Are any of these suitable anchors for FS Hanging? Scared they may break

[thrashisland]

I've found an ideal location where I know no one will find me for a good while in my house and I thought the wooden beams were exposed at the top which would make it ideal for hanging but I checked it out again and it wasn't. I attached a video of the space ceiling so if anyone sees a good anchor let me know.

If I hang myself on the pipes and maybe tie the rope to the part where three alight to distribute the weight would it hold up? Or maybe that thin plank of wood? I'm scared to test it and possibly fuck up my house. I'm 120lbs so I'm hoping it's possible. My backup plan is buying a pull-up bar and hanging myself from there. If anyone has suggestions please let me know. I don't really want to hang myself on a tree. Thanks <3

 

[evanescent_eva]

As you yourself have discovered, it's not always easy to tell which potential anchor points are good and which ones are bad just based on sight alone. If you're going to use an anchor point, you really should test it first by tying a rope around the anchor point and using the rope to support your weight.

If you're worried about damaging your anchor point, then start off without using the rope to support all of your weight. Grab onto the rope and lean forward without leaving the ground; if it seems risky to do that while standing, do it while kneeling instead and work your way up to standing. If you can do both of those things without the anchor point feeling unstable, then gradually work your way up to hoisting yourself off the ground and shaking around a bit while the rope is attached to the anchor point. If at any point any of these tests make the anchor point feel unstable, then you shouldn't use that anchor point. If you can do all of these things without anything creaking or cracking or shifting, then the anchor point will work for you. EDIT: Worst-case, your backup plan should work, provided you screw the pull-up bar into the wall/doorframe.

I'm sorry that I can't be more precise than that, and I'm sorry you're in so much pain. I hope things work out for you, one way or another.

 

[thrashisland]

As you yourself have discovered, it's not always easy to tell which potential anchor points are good and which ones are bad just based on sight alone. If you're going to use an anchor point, you really should test it first by tying a rope around the anchor point and using the rope to support your weight.

If you're worried about damaging your anchor point, then start off without using the rope to support all of your weight. Grab onto the rope and lean forward without leaving the ground; if it seems risky to do that while standing, do it while kneeling instead and work your way up to standing. If you can do both of those things without the anchor point feeling unstable, then gradually work your way up to hoisting yourself off the ground and shaking around a bit while the rope is attached to the anchor point. If at any point any of these tests make the anchor point feel unstable, then you shouldn't use that anchor point. If you can do all of these things without anything creaking or cracking or shifting, then the anchor point will work for you. EDIT: Worst-case, your backup plan should work, provided you screw the pull-up bar into the wall/doorframe.

I'm sorry that I can't be more precise than that, and I'm sorry you're in so much pain. I hope things work out for you, one way or another.

Thank you so much!! This was really helpful, I will try it out!

 

[gottacheckout]

The pipes I see are either plastic or copper water pipes. Neither are sufficient to tie to. Do you have any tools and can you use them? From what little I could see if be tempted to make an anchor point. It looks like the beams are 2x (1 ½ to 2 inches thick) if so that is good. You can take a 2x4 and nail or screw it spanning 2 of them. Another option is to drill a hole just large enough to pass your rope through and create a knot that won't allow the rope to pull through. Drill the hole as close to the top of beam as possible. It would literally take 5 minutes to set it up.

Do the test as described above