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Building and testing a zip-line

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Uploaded by on Jan 25, 2010

Three years after building our first zipline at The Sandy Ranch in the Texas Hill Country, we're building a new one! The entire kit came from ziplinegear.com, and you can read all the details at www.briangreenstone.com/zipline

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  • Dont you want the cable very tight?

  • @MichaelJackson1428 Yes, as was noted at the end of the video there was a lot of slack in the line that we needed to tighten up, but we had too much slope on the line so we had to leave slack to keep things from getting too fast. We later re-graded the whole thing and then tensioned it way up. Now it's perfect.

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  • hey, i am looking to build a zip line but i need some advice. how high are each of the connection points above the same horizontal line and exactly how much cable did you use? I know its a 205' run, but the amount of cable will be more than that due to slack, right? and don't be offended, but can i ask how old you are? my father is a little apprehensive about it but i hope this video will help calm his fears. I am only 16

  • @0121Maestro Stu!

  • Ever thought about wearing a helmet?........It might save your life one day!!

  • he looks like the guy form the hangover :p

  • just as a note, the top caribiner hole should at least have a steel caribiner so if the cable trolly fails, it has a back-up

  • will the Viper Zip Line Kit

    do the same setup

  • awesome

  • I think that the tighter the cable is the faster your end speed is, but a loose cable will make you go pretty fast and you will slow down when you passed the middle, the cable will have a V shape when your in the middle..?

  • @blgreenstone I see. So More tension means more speed correct?

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