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oasis27alh
Nov 9, 2004, 4:28 PM
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Thanks for help with the static end knot, now another q, how do you get the slackline to be straight, when I walk on it I'd like it to be a flat and horizontal line. Mine always seems to be slightly twisted, anyone have photos to show this? thanks in advance
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coldclimb
Nov 9, 2004, 6:11 PM
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That one can be tricky. Mostly you've just got to straighten it before tensioning it, and then use a system that doesn't add any twists to tighten it. Back when I started, it was always a problem, cause I'd use a rope tied directly to the line and going through pulleys, and it would twist easily. Now, with systems like the simple biner methods or the Ellington, there's a lot less guesswork, and I can generally make the line nice and flat. With the slackjack it's even easier; the only thing that can twist the line is the knots, so I'm just careful when tying those.
Hope it helps. :)
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slacklinejoe
Nov 9, 2004, 6:21 PM
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Like Coldclimb mentioned, it's all in your knots (assuming your tensioning system isn't adding twists). Tie them right and you can avoid some of the twist (some will usually still be there), or go sewn and it'll always be flat.
I know it may be an extra piece, but I use a sling on each end and a sewn loop on the main line and it makes a 100% flat line. The sling on the dead end makes it where the knots really don't matter. Even an 8 on a bight will lie mostly flat with this method, probably only a 15 degree twist at most.
I noticed that a twisted line screwed with me a lot when I was first starting but it became much less of an issue once I got good enough. It was just an extra thing to distract me at first, but once I found my focus it really didn't matter much.
In my mind, the real benifit of a double sling system is that the tree isn't wearing out your main line, so at worst you replace 10 feet.
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