200' backyard zipline

[tidehigh95]

Where did you get your pulley?



[mcwhitet]

From Karst Sports, they had the best price ($68) on the Petzl Tandem Speed Double Pulley at the time: 

[TheEwolf22]

thumbs up for dog!

[daveasocrazy]

Right on! Home made ziplines kick ass

[MrBradyiscool]

Awesome

[Slayr231]

Go dog go!!!

[Buckwheat3606]

Built my own zip line a year ago. 150 ft long that starts in a tree on the top of my hill and ends up in the treehouse at the bottom very fun ride. got all the supplys at fleet farm for around 50 dollars. cheap fun. I will try to get around to posting a vid.

[take5films]

That looks more like the forest behind your house and not your backyard.

[Kaylacutie19]

i am building at 200ft zipline today with my dad in my backyard!!! i cant wait

[denniswarcrafter1]

helmet <3 Safety first right (:

[keelyproctor]

The dog wants a turn too

[Sythe5665]

cute dog

[MultiAnonymous666]

lolz the dog is like me next!

[TheJohnnyMetal]

HOW BIG IS YOUR BACKYARD?!

[alexjumpstar]

how did you make the cable tight?

[mcwhitet]

I used extra long 18" turnbuckles on each end. I made them as loose as I could, then pulled the rope as hard as I could to make the initial connection. I then turned and turned the turnbuckles almost all the way in to take up the slack in the line. There is still quite a bit of slack, but it's fine, the line still runs fast enough for me and sags enough that you don't go flying into the ground at the far end. The ground slowly rises to meet you at the far end.

[alexjumpstar]

thanks so much! 1 more question, where did you get the turnbuckles

[mcwhitet]

I got the large 18" turnbuckles from eBay. Search for "18 turnbuckle" and you'll see some. I got all the parts for the lines from best-bargainz, a store there. I got the climibing harness, pulley, lanyard, and carabiners from Karst Sports.

[alexjumpstar]

@mcwhitet do u still use the zipline?

[durkfx]

Bro, That is not the minimum amount of turn back on the cable and that is not the minimum amount of Crosby clamps. This is said with love from a professional stunt rigger. Also, check out the CMI double sheave ($130 or so) that is more heavy duty than the Petzl Speed that you are using. Rock on

[mcwhitet]

I checked several places on the web before I built the lines. Youtube won't allow web addresses in these comments, so just google it. For 5/16" wire ripe, three clamps with 5.25" turnback are required, which is what I used at each termination. I check them before every session and none have loosened or shown signs of stress or wear. Thanks for the tip on that sheave, I'll check it out.

[sillyputty421]

looks fun, I have ridden some very similar zip lines in east texas. this is a great looking backyard for a zip line.

[troyh10]

what did u use for a brake?

[mcwhitet]

There's no brake except for your hands in thick gloves dragging on the cable.

[troyh10]

have you ever hit the other side were the wire is attched?

[mcwhitet]

The wire rope is attached to a 6x6 post between two stout trees, at just about 1 foot off the ground. The ground is sloped there, so when you approach the far end, you just drop your feet and run a little bit to stop. If you didn't drop your feet, your butt would hit the ground before you run into the 6x6, so it's fine. You'd have to REALLY not be paying attention to get hit the other side with any force.

[hunterJonathan12]

That Dog Will Never Catch Up.

[1wayflight]

Thats impressive, I'm building a very simular one, how did you stop?

[mcwhitet]

You stop by dragging your hands on the line behind you. the cable is anchored into the ground on the other side, so the ground slowly rises to meet you and the extra thick gloves protect your hands on the cable as you grab the cable to slow yourself. It doesn't take much grip, just a light grab. I'll post more video to show you.

[imsortapartmonkey]

thats insane how the hell did you build that?

[paperfone]

awesome backyard. awesome zipline.

[wujiann]

haha...me is first