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Spectra and carbon guy-lines. Obviously, you could just use a fixed length, non-adjustable line but with the carbon tensioner, these only weigh 1g for a 1.5m long line with a 300lb capacity.

I'll make a jig for drilling the adjusters and then likely add them to the shop for the obsessives amongst us.

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You top banana you. What kinda ball park price are we talking please Stu and how much weight is being saved over the standard Dyneema light (I think) ones you already sell??

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how much weight is being saved over the standard Dyneema light (I think) ones you already sell??
For the same length line, these are about 1/4 of the weight.

Price, don't know yet. I'll need to make some properly and see how long it takes me - they're slightly fiddly :wink:
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Gutted my toothbrush doesn't have carbon filaments now ;-)
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Dave Barter wrote: Fri Jun 07, 2019 12:57 pm Gutted my toothbrush doesn't have carbon filaments now ;-)
Here you go Dave: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Antistatic-Car ... B00A4X7DIA
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So...a saving of 3 grams or so? With two of them you've saved a whole teaspoon of water! :mrgreen:
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So...a saving of 3 grams or so? With two of them you've saved a whole teaspoon of water! :mrgreen:
I make it nearer 4 grams :wink:
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PaulB2 wrote: Fri Jun 07, 2019 1:51 pm So...a saving of 3 grams or so? With two of them you've saved a whole teaspoon of water! :mrgreen:
Thanks for quantifying that Paul. I did briefly look at weights of Dyneema lines on UltralightOutdoorGear but thought I must be 'misundertooding' something and.... Well its obviously another one of Stu' mad ideas desgined for Dave or Reg!

I think its an utterly mad and expensive idea.

I dont think I will be able to make a decent enoigh return for my £90 investment.

Therefore I wont be investing.

Therefore I'm out :lol:
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dont think I will be able to make a decent enoigh return for my £90 investment.
Tell you what - 80 quid to you then :wink:
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Bearbonesnorm wrote: Fri Jun 07, 2019 2:49 pm
dont think I will be able to make a decent enoigh return for my £90 investment.
Tell you what - 80 quid to you then :wink:
:lol: lets see when Bob gets chance to tske a look at the thread and do his calculations (of £x per gram :-bd )... :-bd
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lets see when Bob gets chance to tske a look at the thread and do his calculations (of £x per gram :-bd ).
He'll probably need to know how much they are before he breaks out the calculator.
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Fair point :-bd
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No need. I've moved to the next level and am now using plaited unicorn hair along with linelocs made from unobtanium. Weigh 0g and are unbreakable :-bd
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whitestone wrote: Fri Jun 07, 2019 4:02 pm No need. I've moved to the next level and am now using plaited unicorn hair along with linelocs made from unobtanium. Weigh 0g and are unbreakable :-bd
Wow... Gimme some :lol:
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'plaited unicorn hair' :lol: . 0g? But surely the unicorn stuff is negatively weighted so actually makes your kit lighter than it was before you added it :wink: .
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RIP wrote: Fri Jun 07, 2019 6:46 pm 'plaited unicorn hair' :lol: . 0g? But surely the unicorn stuff is negatively weighted so actually makes your kit lighter than it was before you added it :wink: .
Unfortunately offset by the unobtanium. Hopefully the next version will use 3-D printed unicorn horn powder for the linelocs. I've got the elves working on it at the mo :wink:
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While it might not make much difference to tent guy lines it can save some significant weight on hammock suspension. I got some from the stunt guys, they use it for flying people around on big hydraulic winches. Loops are made by threading the line back through itself (it’s hollow) one end if passed back out if the line after a few inches making an adjustable loop, they are sold as ‘whoopie Slings’ and are so thin it takes a little faith to put your weight on them, remarkably stuff,
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"‘whoopie Slings" - Stevo, do they make an embarrassing noise when you use them, like the associated cushions? I was going to invest but I'm unsure about the social pariah situation now.
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