Good morning to all,
Thanks for all the replies...
Namsokiek hit the nail on the head when he explained how capitalism works!
A little medical background on myself. I was born pre-mature, less than 5 lbs (4 lbs 9 ounces). Back in 1957 it was rare that premature babies as small as I was often made it into the world. I had several problems at birth. I had a double hernia, a ruptured navel and a hematoma (large blood clot) on my skull. All of which were surgically repaired before I was 3 months old. Additionally having raced motorcycles from the time I was 11 - 42 years of age I can tell you my body has been thru the meat grinder!
Last year I had a hernia. It was not due to hanging heavy weight. It was due to playing golf with a buddy who routinely hits over 300 yard drives and me being stupid enough to try and keep up with him and swinging out of my shoes! The hernia I had couldn't be fixed for 8 months because I had no health insurance at the time, and had to rely on my service as a veteran and my VA eligibility to provide the surgery. Last year in October is when the VA was finally able to get me into the operating room. I have made a full recovery, however my core strength isn't what it used to be ... maybe 85%
That said as I have resumed my PE and weight hanging I have done so with extreme caution. I am not pushing the limits of weight hanging, and I never will!
I currently will go up to 12 lbs for 30 minute intervals. I can feel a slight pull in my lower abdomen region, and that is my limit for now. At one point prior to the hernia I was using 15 lbs for 45 minutes. But truth be told as I have been getting back into it I feel that I am getting results with less weight and longer wear times.
I'm not into pain, and from my perspective I don't believe that in the world of PE that any kind of pain is beneficial or necessary to get results in length or girth.
I believe if you train to exhaustion and you feel the "muscle awareness" within your penis then you have done sufficient work to trigger growth.... just my opinion.
So for those interested in "going where no man has gone before", all I can say is God Speed!
I believe Dr. Ric can more adequately test the weight limits better than myself.
When I do weight training at the gym, my goal isn't to see how much weight I can push or pull... I leave that ego ball busting crap at the door. My goal is to work a muscle part or group until I feel I have trained it to exhaustion. Many professional bodybuilders will tell you that they didn't need to bench press 600 lbs for 10 reps in order to build massive pectorals. I think the same holds true with the LG Hanger and how much you hang varies from individual to individual. Use some common sense and don't jeopardize your penis health!
With regards to cost.... I am well aware of all the various manufacturing methods available to mass produce. Injection molding is an option we may pursue in the future (same with casting) if market demand is sufficient. I don't know how many of you out there have ever looked at the cost of a plastic injection mold and what one costs to build, but having made plastic injection molds for the food container industry, frisbees, yo-yo's, sun visors etc. I can tell you they ain't cheap!!! We once built a mold for a 12 cavity yougurt cup that was over 300K!
Right now I manufacture these chamber domes from solid round acrylic polycarbonate on a C.N.C. lathe and mill. My shop rate is $60 per hour. I don't feel the need to break down my cost equations to try and justify the price we are asking for the kit. I don't go to my barber, dentist, auto mechanic, divorce attorney and try and pin him or her down on why the charge what they charge. If I don't like the price of something I usually don't buy it!
You can buy a custom machined golf putter for $600 bucks made from a solid billet of stainless steel that was made on a 5 axis C.N.C. machine that cost 500K, or you can go down to Big 5 sporting goods and buy some cast piece of crap from China for $19 bucks... it's your choice. You really get what you pay for!
Like I said in my first post, my time is valuable and this is not my main source of income. Dr. Ric and I are having discussions on what would be a reasonable price to sell just the LG Hanger chamber and silicon rubber sleeve for to those who already have a hand vacuum device and weight. I do not manufacture the silicon sleeve. I have to purchase that from another vendor source, same with the fittings, o'ring and hook. I am currently having discussions with them on how much of a price discount we can get if we buy in volume. I too want to make this as affordable as possible to everyone out there! Those discussions and hard ball negotiations with the rubber vendor take time too by the way! But I want to pass the savings I can negotiate off onto all potential customers!
I hope that answers some of the questions and concerns :becky:
I have been thinking of a sales slogan and I believe I have one that is appropriate for the LG Hanger .... "realize your full potential" LG Hanger
