Backyard zip lines

[locodemickey]

I want to put in a 100' zip line. Does anyone have any advice? Certain websites better than others, etc? I just started researching...
TIA

 

[mlclements]

We have one at our house. It is 30 feet high and 30 feet long. We only let people ride in a harness. We bought an extra one so it would go faster getting people ready to ride. We over ours. We ordered the kit fro ziplinehomekits.com. They have made one for extreme makeover home edition.

 

[locodemickey]

We have one at our house. It is 30 feet high and 30 feet long. We only let people ride in a harness. We bought an extra one so it would go faster getting people ready to ride. We over ours. We ordered the kit fro ziplinehomekits.com. They have made one for extreme makeover home edition.

Wow 30 ft! That's high! I would be scared! I was only thinking of having it about 8ft up so that they could hang down in a swing a couple of ft. off the ground.

 

[PennyInPink]

Won't 8 feet droop to like 5 with weight on it? One thing to keep in mind, from a Scouting family who used these for crossovers across a river (Cub Scout on one side, Boy Scout when they reach the other), is that this can be a neighborhood "attractive hazzard". My insurance company uses this phrase for my horses and trampoline.

 

[locodemickey]

Won't 8 feet droop to like 5 with weight on it? One thing to keep in mind, from a Scouting family who used these for crossovers across a river (Cub Scout on one side, Boy Scout when they reach the other), is that this can be a neighborhood "attractive hazzard". My insurance company uses this phrase for my horses and trampoline.

Not sure about the drooping. I would make it as taught (hmm, right spelling?) as possible. I didn't think of the insurance thing. I will ask my agent. Thanks

 

[LuvsDragonflies]

"taut"...took me a minute

 

[muffyn]

I always wated to build one. got the trollys & even a bosun chair to use, since I did not like the idea of a harness. just never had the time to build the darn thing, wanted to start on a tree up a small hill rise, down over a field. maybe one day..

here are some websites that I had bookmarked over the years.

http://dangerouslyfun.com/zip-line
http://www.landfallnavigation.com/sccbc.html
http://www.patrollersupply.com/gear/category_82.asp
http://ziplinehomekits.com/parts.html
http://www.wetweathergear.com.au/prod325.htm
http://www.outdoorfunstore.com//Zip-Lines_c_298.html
http://ziplinehomekits.com/kits.html


& this is the place I got the idea for the bosun seat
http://www.ziprider.com/home.php

 

[Seahunt]

NOT that this freak outcome would ever happen to anyone else, but did you see this sad story about a zipliner in Georgia? Yikes

Tuesday afternoon my 24-year old daughter Aimee suffered a laceration to her calf when a zip-line broke near Carrollton, GA. The ER at Tanner Medical treated and released her with 22 staples in her calf. Aimee is a student at West Georgia University, where she is in the process of completing her Master’s Degree. She remained in Carrollton, despite my efforts to get her to return to Snellville where her mother and I could supervise her recovery.

Wednesday, Aimee complained of severe pain (the doctors only advised her to take Motrin and Tylenol) so she went back to the ER to get a prescription for Darvocett. This alleviated her symptoms until she complained of additional pain on Thursday. Aimee went to the doctor and received a prescription for antibiotics and posted a clean MRI report. Again, she was treated and released.

Friday morning Aimee was pale and weak, so a friend carried her to Tanner Medical immediately. Upon arrival, the ER physician diagnosed her with necrotizing fasciitis in her damaged leg. The fasciitis had spread beyond the injured area to her hip and thigh. The surgeons advised me that they wanted to try to save her leg, but at this point saving her life took precedence. They removed all of the infected tissue and advised that she would have limited, if any use of her leg. They also called for a life flight to the JMS Burn Center in Augusta, which has the most advanced infection care unit in the state.

Upon arrival at JMS, Aimee was once again rushed into surgery and the doctors completed a high-hip amputation of her left leg. They were also forced to remove tissue from her abdomen. As if this wasn’t enough, Aimee arrested when they moved her from the operating table, but they were able to successfully resuscitate her. The doctors say that Aimee’s probability of surviving the night is bleak. All we can do and all we have done is pray.

I type this factual progression of Aimee’s condition as a way to better cope with what is without a doubt the most horrific situation that a parent can possibly imagine. We take so much for granted in life, but I never imagined that one of my daughters would face this most unlikely of situations. I hope and pray that when you read this that the news we receive at sunrise will be positive. At this point, no news is good news, but all I know to do is hope and pray for the best. I only ask that you all do the same.

God bless.

Andy

http://uwgpsychology.org/2012/aimee-copeland/

Again, this is not a negative post about ziplines (which are lots of fun) just what a strange and sad thing to have happen.