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Anyone ever build a zip line for your kids?
Hey all....I was at a party at a friend's house on Saturday and they
had a zip line for their kids in the backyard. It was about 15 feet long about 6' off the ground when not being ridden. A steel cable and a zip carrier for the kids to hold on it with a little 2 stair unit at one end. I have to build one now. Anyone ever try this? Surely the hardest part is getting the zip line itself tight enough, yeah. Any tips? I have lots of trees and am thinking about doing a really long one, maybe 70-80 feet. Thanks for any info.... Mike P.S. Expensive kits these - http://www.railrunnerzipline.com/products.asp |
Anyone ever build a zip line for your kids?
When the kids were small we had a commercially bought rig. It came with a
big turnbuckle for tightening. Charlie "Mike" wrote in message ... Hey all....I was at a party at a friend's house on Saturday and they had a zip line for their kids in the backyard. It was about 15 feet long about 6' off the ground when not being ridden. A steel cable and a zip carrier for the kids to hold on it with a little 2 stair unit at one end. I have to build one now. Anyone ever try this? Surely the hardest part is getting the zip line itself tight enough, yeah. Any tips? I have lots of trees and am thinking about doing a really long one, maybe 70-80 feet. Thanks for any info.... Mike P.S. Expensive kits these - http://www.railrunnerzipline.com/products.asp |
Anyone ever build a zip line for your kids?
Years ago, a friend of mine built one. I don't have any
photos. Not even sure it's there any more. He was quite concerned about safety. Had to go up a ladder to get to the top of the zipline. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Mike" wrote in message ... Hey all....I was at a party at a friend's house on Saturday and they had a zip line for their kids in the backyard. It was about 15 feet long about 6' off the ground when not being ridden. A steel cable and a zip carrier for the kids to hold on it with a little 2 stair unit at one end. I have to build one now. Anyone ever try this? Surely the hardest part is getting the zip line itself tight enough, yeah. Any tips? I have lots of trees and am thinking about doing a really long one, maybe 70-80 feet. Thanks for any info.... Mike P.S. Expensive kits these - http://www.railrunnerzipline.com/products.asp |
Anyone ever build a zip line for your kids?
Mike wrote:
Hey all....I was at a party at a friend's house on Saturday and they had a zip line for their kids in the backyard. It was about 15 feet long about 6' off the ground when not being ridden. A steel cable and a zip carrier for the kids to hold on it with a little 2 stair unit at one end. I have to build one now. Anyone ever try this? Surely the hardest part is getting the zip line itself tight enough, yeah. Any tips? I have lots of trees and am thinking about doing a really long one, maybe 70-80 feet. Thanks for any info.... Did as a kid. Forget the fancy "kit." You need: * Some length of wire rope * Someway to secure the ends. * A turnbuckle to increase the tension * A hunk of pipe that fits over the cable. * A lot of axle grease. * A bamboo fishing pole to scoot the pipe back to the starting station (if it can't be slung that far) OR a string attached to the pipe to reel it in. These are lots of fun, especially if you: a) Have to climb a tree to get to the starting point, and b) The path takes you over a stream. |
Anyone ever build a zip line for your kids?
Mike wrote:
Hey all....I was at a party at a friend's house on Saturday and they had a zip line for their kids in the backyard. It was about 15 feet long about 6' off the ground when not being ridden. A steel cable and a zip carrier for the kids to hold on it with a little 2 stair unit at one end. I have to build one now. Anyone ever try this? Surely the hardest part is getting the zip line itself tight enough, yeah. Any tips? I have lots of trees and am thinking about doing a really long one, maybe 70-80 feet. Thanks for any info.... Mike P.S. Expensive kits these - http://www.railrunnerzipline.com/products.asp If I had kids, I'd probably be a bit crazier and build something like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-uJXyPcy4k TDD |
Anyone ever build a zip line for your kids?
On Mon, 11 May 2009 18:20:03 -0700 (PDT), Mike
wrote: Hey all....I was at a party at a friend's house on Saturday and they had a zip line for their kids in the backyard. It was about 15 feet long about 6' off the ground when not being ridden. A steel cable and a zip carrier for the kids to hold on it with a little 2 stair unit at one end. I have to build one now. Anyone ever try this? Surely the hardest part is getting the zip line itself tight enough, yeah. Any tips? I have lots of trees and am thinking about doing a really long one, maybe 70-80 feet. Thanks for any info.... Scenic ride offers Boulder City [NV] chance to keep it that way "The so-called "Greenheart Flightline" would operate like a ski lift in reverse. Those brave enough to try it would strap themselves into a harness suspended from a metal cable and slide downhill at speeds approaching 50 mph." Oh, the ride crosses a ravine... http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_ho.../10173800.html |
Anyone ever build a zip line for your kids?
Mike wrote:
Hey all....I was at a party at a friend's house on Saturday and they had a zip line for their kids in the backyard. It was about 15 feet long about 6' off the ground when not being ridden. A steel cable and a zip carrier for the kids to hold on it with a little 2 stair unit at one end. I have to build one now. Anyone ever try this? Surely the hardest part is getting the zip line itself tight enough, yeah. Any tips? I have lots of trees and am thinking about doing a really long one, maybe 70-80 feet. Thanks for any info.... Mike P.S. Expensive kits these - http://www.railrunnerzipline.com/products.asp Built many, but I always had the material. CAVT Construction 1/4 strand for the line. Preforms to attach, Chain Hoist to tighten with a strand grip or preform in opposite direction. http://tinyurl.com/pjrxpw -- "You can lead them to LINUX but you can't make them THINK" Running Mandriva release 2008.0 free-i586 using KDE on i586 Website Address http://rentmyhusband.biz/ |
Anyone ever build a zip line for your kids?
On May 11, 9:35*pm, The Daring Dufas the-daring-
If I had kids, I'd probably be a bit crazier and build something like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-uJXyPcy4k TDD Damn! Imagine that setup on the lip of the Grand Canyon. A real ride for the thrill seekers! |
Anyone ever build a zip line for your kids?
On May 11, 10:22*pm, "HeyBub" wrote:
Mike wrote: Hey all....I was at a party at a friend's house on Saturday and they had a zip line for their kids in the backyard. *It was about 15 feet long about 6' off the ground when not being ridden. *A steel cable and a zip carrier for the kids to hold on it with a little 2 stair unit at one end. *I have to build one now. *Anyone ever try this? *Surely the hardest part is getting the zip line itself tight enough, yeah. *Any tips? *I have lots of trees and am thinking about doing a really long one, maybe 70-80 feet. Thanks for any info.... Did as a kid. Forget the fancy "kit." You need: * Some length of wire rope * Someway to secure the ends. * A turnbuckle to increase the tension * A hunk of pipe that fits over the cable. * A lot of axle grease. * A bamboo fishing pole to scoot the pipe back to the starting station (if it can't be slung that far) OR a string attached to the pipe to reel it in. |
Anyone ever build a zip line for your kids?
In article , Mike wrote:
Thanks Bub and others who responded. I'm gonna start gathering up what I need to do this project. I'm sure my neighbor (a fantastic shadetree mechanic) has a turnbuckle or something I can use to get the tension up where it needs to be. When you're not super handy yourself, It's good to have a handy neighbor! I seem to recall seeing turnbuckles in stock at my local Borg. Also the wire rope, pulleys and more. Take a look -- you may get some other ideas browsing that aisle. -- |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| | Malcolm Hoar "The more I practice, the luckier I get". | | Gary Player. | | http://www.malch.com/ Shpx gur PQN. | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
Anyone ever build a zip line for your kids?
Malcolm Hoar wrote:
In article , Mike wrote: Thanks Bub and others who responded. I'm gonna start gathering up what I need to do this project. I'm sure my neighbor (a fantastic shadetree mechanic) has a turnbuckle or something I can use to get the tension up where it needs to be. When you're not super handy yourself, It's good to have a handy neighbor! I seem to recall seeing turnbuckles in stock at my local Borg. Also the wire rope, pulleys and more. Take a look -- you may get some other ideas browsing that aisle. If using turnbuckles be sure they're forged loops, not those that are simply turned ends that can unroll... -- |
Anyone ever build a zip line for your kids?
On May 12, 2:33*pm, dpb wrote:
Malcolm Hoar wrote: In article , Mike wrote: Thanks Bub and others who responded. *I'm gonna start gathering up what I need to do this project. *I'm sure my neighbor (a fantastic shadetree mechanic) has a turnbuckle or something I can use to get the tension up where it needs to be. *When you're not super handy yourself, It's good to have a handy neighbor! I seem to recall seeing turnbuckles in stock at my local Borg. Also the wire rope, pulleys and more. Take a look -- you may get some other ideas browsing that aisle. If using turnbuckles be sure they're forged loops, not those that are simply turned ends that can unroll... -- When I was a kid, we used a rope from the treehouse to the pool fence when the parents weren't home, and an old pair of bicycle handlebars turned upside down to slide with. I'm amazed all of us survived, but it sure was fun. |
Anyone ever build a zip line for your kids?
Mike wrote:
When I was a kid, we used a rope from the treehouse to the pool fence when the parents weren't home, and an old pair of bicycle handlebars turned upside down to slide with. I'm amazed all of us survived, but it sure was fun. Yeah me to, specially because the government wasn't meddling in our business forcing us to wear helmets while climbing trees, riding bikes, skating, skate boarding, and riding horses. Geeeez, here its against the law to have a tree house!!! Were producing a bunch of fairies thanks to our government. -- "You can lead them to LINUX but you can't make them THINK" Running Mandriva release 2008.0 free-i586 using KDE on i586 Website Address http://rentmyhusband.biz/ |
Anyone ever build a zip line for your kids?
On Tue, 12 May 2009 14:29:47 -0700, evodawg wrote
Re Anyone ever build a zip line for your kids?: Yeah me to, specially because the government wasn't meddling in our business forcing us to wear helmets while climbing trees, riding bikes, skating, skate boarding, and riding horses. Geeeez, here its against the law to have a tree house!!! Were producing a bunch of fairies thanks to our government. Which is one of the reasons that the Muslims are kicking our ass. |
Anyone ever build a zip line for your kids?
Mike wrote:
On May 12, 2:33 pm, dpb wrote: Malcolm Hoar wrote: In article , Mike wrote: Thanks Bub and others who responded. I'm gonna start gathering up what I need to do this project. I'm sure my neighbor (a fantastic shadetree mechanic) has a turnbuckle or something I can use to get the tension up where it needs to be. When you're not super handy yourself, It's good to have a handy neighbor! I seem to recall seeing turnbuckles in stock at my local Borg. Also the wire rope, pulleys and more. Take a look -- you may get some other ideas browsing that aisle. If using turnbuckles be sure they're forged loops, not those that are simply turned ends that can unroll... -- When I was a kid, we used a rope from the treehouse to the pool fence when the parents weren't home, and an old pair of bicycle handlebars turned upside down to slide with. I'm amazed all of us survived, but it sure was fun. It's amazing how many of us who were born in the middle of the last century have survived into adulthood, except me, I've never grown up. *snicker* TDD |
Anyone ever build a zip line for your kids?
Mike wrote:
Hey all....I was at a party at a friend's house on Saturday and they had a zip line for their kids in the backyard. It was about 15 feet long about 6' off the ground when not being ridden. A steel cable and a zip carrier for the kids to hold on it with a little 2 stair unit at one end. I have to build one now. Anyone ever try this? Surely the hardest part is getting the zip line itself tight enough, yeah. Any tips? I have lots of trees and am thinking about doing a really long one, maybe 70-80 feet. Thanks for any info.... Mike P.S. Expensive kits these - http://www.railrunnerzipline.com/products.asp This one's a lot cheaper: http://www.byoswingset.com/funridfunrid.html We've used one of these for about ten years in one of our our sensory integrative therapy rooms. We only have about a 15 foot run there located over gym pads on the floor. It's held up fine all that time. Jeff -- Jeffry Wisnia (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE) The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight. |
Anyone ever build a zip line for your kids?
Malcolm Hoar wrote:
In article , Mike wrote: Thanks Bub and others who responded. I'm gonna start gathering up what I need to do this project. I'm sure my neighbor (a fantastic shadetree mechanic) has a turnbuckle or something I can use to get the tension up where it needs to be. When you're not super handy yourself, It's good to have a handy neighbor! I seem to recall seeing turnbuckles in stock at my local Borg. Also the wire rope, pulleys and more. Take a look -- you may get some other ideas browsing that aisle. Be cautious using any rigging from the Borg for anything that could get somebody killed if it snaps or shatters. Their stuff is not man-rated. If the rig you use has a single fitting holding the rider's weight, best to buy those parts at a sporting goods or safety equipment store. (no idea if lineman equipment is better or more expensive than mountain climber stuff.) -- aem sends... |
Anyone ever build a zip line for your kids?
aemeijers wrote:
Malcolm Hoar wrote: In article , Mike wrote: Thanks Bub and others who responded. I'm gonna start gathering up what I need to do this project. I'm sure my neighbor (a fantastic shadetree mechanic) has a turnbuckle or something I can use to get the tension up where it needs to be. When you're not super handy yourself, It's good to have a handy neighbor! I seem to recall seeing turnbuckles in stock at my local Borg. Also the wire rope, pulleys and more. Take a look -- you may get some other ideas browsing that aisle. Be cautious using any rigging from the Borg for anything that could get somebody killed if it snaps or shatters. Their stuff is not man-rated. If the rig you use has a single fitting holding the rider's weight, best to buy those parts at a sporting goods or safety equipment store. (no idea if lineman equipment is better or more expensive than mountain climber stuff.) -- aem sends... I was a lineman and I wouldn't trust anything anyone has suggested here. I would only support this line with the proper strand tension hardware and equipment. Turn buckles and snap rings just don't cut it. Specially crap made in China! -- "You can lead them to LINUX but you can't make them THINK" Running Mandriva release 2008.0 free-i586 using KDE on i586 Website Address http://rentmyhusband.biz/ |
Anyone ever build a zip line for your kids?
On May 12, 5:29*pm, evodawg wrote:
Yeah me to, specially because the government wasn't meddling in our business forcing us to wear helmets while climbing trees, riding bikes, skating, skate boarding, and riding horses. Geeeez, here its against the law to have a tree house!!! Were producing a bunch of fairies thanks to our government. |
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Anyone ever build a zip line for your kids?
On May 12, 7:10*pm, jeff_wisnia
wrote: Mike wrote: Hey all....I was at a party at a friend's house on Saturday and they had a zip line for their kids in the backyard. *It was about 15 feet long about 6' off the ground when not being ridden. *A steel cable and a zip carrier for the kids to hold on it with a little 2 stair unit at one end. *I have to build one now. *Anyone ever try this? *Surely the hardest part is getting the zip line itself tight enough, yeah. *Any tips? *I have lots of trees and am thinking about doing a really long one, maybe 70-80 feet. Thanks for any info.... Mike P.S. Expensive kits these -http://www.railrunnerzipline.com/products.asp This one's a lot cheaper: http://www.byoswingset.com/funridfunrid.html We've used one of these for about ten years in one of our our sensory integrative therapy rooms. We only have about a 15 foot run there located over gym pads on the floor. It's held up fine all that time. Jeff -- Jeffry Wisnia (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE) The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight. Thinking again about the zip line idea....if I buy a 150' kit, how easy (or wise) would it be to try to cut the cable and have 2 zip lines? Of course, additional hardware would be required. Bad idea? That cord HAS to be tough to cut. Mike |
Anyone ever build a zip line for your kids?
On May 11, 9:20*pm, Mike wrote:
Thanks for any info.... Okay, don't let any neighbor kids ride it unless their parents sign a liability waiver. |
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