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If there are, I'm looking for a new line, any recommendations or suggestions for where to ask? Just looking for a line, not ratchets and probably something c25m.
Not tried them, but decathlon do them
As do Alpkit. Also not tried so not a recommendation.
I bought mine from SportsPursuits.com....
Ex slackliner, I really need to get mine out while the weather is nice. And remember how to set it up.
Are you after 1" or 2"? When you say not ratchets do you mean you already have them or you're tensioning with karabiners (which I much prefer personally).
A couple of random SL Qs...
Still very much a novice learner here....
I used to ratchet mine up quite tight but when I was in France last year and tried a few at various Alpine Huts, they were all much slacker which I really struggled with (as you get much large vibrations on it). So now I run mine at home really slack, but find that I'm now rubbish at tight lines as it behaves very differently. Is there a preferred tightness?
How long did it take you to master the line? I've been really trying this year to spend 10-20 mins on it every day, but still have to put my foot down occasionally. I'm sort of expecting that at some point I never have to put a foot down walking forwards / backwards up and down it....
Is there much difference between a 1" and 2" line? I think mine is 2" or maybe 2.5".
How much of a ballache is it to set up a back garden line sans trees?
I once spent an afternoon on a beach trying it and enjoyed it.
@footflaps - I'm out of practice, but I found it depended on the line, and there's a definite difference in how you walk it. With a 2" ratchet strap I actually preferred it quite tight, 'cos I could really feel the weight of the ratchet in the sway. With a 1" strap tensioned with karabiners you have to run it slacker, but actually it's a lot nicer to walk on that way. The oscillation is much bigger but also much slower, which makes for a more chilled experience. Personally I like it slack, but I guess if you're doing back flips and stuff you'll want it tighter.
As to 1" vs 2" - 1" tends to be much more dynamic and slacker, plus you can set it up without a ratchet which I prefer. 2" you can run much tauter, don't think I've ever seen one set up without a ratchet.
I've never set one up without trees so I can't help you there. Bear in mind you need a pretty hefty anchor though, there's a lot of force going through it.
How much of a ballache is it to set up a back garden line sans trees?
I've just spent the afternoon putting one up in our garden using the posts for the swings as one point (they are large wooden posts) and the other end is an A frame and an anchor sunk into the ground. It took a good few hours to make the A frame and dig the hole and that was just for one side. It's a ball ache but I'm glad I did it
It is a problem you can throw money at though if you are short if time. You can buy the A frames and various people make anchors that you screen into the ground. I'm just cheap
How much of a ballache is it to set up a back garden line sans trees?
You can buy kits which have two big ground screws and two plastic A frames, so you can pretty much use it anywhere. Ours is set between two trees though. At some point I want a longer line, but I'll probably set a concrete fence spur in the ground to act as one end and just hide it in a flower bed under lavender or something...
Personally I like it slack, but I guess if you’re doing back flips and stuff you’ll want it tighter.
Yep, I prefer mine much slacker, I prefer the slow wide vibrations rather than the fast narrow ones you get when you crank it up.
As for back flips, god knows how you get that good. I'm thinking Chongo mount is the next thing to learn, but that needs a line mounted a bit higher up. Current one is only 1' off the ground. I'm not really sure what he skills progression is for slack lining. Is it longer lines, higher lines?
Chongo mount! Never knew the Camp 4 physicist had his own move!
It does take a while to get dialled in to different lines/tensions. Always used to set up a 1" line with carabiners but last summer we bought a decathlon while in the alps and I must admit I thought it was ace.