Feel compelled to defend this thing a little. Consider the brief: design a freestanding product that'll fit in an average room in a house, feasible for the practically totally incompetent to erect, easy to ship, affordable for anyone on a decent salary, at minimal cost to the planet.... Well, it appears to tick all those boxes so, to echo gme, good luck to them and good on them for having a go. Good on highlander too if he gets some cash out of endorsing something harmless like this.
Also is seems Scott Muir is the man behind this and if my memory is right hasn't he apparently always been trying to make a fast buck out of climbing.
I guess if he sells some and makes a bit of profit he won't care what a bunch of people on a forum bitching about his product think! I guess you guys are not his target market, people with their own lathes or their mate Dave who'll build them one for a tenner! The price may be so high because he expects a low turn over so needs to command a price to justify the effort of making them.
He might to well down in the South East/London market. People there generally rent so they can't attach finger boards etc and tend not to have the space or tools to build their own training facilities. Also the cost would be less prohibitive to people on a decent London wage.
Quote from: JohnM on December 01, 2017, 08:17:18 amHe might to well down in the South East/London market. People there generally rent so they can't attach finger boards etc and tend not to have the space or tools to build their own training facilities. Also the cost would be less prohibitive to people on a decent London wage.As someone who lives in the South-East, spitting distance from London (and it deserves being spat at...), on a moderately ok income, I can confirm I find the price insane.
Personally I hate rungs without pockets for training 1 and 2 finger combos - I find them all tweaky on my knuckles. Despite what Dave M and Ben 'Wolfgang didn't need pockets' Moon say to justify not having them...
Moose sorry but come on - if you're someone who's shit at diy/woodwork then you could spend far less than the price of this power-bollocks by purchasing the wood and just asking somebody to build a board for you for a small fee.
Quote from: Nutty on November 28, 2017, 10:39:36 amMakes me feel much better about what I spent building my wall!Same here - I got Paul-Crusher to build and install me a similarly tiny wall, which I have at great expense festooned with ready-made wood holds. Despite loving the result I have always felt slightly ashamed of my laziness and prodigality. If I was a "real" climber, I would have made my own board, and whittled holds from timber found on scrap heaps or during wholesome woodland rambles. I now feel like a model of industrious frugality.
Makes me feel much better about what I spent building my wall!