prusik knots & WB guy line

[iStCrow]

hey hammock people,
so i am really wanting to try the above ridge line and had a question about which tech line or guy line is best for the prusik knot and continual ridge line system? i tried it with guy line ordered from warbonnet and the prusik knots seem to slip. the only line i could find that the prusiks would grab and hold to was paracord. i would really like to use a lightweight tech line, cause i think the paracord is a little heavy and too absorbent. any thoughts or suggestions would be great! thanks

St Crow

[rip waverly]

wb line should be of the zingit/lashit family.... and several report great results with 3+ wraps, or the klemheist wrap. break it in some...

[Acer]

I have used Lawson's glow wire,,200 lb strenght for tarp RL's and in 40 mph gusting wind and no breakage or stretch,,many times,,,works great! And prussics as well.

[Bannerstone]

hey hammock people,
so i am really wanting to try the above ridge line and had a question about which tech line or guy line is best for the prusik knot and continual ridge line system? i tried it with guy line ordered from warbonnet and the prusik knots seem to slip. the only line i could find that the prusiks would grab and hold to was paracord. i would really like to use a lightweight tech line, cause i think the paracord is a little heavy and too absorbent. any thoughts or suggestions would be great! thanks

St Crow

What Brandon has up on his site currently is a woven dyneema, I'm pretty sure this is zing-it/lash-it and yes it will slip a bit when the line is new and still shiny. After a little bit of use your prusiks will start to look dull and soften up then they'll lock up better than you want them to sometimes.

David

[iStCrow]

awesome! thanks guys that is what i needed to hear!

[TheCoyote]

I used the WB line to make my continual ridgeline. I used klemheist knot wrapped 4 times, works great.

[hikerman2000]

It's funny you posted this bc today/tonite I just got done rigging up my eno pro fly guy lines with 1.9 tech line and also use 550 paracord as the RL. Attached 2 prusik loops with the original crap cord that comes standards with ENO on opposite ends and use mini biners to pull the tarp taught.

Works great!