Hello fellow Slackers! As the title suggests, I'm having wear on my new slackline, specifically where the line threads through the loops at both tree anchors.

These loops have thick material, but the line that threads through doesn't.

Is there something I can do to prevent it wearing excessively? I don't want to have to retire it sooner than necessary! Thanks!

Note: This is my first slackline, I am a beginner! :)

I’m looking for a line to put over water so multiple people can get on at once and kick each other off. I know nothing about slacklines but have been on one at a water park where they had a similar set up. Any thoughts or ideas?

I’m trying to work my way to highlining, and have been spending a lot of time practicing sitting on the line, and standing from sitting. The problem is as I’m sitting on the line my pants are too slick on it, and my butt is always slowly sliding to either the left or right. I pretty much only wear Prana Zion pants (polyester), and I suspect the issue is synthetic pants on a synthetic line. Has anyone else run into this issue? Is slide normal while sitting regardless of material or should I just switch to a different material of pants?

I thought you guys might like photo that I took of the wildest slackline I have ever seen.

163 meters long.

I have two steel posts 15ft apart which I use for a hammock. I am interested in adapting these posts for a short slackline setup to practice balance and physical fitness. (1) Is this distance too short for a slackline ? (2) What would be the ideal setup? I am thinking to weld eyebolts onto the steel posts to accommodate carabiners.

Hi folks, I’m new to slack lining and am building up my proprioception, but I keep feeling myself drift off to my left side. At first I tried compensating by shifting more of my weight to my back right knee, but all I found was that I’d shift my center of gravity and lose balance even quicker. I’m now starting to think that my drifting problem is due to a mass imbalance in my crotch— that my left “side” is dangling much lower than my right “side”. Upon inspection, I’m starting to believe this is more so the case. I’m worried that there isn’t really a fix to my problem and that this could derail the hobby for me… if anyone has experienced similar issues please let me know. I’m open to any suggestions.

Hello there!

We're newbies. All of our slacklining experience has been in 'trivial' settings, such as between two trees or two designated poles, or on established slacklines. We now want to set up a slackline in our new place. We got a wall mount and we have, what seems like a suitable pole.

We drilled holes in the garage walls (not in the bricks, but in the cement between them – was that a mistake?). We used 1 cm wide, 9 cm long screws and, of course, expansion anchors.

The second picture shows the things that were delivered with the wall mount. I don't know exactly what they are meant for, but I thought I should build in some redundancy. We were uncertain whether to do this with the help of the garage wall again, so for now, we chose this tiny tree, which was the only one nearby. It seems like a mediocre idea. The other end of the pole also sparked a lot of discussion, so here we are, looking for answers online.

Can anyone teach us how to avoid endangering our lives and explain why some aspects of our current setup are problematic?

To whoever left this slackline behind, I'd be happy to meet up to give it back, show you how to properly set it up, use it, and perhaps more importantly how to take it back down. Just tell me where you left it and in roughly what manner you had it setup. If not, at least it went to a good home.(mine) The cops would have just cut it down and threw it away and I waited 4 hours for someone to show up.

Hey all, I am new to slack lining and just bought my first one. This is my current situation and I have not been able to find any videos on how to set up a slack line when the trunk of the tree is too big for the ratchet part of the line. Any tips and tricks?

Thanks in advance!

Has anyone here put their slackline up somewhere managed by the Forestry Comission? I've got protection for trees and dont intend to be there long. Obviously not in the protected areas but would be good to know if anyone's done it before?

Has anyone used this brand of slackline, I can’t find any info on it anywhere and am looking to get a nice 60+ foot slackline. The hardware looks good and they claim to have a 4 ton capacity. They offer longer sizes, up to 100 ft, for a good price. Is ratchet strap material the same as a commercial slackline or should I stay away from this?

For those who suffer from motion sickness (e.g., on planes, boats, or cars), have you found that your slacklining practice has helped lessen symptoms?

Hi everyone,

Taking out my slackline after a long break, I realised it was a bit damaged in some area (see pic). I don't remember what stupid thing my younger self did with it to get it to this state, but I wonder now if it's fine to keep using it. It's a 25m so I assume the tension isn't so strong that it would break suddenly from this point, and I guess I should be able to monitor any further degradation.

Anyone with a similar experience ?

I'm interested in learning the sport and couldn't find any specific classes/groups/events.

Hey, so I have pain on the inside and back of my knee and I think Chongo mounting has caused it. I am currently in the whole process of getting a doctors appointment, mri etc... but that takes a lot of time and I´d like to start early with rehabilitation excercises for my knee.

I have looked trough reddit and youtube and found a few older bits of information but not much and everything a few years old.

So I was wondering what exercises have helped you in recovery after injuring your knee trough chongo mounting?

Hello, there seems to be some conflicting info on Google, so I thought I’d ask here. I see a lot of people saying to get a 1 inch line but I do think I’d be interested in tricklining which seems like it would be better with a 2 inch one. I also wondered what length would be good for tricklining (i don’t plan on doing any tricks off the bat, but I’d rather not have to replace it later if I do end up wanting to do tricks).

Hi. I like short slacklines with a good amount of slack. I jave a line lock but it doesnt hpld the line well. I always have to re tighten it again after a few walks. Any recommendations for a real tight line lock?