Comments on: A Slackline for Papa: Homemade Slackline Setup

By: Derek Markham

Derek Markham — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:33:53 +0000

Thanks, Tony – and that’s a good tip for long line tensioning!

By: Tony Sukiennik

Tony Sukiennik — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:19:10 +0000

Derek — Once you get some mobility back in that Ankle, I guarantee that Slacklining will help it. My left knee is totally toast and it’s much more functional know than before I started. By the way, I’m out of the basement into the backyard. For tensioning longer lines (up to 50 feet) without expensive pulleys, buy a “Comealong” at Home Depot and use Type 18 Webbing which is less stretchy than Tubular… Don’t Quit!!! –Tony

By: Derek Markham

Derek Markham — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:10:37 +0000

Tony, thanks for the info! And kudos for wanting to highline – I’m envious! Right now I’m recovering from a broken ankle, and can’t wait to get back into it once it’s rehabilitated.

By: Tony Sukiennik

Tony Sukiennik — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:37:36 +0000

My daughter who has walked the Lost Arrow Spire highline got me into slacklining and I set one up in my basement to use all winter… You just need a piece of stong Angle Steel and 2 or 3 3/8 inch wedge anchors to mount into the concrete wall… Then the other side is a standard basement column (and if you have several you can vary the lengths of your line). But a Ratchet at Home Depot and you’re good. I’m going to highline at Moab with my daughter this summer in my first year and I just turned 57 this month…

By: Derek Markham

Derek Markham — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:33:26 +0000

Chris – that’s an epic zip line!

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:24:36 +0000

We set up something similar, but a bit different for the kids… A zipline! http://j.mp/bVfbUU

Anything to keep us all outside! Thanks for the inspiration for the slackline.

By: Derek Markham

Derek Markham — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:29:16 +0000

I recommend surfing through all the crazy slackline videos on YouTube to keep you hungry…

By: Terry

Terry — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:39:24 +0000

This is awesome. I’ve never wanted to play on a slack line before (tried a couple times at a climbing gym, utterly gave up in defeat.)

Now, though … it can’t happen soon enough. I need to find info on how to find enjoyment in it when you can’t stay on the line for more than a second. Hah.

By: Lori

Lori — Sat, 23 May 2009 14:59:34 +0000

nice slacklining post! i agree re: making time to play as adults. i do my best thinking when my mind zones out and starts floating.

By: Tristan Karosas

Tristan Karosas — Fri, 08 May 2009 22:43:31 +0000

Excellent little summary on slacklining, I’m a field educator for a youth conservation corps in Alaska, which involves living outdooors for the summer, gunna have a slackline out everywhere we go, doin a little summary myself for them, big help, thanks

By: Cassi

Cassi — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:27:48 +0000

Me and a friend tried to set up a slackline at the camp where we worked (just for us adventure staffers NOT for kids) and we kind of failed miserably. We couldn’t get it tight enough *sigh*

I’d like to set up one in my backyard (now that its been mentioned) if I can find a way to do it pretty cheaply. We have a few pine trees that aren’t doing anyone any good (and we can’t afford to cut them down) so might as well make them some fun, right?

By: Derek

Derek — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:38:54 +0000

The only issue I could foresee is finding anchors in your house sturdy enough to take the tension. Let me know if you figure it out…

By: Damien Tougas

Damien Tougas — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:32:21 +0000

I have been thinking about setting one of these up for quite some time now. I have been wondering if there is some way to set one up in my house so that we could play on it in the winter.