Hanging a heavy bag...

[Jeff7181]

I want to hang a heavy bag in the center of a room in my basement. I don't want to hang it from the ceiling and I don't want it on a stand. What ideas can you come up with, or solutions have you see for hanging a 150lb 6 foot muay thai bag? I'm thinking a diagonal beam from corner to corner... Maybe?

 

[mindless1]

What about a weather balloon with the perfect amount of hydrogen in it?

What about using a real human instead of a human sized bag?

What about parking a crane outside and hanging a steel cable down through the middle of the building?

Diagonal beams from which corners? Top corners?

Why not from the ceiling? Aren't the top corners, technically the ceiling too? If it is too weak, why not put in a joist spanning the ceiling or just reinforce the existing ceiling support?

Otherwise, it seems like you'd want something similar to a punching bag stand except beefier and deeper footprint to support the extra weight, for example:

https://www.google.com/search?q=punching+bag+stand&tbm=isch

I don't understand why using the same methods anyone else uses, won't work.

 

[Greenman]

What about a weather balloon with the perfect amount of hydrogen in it?

What about using a real human instead of a human sized bag?

What about parking a crane outside and hanging a steel cable down through the middle of the building?

Diagonal beams from which corners? Top corners?

Why not from the ceiling? Aren't the top corners, technically the ceiling too? If it is too weak, why not put in a joist spanning the ceiling or just reinforce the existing ceiling support?

Otherwise, it seems like you'd want something similar to a punching bag stand except beefier and deeper footprint to support the extra weight, for example:

https://www.google.com/search?q=punching+bag+stand&tbm=isch

I don't understand why using the same methods anyone else uses, won't work.

The reason no one replied to this thread is because there isn't an answer. He wants to hang a bag without hanging it.

 

[mindless1]

^ Yeah but I forgot to mention levitation by drones or an electromagnetic field, or some kind of portal where the bag is suspended from the ceiling in an alternate universe.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Pay a Sherpa to hold it.

 

[killster1]

i really enjoy the triple bag stand i use, also if you mount a 2x4 to the ceiling you can spread the weight out.

 

[Greenman]

i really enjoy the triple bag stand i use, also if you mount a 2x4 to the ceiling you can spread the weight out.

It really doesn't matter. A couple hundred pounds of point load isn't a big deal at all.

 

[killster1]

It really doesn't matter. A couple hundred pounds of point load isn't a big deal at all.

it is if your trying to not leave a mark. (after i removed the 2x4 you cant even see where i used it)

 

[BoomerD]

What about a weather balloon with the perfect amount of hydrogen in it?

What about using a real human instead of a human sized bag?

What about parking a crane outside and hanging a steel cable down through the middle of the building?

Diagonal beams from which corners? Top corners?

Why not from the ceiling? Aren't the top corners, technically the ceiling too? If it is too weak, why not put in a joist spanning the ceiling or just reinforce the existing ceiling support?

Otherwise, it seems like you'd want something similar to a punching bag stand except beefier and deeper footprint to support the extra weight, for example:

https://www.google.com/search?q=punching+bag+stand&tbm=isch

I don't understand why using the same methods anyone else uses, won't work.

I'm available...if the money's right...

 

[jmagg]

I want to hang a heavy bag in the center of a room in my basement. I don't want to hang it from the ceiling and I don't want it on a stand. What ideas can you come up with, or solutions have you see for hanging a 150lb 6 foot muay thai bag? I'm thinking a diagonal beam from corner to corner... Maybe?

I suppose you could run a beam corner to corner or any other direction (shortest best), with jack studs under each side, and keepers on the sides creating a pocket for the beam. That would separate vibrations and noise from the floor above . An I beam made from 2x4s may help side to side sway. The span would dictate the dimension of the beam.

 

[sdifox]

ESP is the only way.

 

[VirtualLarry]

First step is to realize, "There is no bag."

 

[IronWing]

Skyhook

 

[zinfamous]

Skyhook

Good call. It's completely undefendable.