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nicklikesfire
Jan 23, 2004, 6:07 AM
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Am I wrong to assume that once I use webbing for a slackline, Its probaby a bad Idea to use it as an anchor for a top rope?
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It sounds like a horrible idea. . . .but it probably wouldn't stop me either.
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dynoguy
Jan 23, 2004, 6:37 AM
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I'm not sure on this, the pressure you putting on the webbing by standing on it can't be much more than the pressure from top roping with it. It would depend on if it was left out side in the sun alot. I would say just buy some new stuff, its only 30cents a foot so why risk getting hurt.
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japhyr
Jan 23, 2004, 11:32 PM
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When you take a fall on a toprope, you don't put much more than your bodyweight on the anchor. The tension on a slackline can exceed 1000 pounds depending on the length of the line, how much it sags when you stand on it, and how much you bounce on the line.
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areyoumydude
Jan 26, 2004, 4:06 AM
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I wouldn't recommend it. You might damage your slackline. :lol:
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jookyhead
Jan 26, 2004, 5:24 AM
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In reply to: I've never heard of a slackline breaking
Lookee here then--> http://www.vertvideo.com/Movies/Slackline.html
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maculated
Jan 26, 2004, 5:26 AM
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Don't do it. I checked out my slackline when I took it down two weeks ago and it was rubbed pretty badly. Slacklinable, but not climbable. What about all the INVISIBLE damage you can sustain. No thanks.
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areyoumydude
Jan 26, 2004, 8:56 AM
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Sweet vid jookyhead. Slacklines do break. :shock:
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coldclimb
Jan 26, 2004, 9:04 AM
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woah, yes, nice video.
So slacklines do indeed break. I'd say to inspect it pretty darn carefully before using it for an anchor then. :)
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climbtothebeet
Apr 10, 2004, 5:48 AM
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what if u dont leave the line up, u take it down when yoru done, it would stil be good, corect? God bless
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rrrADAM
Apr 10, 2004, 5:57 AM
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Webbing in uber cheap... Just buy some more.
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esoteric1
Apr 17, 2004, 4:01 AM
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lmao! I just met that guy in the other day...
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ammon
Apr 17, 2004, 4:21 AM
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It also permanently stretches the webbing and makes it really stiff. Never use webbing for climbing after slacklining on it.
It’s a really bad idea. I've seen at least twenty lines break in the last seven years of slacklining. Most of them were only a few months old.
Cheers
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wiscoclimbiner
May 15, 2004, 12:45 AM
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using slacklining webbing for setting up a tr is a dumb idea. webbing is not ment to have that consent force that a slackline puts on it... so it would be weaker then non slacklining webbing. and webbing is cheap and not worth risjing your life
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thegodfather
May 15, 2004, 2:51 AM
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you've seen the actual lines break? whoa, i've seen some crappy anchors bust and stuff, but never the actual webbing...and ive put my line through some serious stuff, too...whoa...
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wiscoclimbiner
May 16, 2004, 5:57 AM
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i saw a line break jus the other day. one of my buddies was jumping on it and it snapped and smacked him in the leg... so the moral of the story DONT USE SLACKLINES FOR CLIMBING ANCHORS
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valeberga
May 16, 2004, 6:19 AM
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It takes an incredible amount of lateral tension in a slackline to support the weight of a human, as per the laws of trigonometry that say that as the sag produced in the line by the climber's weight approaches zero, the force in the line goes to infinity. The usual tension in a slackline is probably well above the working load of webbing!
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valeberga
May 16, 2004, 5:14 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: It takes an incredible amount of lateral tension in a slackline to support the weight of a human, as per the laws of trigonometry that say that as the sag produced in the line by the climber's weight approaches zero, the force in the line goes to infinity. The usual tension in a slackline is probably well above the working load of webbing! This has been discussed before and it takes a huge line with little sag to come near the rating of webbing. http://www.wanderingphotographer.com/...c_analysis_graph.htm Yes, jumps put stress on them but I think the reason people have seen a few of them them break is more due to wear and tear on older lines more than that setup having more tension than the strength of new webbing. That comes down to when to retire your gear, which people seem hessitant to do on slacklines.
That's a spiffy little analysis there!
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slacklinejoe
May 16, 2004, 5:19 PM
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Japhry (Eric) did an excellent job on the analysis - so I can't take credit for it.
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