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kevin7607
Oct 5, 2005, 3:26 AM
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a couple friends and i were thinking about setting up a slackline to mess around on. i've checked a few sites and the basic setup seems pretty simple. i've got some biners and webbing for the two anchors, but how much webbing should i get for the line? we are gonna run it between some big trees outside their apartments and i was just wanting to know what a good all-around length would be if we decided to set it up next time we climb somewhere. thanks for any info.
Kevin
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veganboyjosh
Oct 5, 2005, 4:20 AM
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depends. tm
how far apart are the trees?
also, you don't wanna use that slacking webbing to climb on once you've stretched and walked on it.
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gymslackerclimber
Oct 5, 2005, 6:43 AM
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id say 25-30ft to learn on... so if ur using webbing to tighten,, and assuming you want to eventally walk a little longer lines,,, get like 70ft..
:lol: :lol: now this is a funny laughing out lound emotional face
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trevzilla
Oct 5, 2005, 7:00 AM
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My first line I got was 100ft. Of course you don't have to use it all when you are learning. but now that I've gotten better, I'm really glad I've gotten 100ft. 30 foot lines are fun, but if thats the longest you get, you'll get bored. Plus you don't want to spend the money buying multiple lines once you are ready for a longer one.
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kevin7607
Oct 5, 2005, 10:57 PM
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thanks for all the feedback so far. it is greatly appreciated. i'm thinking on going with about 75 feet or so. now should i get 2 inch tubular or 1 inch or what? also, should i go ahead and get some webbing for the anchors that would be seperate from my climbing webbing or would it be ok to use the anchor webbing for both climbing and slacking? thanks again.
Kevin
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wembley
Oct 5, 2005, 11:16 PM
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Do not use any gear for both slacklining and climbing. Get 1" tubular webbing for the slackline.
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kevin7607
Oct 6, 2005, 1:02 AM
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how long should the sections be for the anchors (gonna be used to go around some decent sized trees)
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trevzilla
Oct 6, 2005, 1:19 AM
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I always girth hitch the tree. Our trees that we use are about 5-6 feet in circumference. This means to get around the tree, the webbing loop must be a 6 ft long. so figure 12 ft of webbing plus a foot for the knot. About 13ft is good. This all depends on the size of the tree though. One peice of webbing is plenty for the anchors on either tree, assuming your line is a low line. If it is a highline YOU NEED MORE! But on a low line, who cares if your webbing snaps and you drop a foot? It still hasn't happened to me, and on low lines I only use one peice of webbing around each tree.
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gymslackerclimber
Oct 6, 2005, 5:29 AM
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yeah around 15ft,, you can always tie a knot (& put a binner in that knot to untie easier) to make the ancor shorter,,...
when i can,, i never use a girth hitch,, i find that i always twist the line too much...
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