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buckmanriver
Aug 5, 2004, 9:15 PM
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I just set up my first slackline. When I took it down the two knots had gotten so tight that I cant get the out. Any tips on getting the knotes out would be nice. :?: :?: :?:
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winglady
Aug 5, 2004, 9:54 PM
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Try placing a knot on a hard, flat surface, then pressing down on it with your palm (use LOTS of force) and rolling it back and forth. That often starts to loosen it up enough to get it untied.
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grimace
Aug 6, 2004, 12:21 AM
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if you can't get it out w/ your palm use your foot. using a shoe w/ a smooth sole makes it easier.
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climbtothebeet
Aug 6, 2004, 1:06 AM
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just smak it against stuff, like a wall, or your shoe or somthing. it will usualy loosin it up. if u decide to use needle nose plyers....be careful. if there realy stuborn i hit it with a hammer a couple of times.
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10ftdrp
Aug 6, 2004, 2:34 AM
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bite it!
but a tip for next time....
if your talking about water knots or tape knots or overhand knots whatever they're called tie it as usual but instead of sticking the end of the follow through piece in. jsut make a three inch loop and stick that in so you have an easy grab pull tab... if you have any friends who have the july edition of rock & ice theres a better explination in there and a diagram...
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lv2climb7
Aug 6, 2004, 3:17 AM
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saskclimber
Aug 6, 2004, 3:25 AM
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I heard that yelling at it is very effective. Another thing that works for me is taking the 2 free ends of one end, grabbing them really close to the knot, and twisting them back and forth. Twist moreso "into" the knot though.
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areyoumydude
Aug 6, 2004, 4:06 PM
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Using a clove-hitch around two 'biners is the way to go. Once you release the tension on your slackline simply work the clove-hitch open by prying the two 'biners apart. Not only does it make it easy to untie, it doesn't damage your webbing like other knots. :)
-L
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jynckx
Aug 8, 2004, 4:14 PM
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put little sticks thru the knots, that way you can break the sticks out, and the knots are easy to untie
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corpse
Aug 8, 2004, 5:31 PM
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When I do my slackline, I use really only 2 load bearing knots; water knots and clove hitches.
The clove hitches are often around 2 biners, which are easy to loosen up.. The water knots I'll use to connect webbing together, which can become a VERY tight knots.. To loosen, I whip the knot into a smooth hard surface, like my kitchen floor, and a few minutes of that, I can do it without much effort by hand.
After I tighten the line (common biner-pulley setup), I wrap the line a bunch of times, and secure it with a fig8 clipped somewhere - which of course that is easy to untie as it should never be loaded.
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coldclimb
Aug 9, 2004, 10:11 PM
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Beat it with something. Works wonderfully. Try a search, this question is asked once a week or so.
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tyify
Aug 9, 2004, 10:35 PM
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A knife works quite well :lol:
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seidon
Aug 12, 2004, 1:57 AM
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take the knot and work it inbetween your hands as if you are rolling a snake out of clay or silly putty or something of that nature, only a lot harder
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afiveonbelay
Aug 12, 2004, 2:58 AM
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buckmanriver didn't say what type of knots he used, but I bet they were something in the overhand bend family (figure 8's, water, whatever). Such a type of knot is not persuaded easily after being under the loads of a slackline. I used to beat the knot against the rock, swing the webbing thru the air. This puts a lot of wear and tear on the surface fibers of the webbing. If you can wait till you get home, take a hammer to the knot, preferably one with a large smooth face, like an engineers hammer or the BD hammer. Wig on it until it softens and you can move it.
The advise to try other knots that break (untie) easily is right on the mark. I volunteer a knot that most climbers overlook, but unties the easiest after loading and that is the bowline. Anywhere I need an eye, I often tie a bowline, especially if I know it is going to experience a good amount of loading. It doesn't diminish strength significantly more than any other knot and once you know it is fast to tie.
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ilikecookies
Aug 16, 2004, 1:24 AM
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give up. i have fixed loops in my line because i couldn't get them out after a few sessions.
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climbingfreak45
Aug 16, 2004, 9:47 PM
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Wet the knot throughly and the hit it with a rubber mallet
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johnson6102002
Aug 31, 2004, 1:54 PM
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hit it with a hammmer in ever direction possible and then take the part with the loop in it asnd twist it close to the knot to wiggle it through. worked for me last night
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therealbovine
Sep 1, 2004, 6:02 PM
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Buy an adjustable pre-sewn slackline. You will never tie knots again! (ethosclimbing.com or notforclimbing.com)
Best of luck!
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