2021 Porta-Hang Back-to-School Buyer’s Guide
It’s that time again - Back-to-School time, that is.
Porta-Hang Door Hangers
The Porta-Hang Door Hangers were the flagship product in the Porta-Hang catalogue. Where it all started.
These door hangers are designed to fit any standard door-way, using the doors frame and trim to support the hangers. The hanger's curved design enables it to “grab” the frame from both front and back and pinch it to help support the hanger. We do often get concerns of “but door trim can’t take that kind of weight.” Door trim itself, when installed lightly, can lack strength. Porta-Hang's design utilizes not just a single piece of trim, but the entire structure of the door frame as a whole. For a detailed look at how the door hangers interact with a door-way, see our animation video and full break-down of the system in our “How It Works” guide, here.
The door hangers alone make a great option for someone who already has a favorite set of climbing holds that they like to pull on. This is common with climbers who have a home climbing wall or intricate hangboard and training system installed at home, and are leaving home to get to school, or travel.
Benefits: Maintain and build upper body strength, hand grip strength and finger strength. Good for burning off extra energy and resetting the mind.
Ideal for: Students living in res or other off-campus housing (rental apartments,
shared housing, etc) away from home. Students living at home (when you don’t want them filling the house with holes to mount hangboards). Best suited for those who own climbing holds already.
Price: $49.99
Porta-Hang Classic Pull-up Set
For the athlete who isn’t necessarily a climber, but wants to focus on upper body strength, or for the minimalist climber. This is a staple of the Porta-Hang system sets and is our most popular starter training kit.
This option is popular among new climbers, obstacle course racing athletes & Ninja Warriors, and minimalist endurance athletes who focus on cross training routines at home.
Includes: The Porta-Hang Classic Pull-up set comes with a pair of Door Hangers (2 hangers), a set of 2 Pull-up holds, carry bag and a hardware kit for attaching the holds to the hangers.
Benefits: Maintain and build upper body strength. Good for burning off extra energy and resetting the mind.
Ideal for: Students living in res or other off-campus housing (rental apartments, shared housing, etc) away from home. Students living at home (when you don’t want them filling the house with holes to mount hangboards).
Price: $71.99
Buy the Classic Pull-up Set here.
Porta-Hang Training Set
For the climber or cross-training athlete who has a focus on grip and finger strength, as well as maintaining and building upper body strength. Our most popular kit amongst actively training and traveling climbers.
Popular with competitive climbers and Ninja Warriors who often travel to compete. Also popular with outdoor climbers who travel regularly for work and can’t make it to the climbing gym during travel periods (or who are traveling to areas with no climbing gyms).
Includes: The Porta-Hang Training set comes with a pair of Door Hangers (2 hangers), a set of 6 climbing holds (3 pairs of holds), carry bag and a hardware kit for attaching the holds to the hangers.
Holds included are: The Spinner, Tennessee Ledge, Chicken Head.
Benefits: Maintain and build upper body strength, hand grip strength and finger strength. Good for burning off extra energy and resetting the mind.
Ideal for: Students living in res or other off-campus housing (rental apartments, shared housing, etc) away from home. Students living at home (when you don’t want them filling the house with holes to mount hangboards). The traveling or competitive athlete.
Price: $79.99
Porta-Hang Complete Set
For the competitive climber, and the outdoor climber with a focus on pushing their grade. The Porta-Hang Complete set offers the most versatility of any of our kits to enable max potential at home and on the go.
Includes: The Porta-Hang Complete set comes with a pair of Door Hangers (2 hangers), the training hold set of 6 climbing holds (3 pairs of holds), 6 specialty holds (3 pairs of holds) carry bag and a hardware kit for attaching the holds to the hangers.
Training set holds included are: The Spinner, Tennessee Ledge, Chicken head.
Specialty holds included are: Love Jugs, Clown Nose pinch, Happy Fingers pockets.
Benefits: Maintain and build upper body strength, hand grip strength and finger strength. Pushing new limits for athletes focused on growth and goal setting. Good for burning off extra energy and resetting the mind.
Ideal for: Students living in res or other off-campus housing (rental apartments, shared housing, etc) away from home. Students living at home (when you don’t want them filling the house with holes to mount hangboards). The traveling, projecting or competitive athlete.
Price: $119.99
Wood Holds
The Porta-Hang line of wood training holds allow the opportunity to train on a different surface type, simulating more of a classic hangboard feel. Beechwood has become a popular choice for new climbing hold styles and hangboards. There are many benefits to augmenting training between plastic and wood holds. Some of these benefits can be read about in our article “Plastic v. Wood”.
Hugs are a pocket-focused block, featuring a mono pocket, two-finger pocket and a small three-finger slot.
Slots are as the name suggests - two rails at varying depths, simulating more of a campus board style rail for all four fingers to engage.
Includes:
Hugs set includes a pair (2) of beechwood Hugs blocks.
Slots set includes a pair (2) of beechwood Slots blocks.
*Hangers and hardware sold separately.
Benefits: Maintain and build upper body strength, hand grip strength and finger strength. Pushing new limits for athletes focused on growth and goal setting. Expanded training surface textures and features. Good for burning off extra energy and resetting the mind.
Ideal for: Students living in res or other off-campus housing (rental apartments, shared housing, etc) away from home. Students living at home (when you don’t want them filling the house with holes to mount hangboards). The traveling, projecting or competitive athlete. Obstacle course racers.
Price:
Hugs: $24.99/set
Slots: $29.99/set
Specialty Holds
Porta-Hang's line of specialty holds are designed to level up your training experience by providing new hold and feature options. Included in our “Complete Set”, or sold separately as an add-on.
Very popular among outdoor climbers and competitive climbers.
Hold options:
Love Jugs - Our alternative pull-up style training jug. This heart-shaped hold provides a top pair of jugs, a slot for finger stacking, or can be rotated and used as a sloped pinch.
Clown Nose - a chicken head style ball. Can be used as a small jug, or rotated as an upside down pinch.
Happy Fingers - A classic pocket for those looking to work their pocket-game for their next big project.
Includes:
Love Jugs set includes a pair (2) of Love Jug holds.
Clown nose set includes a pair (2) of Clown Nose holds.
Happy Fingers set includes a pair (2) of Happy Fingers Holds.
*Hangers and hardware sold separately.
Benefits: Maintain and build upper body strength, hand grip strength and finger strength. Pushing new limits for athletes focused on growth and goal setting. Expand training options and features. Good for burning off extra energy, resetting the mind and practicing for those tougher moves.
Ideal for: Students living in res or other off-campus housing (rental apartments, shared housing, etc) away from home. Students living at home (when you don’t want them filling the house with holes to mount hangboards). The traveling, projecting or competitive athlete. Obstacle course racers.
Price:
Love Jugs: $19.99/set
Clown Nose: $16.99/set
Happy Fingers: $16.99/set
Olympic Edition Forbidden Donuts
Our Olympic Edition Forbidden Donuts are a 5-piece grip strength training kit of silicon resistance pinch trainers. 5 donuts featuring 5 different levels of resistance, from an easy “warm up & recovery” level to a very hard “Olympic training athlete” level. This set is modeled after our famous Forbidden Donuts 3-pack. High demand for increased training options lead to the development of this 5-piece kit, perfect for keeping your hands busy during lectures, study sessions, exams, Zoom calls, and on long road trips.
Includes: 5 silicon training rings - yellow, green, red, blue & black.
Benefits: Maintain and build hand grip strength and finger strength. Pushing new limits for athletes focused on growth and goal setting. Expand training options and features. Keeps blood flowing. Good for stress and anxiety release. Small, compact - travel friendly.
Ideal for: Students living in res or other off-campus housing (rental apartments, shared housing, etc) away from home. Students living at home. The traveling, projecting or competitive athlete. Obstacle course racers.
Price: $24.99
Buy Olympic Edition Forbidden Donuts here.
Porta-Hang Training Accessories Bundle
The Porta-Hang Training Accessories Bundle is a great addition to any climber or training athletes kit of simple, low-profile and effective training gear. Small enough to fit in a back pack, purse, or carry-on bag, these training tools fit effortlessly into any routine.
Benefits: For the “on-the-go” athlete. Maintain and build hand grip strength and finger strength. Pushing new limits for athletes focused on growth and goal setting. Keeps blood flowing. Good for stress and anxiety release. Small, compact - travel friendly.
Ideal for: Students living in res or other off-campus housing (rental apartments, shared housing, etc) away from home. Students living at home. The traveling, projecting or competitive athlete. Obstacle course racers.
Price: $29.99
Buy Training Accessories Bundle here.
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