Setting up a slackline

How to set up a slackline, using only webbing and a few carabiners.

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• slack

[samurphy]

I'm guessing your just used them for demonstration purposes, but those posts look like they were bending just under the stress of tightening the webbing.. I'm guessing they'd come right out of the ground if you jumped on them. Nice demo, though. Love this method.

[rijstveld]

Thanks. About the posts: yeah, they move. I never jumped on the line, but I don't think the posts will get out of the ground. They are in almost as deep as they are above the ground.

[elrond007]

terrible way to set it up

[samurphy]

Wouldn't collar the trees if you used tree friendlies. I suspect he doesn't bother showing that here, since he's wrapping fenceposts.

Also, the knots aren't generally on a loaded part, they're on the free end of the whiparounds, and just tie off with half hitches to keep from unravelling. All except that munter, anyway, and that's a fairly flat knot.

[AndyNette]

My only concerns with this is that when using trees this method will collar the trees as well as some of the nots in the line will compromise the load that can be handled on the webbing.

[samurphy]

I should note that, if you have small posts like in the video, then you don't need that much extra. I'm wrapping twice around fairly large trees, so I end up using quite a bit more.. but like I said, it's cheap. Just make sure you buy a long enough piece.

[samurphy]

The only issue I have with this method, which I love otherwise, is that you need approximately 10 more meters of webbing than with any other method, just because of all the extra wraps and stuff since you're not using slings at the end point.

That said, not using slings at the end point means one less biner and two less slings needed, and the webbing is about $1 a meter, and slings are way more.

[instinct747]

you zigzag it back and forth several times through the carabiner making multiple s shapes so it creates a pulley, then pull on the free end, this makes it easier to get the slackline really tight

[SpaceTrashcan]

Thanks for uploading this, Dude. I got my line at Christmas, and this explains almost perfectly how to go about setting it up. I agree with the minimalist approach but am a bit confused at the end... how do you tighten it? Looks pretty complex.