New spin on chalk bags!

aikibujin wrote:

Have you guys ever seen someone dangle a chalk ball (instead of a chalk bag) on their harness by the drawstring? I've seen it once, in the gym. My reaction to that was, "oh god, more chalk dust for me to breathe." But obviously someone else thought, "Hey! That's a great idea for a new product!"

One by one my nightmares are turning into startups.

Everything in me is screaming that this has to be a big joke. He's using a mountaineers coil, no one does that. And how in the world is patting your butt 4 or 5 times better or faster than just sticking your hand in a chalk back for 2 seconds. Who puts on a harness and racks up at the car? This can't be real... I want the instigator to come clean about what this really is for. A social media project?

Ryan Hamilton wrote:

Everything in me is screaming that this has to be a big joke. He's using a mountaineers coil, no one does that. And how in the world is patting your butt 4 or 5 times better or faster than just sticking your hand in a chalk back for 2 seconds. Who puts on a harness and racks up at the car? This can't be real... I want the instigator to come clean about what this really is for. A social media project?

ohh...its def a joke alright

does it have a pocket for my pink chalk stick so I can mark the holds for my second?

This certainly is a joke. I hope it is. I feel bad for this guy if this is real.

BigB wrote:

ohh...its def a joke alright

But did you click through the link? There's a whole store and everything. I've implemented these kinds of sites before, so I know how much work goes into them. If this is a joke, someone put an immense amount of time into making it, beyond the effort to just make the video.

This seems like it wastes a lot of chalk.  But I agree with you; chalking up is just too hard to figure out and wastes most of my time.  Why not try this:

You should be able to carry it up the climb without using your hands, although you should probably test-fit before trying your hard projects.

David Kerkeslager wrote:

But did you click through the link? There's a whole store and everything. I've implemented these kinds of sites before, so I know how much work goes into them. If this is a joke, someone put an immense amount of time into making it, beyond the effort to just make the video.

re-watch the vid...with more of a eye toward comedy. He overly chalks at :40 secs in, as hes topping out on a...... scramble.

Todd Anderson wrote:

You should be able to carry it up the climb without using your hands, although you should probably test-fit before trying your hard projects.

Not a bad idea, but I'm afraid that when I'm clenching really hard at the crux of my 5.8 proj (which is pulling off the ground), I might just empty the entire bottle in my belayer's face. I'll be out of chalk AND my belayer will be blind. What will I do then?!

BigB wrote:

re-watch the vid...with more of a eye toward comedy. He overly chalks at :40 secs in, as hes topping out on a...... scramble.

Oh I agree, the video is hilarious, but I'm not 100% sure that comedy is intentional. I've seen much funnier unintentional comedy that the makers were very serious about (have you ever seen The Room?).

If it is an intentional joke, it's an extremely elaborate one.

David Kerkeslager wrote:

But did you click through the link? There's a whole store and everything. I've implemented these kinds of sites before, so I know how much work goes into them. If this is a joke, someone put an immense amount of time into making it, beyond the effort to just make the video.

That's my thought here. The fact that the OP hasn't come back to say anything says that he's either blown away by the negative response. Or he's really enjoying this joke of his. Please sir, fill us in. 

Actually, I just checked and I'm nearly 100% sure this isn't an (intentional) joke. The website accepts credit cards using Stripe, a system I've used to implement credit card processing before. That is to say, it really subtracts real money from your real credit card. No way they would do that for a joke product--that would have all sorts of security and legal implications.

Unfortunately, this looks lake a real thing. WTF? I doubt these are climbers, just trying to capitalize on the growth of climbing.

The more I thought about this the more I liked it. I've spent the afternoon filing patents on the following before these guys get all the market share.

New from Johnco!

The Slap-pad, gym wall pad, just stick it on the wall by that troublesome crux, slap as you go by for chalk! Awesome! 

The Slap-pillow, replaces boulderer's buckets,. Just slap and toss to your friend!

The Mega-slap-pad, replaces your crash-pad and bucket! Just slap and take off from a sit start! Pre-chalk those shoes from a standing start to mark those hard to see holds! And best of all, when you fall you are re-chalked instantly!

The Slap harness, with super-slapable chalktastic leg loops!

And the best of all! The Slap-helmet, fully rated with slapable chalk pads front, rear, and sides! If you can reach your head you can chalk! No more awkward reaching behind you! Just dome-slap and go! Bump your head on the wall for hands free pre-chalked holds!

Taking pre-orders by PM (Cash only).......... ;)

Dylan B. wrote:

Will there be a women’s edition released soon?

Women are too smart for this hype.  The woman on the front page of their web site is using a competitor's chalk bag.

This is too funny.  These comments are pure gold.  A whole new meaning to slapping the bag!  Chalk this one up in the books! My friend Dusty was chalked into buying one, he's a slapstick humor kind of guy!

Paging Aleks! 

The bag slap needs a wang slap.

David Kerkeslager wrote:

But did you click through the link? There's a whole store and everything. I've implemented these kinds of sites before, so I know how much work goes into them. If this is a joke, someone put an immense amount of time into making it, beyond the effort to just make the video.

I think most of the time was spent on the content. Looking at the source code, the site itself is a standard Wordpress e-commerce template. Creating the site framework with no content might have taken as much as a day, probably much less. It certainly wasn't hand-coded.

I'm 99% sure that this is real and it's part of some business/marketing/entrepreneur class. Heavy on content, low on quality. It looks good if you don't know anything about climbing.

Will this help me with my sport rappelling? My hands get very hot and blistery when I lower off the rock thingys. 

Also - did anyone else notice how not a single piece of gear or draw is missing from his harness on the bold butt-tap-top-out?