Originally Posted by
BarracksSi
Pullup bar is nice, and so are pushup bars. Bands will get you almost every move that can be done with dumbbells (and, as you work up to lots of pullups, hang them from the pullup bar so you can pull on them to get reps with a decent range of motion). If you buy dumbbells, you're going to be adding to them as your progress, and you won't be able to travel with them very easily (important to me, at least).
Thanks, for the feedback. I will go ahead and buy the rubber bands. I will continue to work with weights at the gym so investing in dumbbells isn't something I would likely do.