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pushfurther
May 26, 2002, 7:45 PM
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sorry if this has been posted before, but there is no search feature...
how do you go about setting up a slackline?i'm only concerned with how you get it tight.
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ktwo
May 26, 2002, 8:00 PM
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One way is to take the webbing that you want to slackline with, and cut it about 5 feet shorter than the gap you are slacklining. Now tie one end of the nylon to a solid anchor (tree, car, etc.) and take the other end and tie a 15 foot piece of rope to it (a double fishermans knot is best). Not tie some webbing around another tree, hook a gri-gri to it, run the rope through the gri-gri and pull it tight.
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sonofspork
May 26, 2002, 8:52 PM
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NOW IF WE HAD A "SLACKLINE" FORUM ADMINISTRATORS HE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND THIS EASILY!!!!!
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stevematthys
May 26, 2002, 9:00 PM
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or he could have used the search because if you look up it says:
[Search] [Private] [FAQ]
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pushfurther
May 26, 2002, 9:07 PM
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steve, use the search function. you will soon find it is in fact broken.
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estwing
May 26, 2002, 9:51 PM
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If you would like another manner to tension your line, check out http://slackline.com/
Go to how to section at the top of the page.
This system has worked well for me. A few words of advice, use 2 carabiners in the clove hitch if you want it to ever come undone, and tie your half hitches close to your Z leverage system if you want the line to stay tight.
good luck!
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rrrADAM
Dec 16, 2002, 8:13 PM
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[small]This topic was moved to the Slacklining forum by rrradam[/small]
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one900johnnyk
Dec 27, 2002, 6:53 PM
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why does everyone use webbing instead of an old rope? is an old rope just as good, or is it more difficult? or is just a matter of people spending less money on a new slackline? thanks
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elcapbuzz
Dec 28, 2002, 12:46 AM
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A rope is round.... therefore it rolls when you're walking on it. Also, they stretch to much (dynamic climbing ropes), complicating the setup procedure.
Webbing lies flat against your feet, when you walk on it.
Ammon
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rrrADAM
Dec 29, 2002, 2:11 AM
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Use biners as a pully to gain an advantage...
I use two biners and get a 3:1 advantage:
-Anchor one side by tying (I use a girth hitch) to an anchor.
-Clove hitch 2 biners about 4 feet from the other anchor point.
-Run webbing around anchor, through one biner, back around anchor, through 2nd biner. This gfives a 3:1 advantage. (It helps to have another person pull the webbing through the 1rst biner on one side, as you pull from the 2nd.)
-Tie off with a mule knot, and retightentill the stretch is worked out.
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thoxsie
Dec 31, 2002, 2:21 PM
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Wait. I thought that you where not suppose to use biners because it puts to much tension on them and they are bound to break sooner or latter.
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therealbovine
Jan 21, 2003, 8:56 PM
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Try out the ethos "quattro" tension rig. You can view it on thier website ethosclimbing.com. Go to "Products", then "slacklines", then "instructions".
They have an illistration of a great tensioning system that is effective, easy, and does'nt require a bunch of extra gear.
You can copy this system by tying some knots where they sew thiers. You will have to improvise a bit, but it works!
Good luck!
[ This Message was edited by: therealbovine on 2003-01-21 12:57 ]
[ This Message was edited by: therealbovine on 2003-01-21 12:58 ]
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krustyklimber
Jan 22, 2003, 2:06 AM
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Dude aren't you "they"?
You sell them right?
Are you giving helpful advise, or a salesman schilling his wares?
I for one am finding it hard to tell the difference.
Jeff
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repete
Jan 22, 2003, 2:14 AM
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thoxsie are you joking. You must be talking about those little key chain biners. If you arnt then i would say that we are all screwed.
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