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blackagave
Aug 12, 2005, 1:27 AM
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It's not a question of if it's in good shape or not, it's fine. I have 52' of tubular webbing, another 7' of tubular webbing and 6' more of tubular webbing, plus 4 biners.
are the 6' and 7' adequate lengths for runners?
what is the furthest distance between trees to rig up a primitive setup?
i'm in the philadelphia suburbs, so if anyone is local that would want to give a newbie some pointers, let me know. or if you are nearby and would like to try and figure it out with me, drop me a line.
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curt
Aug 12, 2005, 1:36 AM
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In reply to: It's not a question of if it's in good shape or not, it's fine. I have 52' of tubular webbing, another 7' of tubular webbing and 6' more of tubular webbing, plus 4 biners. are the 6' and 7' adequate lengths for runners? what is the furthest distance between trees to rig up a primitive setup?
Depends. I live in Arizona, where it's sometimes a couple hundred miles between trees. So, from my perspective you'll need a whole lot more webbing. :lol:
Curt
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philfell
Aug 12, 2005, 2:05 AM
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That would be one hell of a slackline, Curt. :!:
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chalkfree
Aug 12, 2005, 2:55 AM
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I use six biners, 70 ft for walk and tightening, and 10 on each end for achors.
Seems to work out well.
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sumo
Aug 12, 2005, 3:10 AM
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It could be done with 4
My friends girth long line to tree. Then clove hitch 1 or 2 to the line.
Put webbing around other point. Some magical stuff happens and they loop it around and the friction holds it.
Note. the friction blew on a 75 foot line.
I use 6 biners, rope, and prusiks.
When I first saw this thread I thought well this person has no gear. haha
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joshy8200
Aug 12, 2005, 3:26 AM
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A 52' section of webbing...Yeah, you'll have enough to setup any top-rope anywhere.
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blackagave
Aug 12, 2005, 12:09 PM
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In reply to: A 52' section of webbing...Yeah, you'll have enough to setup any top-rope anywhere.
???? right...
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kpalsson
Aug 12, 2005, 12:24 PM
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In reply to: A 52' section of webbing...Yeah, you'll have enough to setup any top-rope anywhere.
Even ignoring the fact that you're in slacklining, STFU n00b (I´ve always wanted to do that)
Maybe a 50' section of tape can set up any toprope _you've_ ever seen, but that hardly means any toprope anywhere. I've set up topropes with 2x35' lengths, and still been a bit short.
Never underestimate the potential for toproping ;)
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blackagave
Aug 12, 2005, 4:07 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: It's not a question of if it's in good shape or not, it's fine. I have 52' of tubular webbing, another 7' of tubular webbing and 6' more of tubular webbing, plus 4 biners. are the 6' and 7' adequate lengths for runners? what is the furthest distance between trees to rig up a primitive setup? Depends. I live in Arizona, where it's sometimes a couple hundred miles between trees. So, from my perspective you'll need a whole lot more webbing. :lol: Curt
that's exciting, sucks that you don't have more trees. if this comes off as "smart", i'm not meaning it that way, but my question of the furthest distance between trees actually meant, furthest distance between two trees with a 52' webbing. i assume i could easily do 30', which should be sufficient for someone who has never tried it, maybe even look for closer trees than that to cut down on some of the difficulty?
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blackagave
Aug 13, 2005, 3:42 PM
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UPDATE: I rigged up a line this morning. I found two trees about 33' apart and used 4 carabiners to tighten the line. (basically coldclimbs third method) I put my runners around each tree girth hitching them thru a bowline. It took a few tries to set the tension high enough, but didn't require more strength than an average person could excert. I'm about 6'1 160 lbs, which means my muscle mass is nil. I took someone's advise of wrapping the end around my waste and pushing against the tree with my leg to add tension to the line. It worked better than I could have hoped. The runners were about 3' to 3 1/2' above the ground and the line was tight enough to keep the center about 4 inches above the ground.
As far as my balance, it definitely improved quickly. I could only stay out for a couple hours since it was approaching 90 degrees and I sweat like a pig, but I was able to balance for 5-10 seconds after the first few attempts. I took a few steps, nothing very graceful, but I could see that after going out a few times I might be able to get more control. I'd like to try it barefoot, but since I was in the woods, there was a lot of dirt, leaves and junk. (which I definitely managed to bail into a few times)
All in all, I'm very happy with how the primitive system worked out for me on my first time out. It's not too difficult physically or mentally to figure out how to rig. I can't wait to get out again!
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