stevep - 26-8-2006 at 07:27 PM
hi everyone thanks 4 all help so far bought carabina harness today it fit best most comfortable tried on many (waist harness) now for the rope from
handle to handle is there something to buy or can i make something any pitcures would help or measurements on how long what size or any other helpful
hints ive seen a couple homemade but poorly done and also is there a name 4 htis rope
thanks steve
Pablo - 26-8-2006 at 07:46 PM
Do your handles have pigtails comming out the rear of them where the power lines come out the front, if so, just use a peice of climbing rope, tie a
larks head on each end and larks head it to knots on the pigtails. If not, could always wrap the climbing rope around your handles a couple times, 1
pass over the flying line, 1 pass under, knot tightly. Should stay put.
As for measurements, it's different for everyone, you gotta go with what feels good to you, You can always shorten them if needed, You want to have
your hands out in a comfy position, when you push one handle out and pull the other in, you should have enough rope in the strop to allow you to
almost fully extend one arm. Too long and you'll have trouble flying off the side of the buggy, you'll really have to twist your body to reach, Too
short and you won't have enough steering. Also, if it's too long it'll tend to fall off the hook on the harness when you pull your hands in at all.
Bungee & Tubular Webing
william_rx7 - 26-8-2006 at 09:10 PM
I've had some luck using 2 bungee cords wrapped in some tubular climbing webbing.
Certainly not for everyone, the bungee:
Helps absorb gusts
Gives a slow 'spring-loaded' start
Is strong enough to pull you, without stretching all the way out
You can still 'jump' with it, just not on the cord.
The webbing protects the bungee from your bar.
khooke - 10-9-2006 at 09:48 AM
Haven't tried bungie cords - thats a cool idea to absorb gusts.
Steve - depending on what the attachment looks like on your harness, I've found on my harness as it has a metal hook/loop that I hook the loop between
my handles on to, that after several outings the rope between my handles would start to wear out and gradually get thinner and thinner. To stop the
wearing I found if you get a short length of plastic tubing and thread the harness line though that, the rope will slide through the plastic tubing
but the tubing grips against the harness hook. This seems to work well for me.
As for the rope itself, I agree with Pablo - climbing rope is extremely tough and works gret. I picked up a couple of sort lengths from my local REI
store - they have all different types of thicknesses etc, and you can buy just a couple of feet if thats all you need.