Have anyone tried one of these?
http://www.ukhammocks.co.uk/shop/art...%26aid%3D16%26
Need an easy way to tighten my tarp lines
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Have anyone tried one of these?
http://www.ukhammocks.co.uk/shop/art...%26aid%3D16%26
Need an easy way to tighten my tarp lines
Yeah I've used them a fair bit, I tend to take them off after a while and then go back to them again.
The only down side is you're restricted to half your cord length minimum, if you get a close pitch or your next to a banking, you need to tie a conventional knot to get the short length.
They are quick and easy though.
They have some over at zpacks that look to be the same, and I watched lukestegs take 50mph gusts of wind all day without tensioners with no problems.
are there any videos out there?
Are there any good alternatives to the line loks?
Vid here ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KnAaykA3yg
I use these line tensioners, they weight next to nothing, on Lawson's glow wire.
http://www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Product___15466
they hold tight for me and no slippage.
There are limitless alternatives.
Here's a video of my alternative (starts at the 1:30 mark); no hardware, no knots in the field.
They sale them in the hammockforum store as well. They don't like speer no tangle line much they slip
There's a good pictorial of one way to use them here
http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/s...ight=line-locs
I'm currently putting together some guylines by combining that technique with the one outlined in posts 1 and 2 of this thread
http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/s...ead.php?t=3731
Basically, I'm using the shock cord tensioner part in the second thread to attach the line-loks to the tarp, mostly so I have the back-up of the 1.75mm static cord so the shock cord doesn't get overloaded.
Thanks for info and video links:)
What do you guys use for the main line? figure9?
I`m tired of tying knots:)