For anyone that uses Capn's Wench for hanging ...

I was just curious to see the maximum weight you have used the wench to (comfortably) hang.

I’ve hung 15 pounds with a wench. I consistently hang 12 pounds for my current routine. I don’t use a cable clamp.

Have you ever used a different type of hanger besides the wench Ike?

BTW, how long have you been hanging 12 lbs? Any gains?

Ike I have to ask; how do you keep that wench from slipping off? Every time I use mine, I could not even get it tight enough not to gently pull off without the clamp.

Soon, the only other hanger I’ve used is this one I describe here: Cheap, simple hanger That type is very comfortable, and I think it could hold a lot of weight. However, it took too long to put on and take off, and it was just a bit too unwieldy. I really haven’t wandered over to that unit of my R&D division since Cap posted his revolutionary wench design. One of the components — the dense foam innards — are basically unavailable to you unwashed masses. I prefer to work on hanger designs that I think can be easily replicated if I stumble on to something good.

I’ve been hanging 12 pounds as the first and second set of four for a few weeks. I haven’t measured my erect length since August, I think, but my flaccid stretched length is at least 1/4” longer since the first of the year.

Part of the issue might be a good non-slip underwrap. Lately, I’ve been using Johnson and Johnson Hurt Free tape as an underwrap, and then self-adhesive bandage as a cover wrap.

Then I just grip the wench on either side of the grippers very tight, and then wrap the rest of the wench cylinder around tightly. As Cap described in his earliest posts on the Wench, it gets steadily more flexible as it is used more, and now I can get the thing very secure. It’s taken some practice, but I’ve somehow perfected a good technique for putting the wench on.

I’ve used 25 pounds for a set using the wench.