What a fantastic tutorial how-to video for ridge lines. I made a total mess of the one I did a month or two back. I will take note of your advice James, Cheers, Warren :)
A well presented tutorial. It even brought back a few memories of a time way before you came into the world. Good one, James . I think a few more of the same would be appreciated by a lot of your followers.
Cheers Mr Outdoors Senior! I enjoyed making that video, and it showed... A fair few commented with regards to it (and also gave suggestions I'd never thought of! It's good to share knowledge! Cheers! James 🙏 💚
I would caution the use of a trucker's hitch with synthetic cordage. Paracord can heat up from friction enough to cut itself. Depending on the amount of tension being put on that loop in the trucker's hitch, you can weaken the cordage where the tag end passes through. It's not a dangerous problem, but you do want to keep an eye on that spot to watch for any signs of wear. The toggles are a great addition to any ridgeline. After seeing Dave Canterbury's implementation of them on his, I've been doing the same ever since.
Thank you for the advice... It didn't occur to me friction issues... Would it really be that bad being so close to a tie-off point with minimal "give" as it were? I've yet to have any paracord fray or melt on me (you can blame the cold/crap English weather), but it would be interesting to test the hypothesis for longer runs of cord where there would be more movement and rubbing with wind and tree movement...? 🤔. All the best, James 🙏 💚
@@SussexOutdoors Once the line is set, it's not going to be an issue. The problem arises during the actual tensioning. When you are pulling cord inside the fixed loop, the point where the cord is rubbing in the loop will have significant friction. If you reuse that same loop section for numerous setups, it will start to show signs of melting. Dave recently showed a new method that utilizes the same "trucker's hitch" tensioning, but uses a prusik and carabiner/s-clip setup instead of an inline loop. That method removes all possible friction points, and is still incredibly easy to take down. If you want to see it, look for his latest "Jungle hammock and tarp" (something like that) video. It's only a brief part of the vid, but after seeing it, I immediately had to try it, and it worked amazingly well.
What a fantastic tutorial how-to video for ridge lines. I made a total mess of the one I did a month or two back. I will take note of your advice James, Cheers, Warren :)
Glad to help where I can! Cheers for watching, James 🙏 💚
A well presented tutorial. It even brought back a few memories of a time way before you came into the world. Good one, James . I think a few more of the same would be appreciated by a lot of your followers.
Cheers Mr Outdoors Senior! I enjoyed making that video, and it showed... A fair few commented with regards to it (and also gave suggestions I'd never thought of! It's good to share knowledge! Cheers! James 🙏 💚
Nice one james, you made that super simple and easy to follow. Great work pal,much appreciated 👌
Cheers Paul, glad to pass on knowledge if I think it will benefit others! All the best mate, James 🙏 💚
Just ordered some paracord so this tutorial is going to be really helpful. Thanks James
You're welcome! Hope it can come in handy! 🙏💚
very good bro , another good vid , simple but good ideas , and handy , well demonstrated 🤓,thanks 👍
Cheers Matt. When I find a good system, I do love to share! James 🙏 💚
Thanks for the informative video that's really going to help me with my tarp/ hammock camp
Glad to be able to pass on knowledge where I can... I'm still learning, but all our journeys are different! All the best, James 🙏 💚
Really informative. Thanks for sharing
Cheers for that! Sharing is caring! 🙏💚
Really good system. 👍
Cheers chap! I didn't invent it myself, but have cobbled together the best of others to make life a little easier! All the best, James 🙏 💚
Nice 👍 I've used a marlin for years for my tarp, and my prusiks I use bungee cord. Good idea with the insitu toggle for the marlin 👍
Hmmm... Didn't think of bungee for the prussiks... Going to have to give that a try and see how it goes! Cheers! 🙏 💚
I would caution the use of a trucker's hitch with synthetic cordage. Paracord can heat up from friction enough to cut itself. Depending on the amount of tension being put on that loop in the trucker's hitch, you can weaken the cordage where the tag end passes through. It's not a dangerous problem, but you do want to keep an eye on that spot to watch for any signs of wear.
The toggles are a great addition to any ridgeline. After seeing Dave Canterbury's implementation of them on his, I've been doing the same ever since.
Thank you for the advice... It didn't occur to me friction issues... Would it really be that bad being so close to a tie-off point with minimal "give" as it were? I've yet to have any paracord fray or melt on me (you can blame the cold/crap English weather), but it would be interesting to test the hypothesis for longer runs of cord where there would be more movement and rubbing with wind and tree movement...? 🤔. All the best, James 🙏 💚
@@SussexOutdoors Once the line is set, it's not going to be an issue. The problem arises during the actual tensioning. When you are pulling cord inside the fixed loop, the point where the cord is rubbing in the loop will have significant friction. If you reuse that same loop section for numerous setups, it will start to show signs of melting.
Dave recently showed a new method that utilizes the same "trucker's hitch" tensioning, but uses a prusik and carabiner/s-clip setup instead of an inline loop.
That method removes all possible friction points, and is still incredibly easy to take down. If you want to see it, look for his latest "Jungle hammock and tarp" (something like that) video. It's only a brief part of the vid, but after seeing it, I immediately had to try it, and it worked amazingly well.
Cheers for that, I'll go check out that video, sounds like it does exactly what you need there! 👍🏻👍🏻