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rockclimbr


Nov 28, 2003, 9:37 PM
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ok guys, i have FINALLY got some stuff to make a slackline. I found two huge trees at a local park, got 60 ft of 1 in webbing, some slings, 10 ft in lenghth untied, and spare biners. My question is this. There are many trees, and i could make a slackline that is 60 ft long, but seeing as i have never done this before, is it the easiest way. What is the length that you learned to slackline on?


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The shorter, the easier.


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There are lots of resources scattered about on slackline tips and tricks. I'd also recommend starting off on say a 20-25ft span, maybe even shorter. The general consensus is that a moderately tight line is easiest to learn on, and then you can go looser from there.

I've got a few tips on getting started on my site; I'd post them all but it's like 3 pages of text.
http://www.slacklineexpress.com/tips.htm

Tricks once you get the hang of it:
http://www.slacklineexpress.com/funstuff.htm

Some of the tips are good, others are so, so - but since others had found them helpful I decided to leave them in there. I really need to update some of those dorky looking photos though.


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