Slacklining
Slacklining refers to the use of webbing tensioned between two anchor points to balance and walk. Slacklining resembles slack rope walking and tightrope walking as the line is held under tension. Slacklines differ from tightwires and tightropes in that they are tensioned to create a dynamic line with stretch and bounce like a long and narrow trampoline. Tension can be adjusted to suit the user, and different webbing can be used for a variety of tricks. The line itself is flat. Slacklining is popular due to its simplicity and versatility. It can be used in various environments.
Slackline setup
Slacklines can be set up in two principal ways: in two sections of webbing with a tensioner or with three sections of webbing and a tensioner.
Two-section setup
The two-section setup consists of: a long (30–100-foot, 9–30-metre) piece of two-or-one-inch (5.1 or 2.5 cm) webbing with a loop sewn on one end, allowing it to cinch tightly around a tree. The second section is typically much shorter (10 ft, 3 m) and has a similar sewn loop on one end, allowing it to cinch around a tree while the other end of this shorter piece of webbing is sewn to a ratchet. The ratchet allows these two sections of webbing to be connected and tensioned to the user's specifications.
