Thanks Derek! I had purchased some and gave up on them. I rewatched this video and realized I was an idiot and now it's very simple. Amazing what makes my day now.
That’s just great! Of course the Loop Alien will do just the same job on Tent Guy Lines? They come in different anodised colours too. I’ve seen red, blue and cold as well as the plain Alu. Different coloured lines are available, everywhere. So, it’s easy to customise your lines and clips etc to your own liking. All very simple, obviating the need for knots, and the need to buy expensive Titanium clips and hooks etc I’m going to buy a dozen of them, in red for use with my reflective yellow or green line. Just to personalise my much loved tent a bit. Why not hey? Thanks for the vid I did enjoy it.
Best use for LAs is using them to rig pulley systems I'd say, waterbuckets on a drop, lifting logs/boards to make sawhorses or tables or raising/holding roof beams whilst you secure the other end...
I think these just overcomplicate things too much when used like this. The method of attaching the tarp at the standing end accomplishes nothing that can't be achieved even better with a mini carabiner like in your double-carabiner method. However, I'm going to try using one of these attached to the biner in place of the prussik used for tensioning the ridgeline, since I have a hard time getting enough tension on the prussik when my hands are cold with the reflective cord I'm using. The only issue I can see is that that piece wouldn't really be attached to the rest of the line when not in use, and I prefer to have my ridgeline all together and not partly left on the tarp (in case I decide to switch tarps last-minute).
Nope. Honestly, there's not much to show because it has a very straightforward mechanism. I do have an illustration I did for WhoopieSlings-dot-com /Tarp_Lines.html
hmmmm..... that's only a 2:1 mechanical advantage I feel, cause if it was a 3:1 that would make the 180 deg turn on the metal pole the 2:1 point, which it isn't............ (unless you were totally hanging off the ridge line while pulling)
I see 3 ropes, and 2 of them are pulling on the pole instead of your hand. And all of them are pulling on the fixed line via the loopalien. So I’m pretty sure it’s 3:1.
Just went to Ripstop By The Roll to price these little aliens - $5 ea. plus s&h. I rather like that knots are free, and just as fast. I especially like not having another little thing to keep track of, though in truth, I use paracord for almost everything. For those of you who use amsteel or dyneema more, this might be for you.
@@Ponchoman07 You just need to keep looking, I just bought ten light weight aluminum LA's for .30 cents each on TEMU...yes it is in China. with FREE shipping?
You really shouldn't expose dyneema to any friction (wrapping it around a tree in this case). Yeah, dyneema is really strong, but with these thin lines once a milimeter of material is rubbed off the strength could be half of the strength before.
In this case, the friction is minimal, but the good thing about Dyneema is it is a very slippery material, so friction is also minimized. It is one of the benefits of Dyneema and why it is used in high-friction applications such as marine, towing, and dendrology.
This is the best demonstration I’ve seen.
Thanks Derek! I had purchased some and gave up on them. I rewatched this video and realized I was an idiot and now it's very simple. Amazing what makes my day now.
Great video thanks
Instructive and fun to watch. I recently bought a pair and am going to play with them today, so this was perfect timing to find this video :)
Thanks, I had bought a few and forgot about them. Now I know how to use them.
That’s just great! Of course the Loop Alien will do just the same job on Tent Guy Lines? They come in different anodised colours too. I’ve seen red, blue and cold as well as the plain Alu. Different coloured lines are available, everywhere. So, it’s easy to customise your lines and clips etc to your own liking. All very simple, obviating the need for knots, and the need to buy expensive Titanium clips and hooks etc
I’m going to buy a dozen of them, in red for use with my reflective yellow or green line. Just to personalise my much loved tent a bit. Why not hey? Thanks for the vid I did enjoy it.
Thanks
Best use for LAs is using them to rig pulley systems I'd say, waterbuckets on a drop, lifting logs/boards to make sawhorses or tables or raising/holding roof beams whilst you secure the other end...
I think these just overcomplicate things too much when used like this. The method of attaching the tarp at the standing end accomplishes nothing that can't be achieved even better with a mini carabiner like in your double-carabiner method. However, I'm going to try using one of these attached to the biner in place of the prussik used for tensioning the ridgeline, since I have a hard time getting enough tension on the prussik when my hands are cold with the reflective cord I'm using. The only issue I can see is that that piece wouldn't really be attached to the rest of the line when not in use, and I prefer to have my ridgeline all together and not partly left on the tarp (in case I decide to switch tarps last-minute).
Have you done any vids with the knotbone?
Nope. Honestly, there's not much to show because it has a very straightforward mechanism. I do have an illustration I did for WhoopieSlings-dot-com /Tarp_Lines.html
hmmmm..... that's only a 2:1 mechanical advantage I feel, cause if it was a 3:1 that would make the 180 deg turn on the metal pole the 2:1 point, which it isn't............ (unless you were totally hanging off the ridge line while pulling)
I see 3 ropes, and 2 of them are pulling on the pole instead of your hand. And all of them are pulling on the fixed line via the loopalien. So I’m pretty sure it’s 3:1.
Oh hey... no knots... first thing we do is tie a knot... lmao.
item is totally unnecessary...
and overly complex...
Loop aliens saves time if you know how to use them, can never remember the knots when needed...
Why are so many people Geeking out on Hammocks these days?
Super comfy. Easy to use. Simple to create. Low barrier to entrance. Currently "hip" with Millennials.
Just went to Ripstop By The Roll to price these little aliens - $5 ea. plus s&h. I rather like that knots are free, and just as fast. I especially like not having another little thing to keep track of, though in truth, I use paracord for almost everything. For those of you who use amsteel or dyneema more, this might be for you.
@@Ponchoman07 You just need to keep looking, I just bought ten light weight aluminum LA's for .30 cents each on TEMU...yes it is in China. with FREE shipping?
For people too lazy to tie a taught line hitch or any other knot
Taut-line hitch does the same thing,Maybe just learn how to tie basic hitches & knots,stop wasting money on dumb gimmicks.
too fiddly. not worth
I have a few, they are cool :)
This devise is genius holy crap I may or may not order at ton from ripstop by the roll.
I know, right? I'm convinced its an addiction. Why can't I just settle down with a nice piece of titanium and live out the rest of my life in peace?
Neat little devise! What is it about hardware that is so much fun?
Do you know the load limit of the LoopAlien?
They are specifically not rated for load bearing applications. You would have to ask the team directly.
What's wrong with a bowline and truckers hitch? Nothing to loose...
You really shouldn't expose dyneema to any friction (wrapping it around a tree in this case).
Yeah, dyneema is really strong, but with these thin lines once a milimeter of material is rubbed off the strength could be half of the strength before.
In this case, the friction is minimal, but the good thing about Dyneema is it is a very slippery material, so friction is also minimized. It is one of the benefits of Dyneema and why it is used in high-friction applications such as marine, towing, and dendrology.
Knots are free and don’t weight anything
well said