Ninth Configuration, and GDG on camera. I can't wait.

You forgot Shape to run the camera, and a jug of Purple Jesus.

Thanks for the review.

This will be like Deliverance meets Pumping Iron!

Will it come with a complementary glue gun?

Not for you. At least not now.

Well, fire up some fucking pictures. Let's see this beastie.

Shafman wrote:Well, fire up some fucking pictures. Let's see this beastie.

Yes.

I have neither the time, inclination, nor money to look into patenting the idear, so I will put some up.

Oh wait. Photobucket killed my account because of breasts. I need a place to host.

Just attach it to your post.

Any pics of this contraption yet?

I keep forgetting. Hang on.

Very durable and heavy duty. Great for trips to the park or vacations.

TomFurman wrote:Very durable and heavy duty. Great for trips to the park or vacations.

I don't think I want one of these. WTF is it supposed to be used for?

Ummm, I can guess.

That thing looks like a Kegel exerciser. WTF is a T-handle doing on it?

Anyway, pics. This is IMO an improvement on the Blast Straps/Ringtraining/TRX/JungleGym design.

First of all, it has two attachment points so that your head doesn't run into the "A" at the top doing dips or whatever. It also give you the option of spacing the straps to different widths so that they do (or do not) press against your arms in pushups, dips, etc. This varies the amount of feedback and stability.

Instead of using sliders, you have a series of spaced loops (in the new ones I have added numbered tape for identifying them) which you clip to the top 'biner to adjust for height. You don't have to worry about the sliders slipping and the length is reproducible.
I also tossed in two optional extra 5' loops so that if your anchor point is really thick (picnic structures around here are built with 8" beams) attaching to it won't eat up all your length.
I also made door anchors to attach to the top or hinge side of a door (uh, make that a STURDY door) and it has foot loops for doing pikes and stuff.

The downside is that making them takes something like 144 bar tacks through 2-3 layers of heavy nylon web. That's a lot of sewing, even on an industrial machine.

It is yellow because McMaster-Carr sells their industrial nylon webbing in black and yellow, and Tom wanted yellow because he lives in Florida and is nuts. Mine is black, which is more tacticaler.

I'm just throwing this design out there for those who might want to make one for themselves and want ideas.

Looks great and well-designed.

Not that you are going to sell them, but realistically how much would you charge given the amount of work involved?

Seemed to me that most of the ring sets were way over priced, so how much more would this rig cost?

Norman U. Senchbau wrote:Looks great and well-designed.

Not that you are going to sell them, but realistically how much would you charge given the amount of work involved?

Seemed to me that most of the ring sets were way over priced, so how much more would this rig cost?

With the new upgraded # labels and 'biners, probably about $100. About $40 is web and biners, the rest is me doing 10 million fucking bar tacks. If I had Chinese political prisoners doing the work it'd be less.

If you want one PM me, I'll look at my schedule and see. The general populace can buy a TRX, dick around with it for a while, and then hang laundry on it.

Nicely done, sir. That rates a couple

That's a great looking piece of equipment, Dawg. May have to commision you to build me one sometime. Really nice work.

The TRX thread got me interested in this. Damn fine looking piece of equipment GDG.

Those looped nylon chains are called "daisy chains" and are used in mountain climbing. They aren't especially cheap, however....

http://www.urbanhart.com/shopsite/webbi ... hains.html