Forearm Farm 2.0 Tour and Construction
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- čas přidán 4. 01. 2022
- You've seen the original...here is the 2nd incarnation of the Forearm Farm home climbing gym. Slightly smaller, much more insulated. The 40-move route circuit from the original Forearm Farm was even reconstructed.
The campus board construction is still in testing. I provide it as an idea, but you should not blindly copy and trust my design. You may (and probably will) find a better way. - Sport
Just wanted to pop in to say that Forearm Farm is a GREAT name for a home climbing gym
Looks great! Very inviting and well kept. I also like the swappable campus board concept.
Sorry I missed Crimpmas. Looks awesome.
Love it! Thanks for the share
Very impressive!
COOOLLLLL!!!!
Awesome 🎉 what is you ceiling height? I want to fit a moonboard into my cellar but it's only 2.80 meters floor to ceiling.. awesome name btw 😊
I have 11ft ceilings in here. Generally, you need 10.5ft (3.2m) minimum to get the full board.
Nice setup! Im also planning to build 40 degree and 15 degree walls like yours. What is the distance from the top to the other walls top? Im thinking that 1 meter might be enough?
That's about the space I have. Originally, the intent was to make sure any swing/dynamic moves from the Moonboard did not result in me hitting the back wall.
In hindsight, I probably could have gotten away with 2ft spacing. This would also make transfers between the two walls easier. 3ft/1m actually feels really spread out.
@@cabinfeverfighter Okey, thanks for the answer.
Just checking back in as I get closer to my build (mimicking yours pretty closely!). Any updates? Any things you'd change? Also curious on your thoughts behind the 15 degree opposite the moonboard. I will have slightly lower clear height at 10' so i'm debating if I should go steeper to get a bit more climbing length. Thanks!
It depends. If it’s an either/or situation, I’d say steeper/Moonboard. The 15 can get boring if that’s the only wall you have.
Otherwise, if you have the option for both, 10’ of 15 degree is not bad. I like it for endurance and super tricky movement. Most of my goal routes fall in the gently overhanging realm. If your goal routes are steeper, then there may be a benefit to going steeper.
@@cabinfeverfighter Nice, thanks. I'm planning a 12x12 40 degree across from a different angle 12x12 something, probably 15 like yours. I like long slow traverse warm-ups or workouts sometimes.
Rad setup. Somehow stumbled across your profile on the RCTM forum. Do you still basically stick to that program?
Thanks! I do, with a few variations but nothing earth shattering. Sometimes I skip the ARC season. I also do one-arm repeaters on a 7/5 interval. Limit bouldering and Power Endurance are still by the book. Prioritization is given to outdoor climbing days.
Old video, but what about bending the gate latches open a bit, at the end where they are just flat metal? The load is on the top bit and the part with the dent like part.
Also, how is your board always brushed? Mine ends up covered in chalk and rubber and seems to wear out at the same rate as the one in the commercial gym here..
The gate latches already have a little flare at the end to guide them. I suppose I could make them bigger. I haven't switched out the campus board since then, as I have plenty of work to do still on the large rungs. I would worry about affecting the heat treat if I were to bend back the angles.
As for the brushing, it's just standard for use. I always start a session by brushing the foot holds. And then I brush all the holds on the problem I'm about to try before attempting. I find this helps with hold recall too. There is always some wear/rubber build up, but it's significantly less than any commercial gym I've ever been to.
@@cabinfeverfighter brushing a climb before starting on it is so obviously a great idea that I'm a little embarrassed I never even considered it.. I pretty much only brush when I start slipping off. Thanks for the tip, I'll go sit in my greasy chalky corner of shame now.
Nice wall. Just curious - is this based off Dave Macleod's wall design at all? I've been watching his videos thinking it's the perfect home wall in many ways, and then I stumbled on your setup which looks really similar - the 45 across from 15 degrees.
If it was, it wasn't intentional. The opposing walls minimize the space required for crash pads. I like the two steepness options. I work techy and endurance on the 15 degree. Power and brute strength on the 40.
@@cabinfeverfighter It's a smart design. What is the length of the 15 in there? Any regrets/improvements you'd like to make?
@@22jayu The 15 degree has a 14" kicker and then 2.75 4x8 panels (11') that fits underneath the ceiling. My old one had 3 4x8s and honestly that was a little too high for the ankles. Both were 16' wide.
Improvements will be in the form of shelving at this point. Maybe an improvement on the campus board set up, but I have to think about that one more.
@@cabinfeverfighter Thanks for the replies. I'm almost positive my build will mimic this one, the only questions I haven't settled are specifics about the steep wall angle, and wall widths and heights, but other than that I do think this is the most utilitarian, compact design possible. If you haven't checked out Macleod's wall take a look, its awesome and same design as yours I think everything is just bigger and wider since he built in a pretty large dedicated building...I guess thats what you do when you're a pro. Nice work man!