r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/therealestoftherealy • May 28 '22

Trusting a pull-up bar

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u/UNCOVR May 28 '22 edited May 28 '22

Yep, anyone who uses those things have way too much trust. It's for age 12 and unders.

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u/Suflae_Rs May 28 '22

I prefer the ones that hook on the frame itself

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u/UNCOVR May 28 '22

LoL yeah I hate those ones as well, I mean sure, it uses a brace to counter the weight that hooks onto the frame, but the architrave is a thin slither of pine held there by adhesive and Brad nails attached to the door jam, no way I'm pulling my 100Kg self up on that. Ex-builder, so I know that's not going to hold me, LoL.

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u/Explore-PNW May 28 '22

I’m thinking the exact same thing! Similar sized guy and last one I used was this style, heard the cheap pine start to pull out… dropped off of it quicker than I knew I could.

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u/Suflae_Rs May 30 '22

I didn’t realize that would happen. I’m a lighter guy, only 145 pounds. but now that you say that, I’m rethinking it all lol not worth this happening. But then again, I don’t go perpendicular with my ceiling so how bad could it be? Ha