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Recommend me some lightweight guylines please?
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 4:42 pm
by Cheeky Monkey
Thinking about more Zing It but wondering if folks had any recommendation for fairly lightweight guylines. Not a true weight weenie myself but seems a shame to add loads of weight to my nice new Superfly tarp, especially as it'll need several more than your average diamond or asym equivalents.
Ta
Re: Recommend me some lightweight guylines please?
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 5:03 pm
by Taylor
Zing it with 8' guys weigh next to nowt if you use Prussic loops. I'd weigh mine but my tarp is 300 miles away at present.
It's in the region of 10 grams though.
Re: Recommend me some lightweight guylines please?
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 5:45 pm
by thomthumb
dyneema & lineloks on mine
from here
http://www.cleats.co.uk/
Re: Recommend me some lightweight guylines please?
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 5:59 pm
by Chew
If you're looking for Dyneema or other lightweight strong cord, go down to your local climbing shop. You'll be able to buy in the lenghts you want, and they'll be able to seal the ends for you.
Re: Recommend me some lightweight guylines please?
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 6:45 pm
by Cheeky Monkey
Tbh I was looking at some of this to try as it's about a tenner cheaper than Zing It:
http://www.frjonesandson.co.uk/products ... 1-5mm-50m/
Having bought Z-It and 2 mm climbing shop cord there's a difference in weight and bulk. Plus climbing stuff usually has a greater degree of stretch IME.
I've got matches to seal my own ends ;-)
Re: Recommend me some lightweight guylines please?
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 9:55 pm
by Cornish Neil
Re: Recommend me some lightweight guylines please?
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:11 am
by Anthony
^^ Me too.
It does stretch slightly more than dyneema, but at 2g per M and and £3 for 10m it's well priced.
That said Ive picked up some 1.5mm dyneema type cord sold for venetian blind repairs for about £2 for 10m.
BPL sell 1.5mm reflective guylines for a reasonable price iirc.
Re: Recommend me some lightweight guylines please?
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 12:41 am
by Cheeky Monkey
This evening I have mostly been learning how to splice locked brummels and bury the ends of lines. It might have been easier to start with something a little larger than zing-it :x
I accept this isn't necessary and a few knots would have taken far less time. Hey ho, all I can see when I close my eyes is yellow threads :?