Whether you are completely new to slacklining or progressing to serious tricklining or longlining, this review will help you select the setup that’s right for you.
Check out our How To Article and Buying Advice article to learn more about slacklining.
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| Review by: Damian Cooksey ⋅ Review Editor, OutdoorGearLab | August 12, 2011 |
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| Pros | Versatile, durable. | Most versatile slackline (20-1,000' length), easy to tension, safe to detension. | Versatile, durable line. Easy to setup and take down. | Inexpensive, lightweight. | Solid construction, long lasting kit. Great for beginners and long-line enthusiasts. | ||||||||||
| Cons | Does not detention smoothly, heavy, potential wait for delivery. | Expensive and bulky. | Not the best for any particular style of slacklining. Bulky. | Not great for tricklines or longlines. | Sharp on the feet. Double ratchet makes kit heavy. | ||||||||||
| Best Uses | Walking, surfing, tricklining, longlining. | Walking, surfing, tricklining, longlining (know your gear, seek expert advise), highlining (know your gear, seek expert advise) | Versatile beginner and intermediate line. | Recommended uses: walking, static poses. | Beginning practice for walking longer and longer lines | ||||||||||
| Date Reviewed | Jul 21, 2011 | Jul 21, 2011 | Mar 05, 2013 | Jul 21, 2011 | Mar 05, 2013 | ||||||||||
| Weighted Scores | Slackline Brothers Slackline Kit | Balance Community Titen Series Custom Pulley System | Gibbon Tubeline | Trango eLine | Gibbon Flowline | ||||||||||
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| Product Specs | Slackline Brothers Slackline Kit | Balance Community Titen Series Custom Pulley System | Gibbon Tubeline | Trango eLine | Gibbon Flowline | ||||||||||
| Recommended Length (feet) | 10-350 | 20-1000 | 10-60 | 20-40 | 10-60 | ||||||||||
| Time To Rig (minutes) | 7 | 10/30/2013 | 10/15/2013 | 7 | 10/15/2013 | ||||||||||
| Tightening System | pulleys | pulleys | double ratchet | primative | double ratchet |
OutdoorGearLab Editors' Hands-on Review
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Editors' Choice
The Balance Community Titen Series Custom Pulley System has the quality, durability, versatility and safety we are looking for in a line. It is the ultimate slackline as it can safely and easily set up any line from 20 to 1,000 feet in length. Its cost ranges from $300 to $700 depending on what components you choose (and which ones you already have lying around). While this is our Editors' Choice, it is WAY more expensive than some of the options below that might be better suited for your budget. Best Buy The Primitive Rig is still the best deals out there. It is versatile enough to rig everything from a short beginner line to a reasonably tight trickline to a bonafide longline. Its cost ranges from free (if you have all the components lying around already) to $70 if you need to buy everything at a store. Best Trickline The Gibbon Surfline is the best trickline we tested and the one you often see in trick contests. If you want a line with a decent amount of versatility in length and feel, the Gibbon Surfline is a great choice. Best Slackline for a Beginner The Gibbon Classic is our top choice for an entry-level line. Children in particular find this line much easier to balance on because it has very little movement to it. Although movement of the line is part of the fun with slacklining, we found that the fact that this line hardly moves at all is actually beneficial to beginners. No other line we reviewed was as beginner friendly. — Damian Cooksey Buying Advice
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