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EXF Rings 5 second setup from Tyler Hass on Vimeo.

For the new EXF Rings, the set up process is one of the things we've given the most thought to. Our goal was to create a set of rings that could be set up in under a minute. We completely re-imagined the process and the result is an entirely new mounting system. Since the rings are portable, a lot of people take them down and then set them back up before each workout. Many people didn't like the fact that it took several minutes before they could start their workout. You had to spend a minute threading the straps through the buckles. And then more time leveling the rings. Not anymore! With the new design, we've eliminated both steps. All you need to do now is place the straps over the mounting surface and then use the new S-buckle to attach the strap back onto itself. It takes only a few seconds and will hold securely under the highest loads imaginable.
In our testing, we did everything we could think of to make this thing fail. We did have concerns. Sudden shifts in load, severe lateral loading, shock forces, etc. Nothing even fazed it! If you call something idiot-proof, someone will come up with a better idiot. But I think this is about as close as that gets. A few weeks ago, I found out the hard way that it's not possible to get the strap out without touching the buckle. I set them up over a swingset and at the end of my workout, I couldn't get them down. I had to climb up the side of the swingset and shimmy over to the straps to release the S-buckles. I was actually pretty happy that it was this difficult.
If you are attaching them overhead and you will need to take them down latter, you basically need a ladder or some way to reach the S-buckle. OR, you can still operate the EXF Rings straps in "legacy mode". When you do this, you don't actually use the S-buckle. Instead, you remove the strap from the cam buckle (the lever with teeth on it), throw it over the mounting surface and then run it back through the cam buckle. It's the same as with the Elite Rings II and all others out there. So, if you are training at the park or on a tree, you'll still be able to use the new straps.
Lastly, another nice thing is that when you take them down, you don't lose the height adjustment that you had been using. So, if you were doing dips in your last workout. The next time you set them up, they will still be at the exact same height you were previously using. This is a big time saver, especially if you run a gym and need to quickly get group classes up and running.