It wasn’t bad. Having someone set it up who knows their stuff and being supplied with top notch equipment deff is a confidence booster. More of these are to come, stop on out mang! :lol:
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I know it’s probably the safest it’s ever going to be with @newman running the lines, but for my part I’ll enjoy the pictures & video
+1. I’ve bungee jumped in Alexandia Bay, reverse bungee jumped at the state fair and done the Red Hawk skycoaster at Darien Lake without giving it so much as a 2nd thought but there’s something about setting it up as a DIY project that just scares the hell out of me.
Do you guys toss a human analog off to test it first? Like 150lbs of sandbags or something?
EDIT: And yeah, I agree newman knows his stuff. I’d trust one of his designs more than probably anyone else on NYSpeed but I still don’t think I’d try this. Heh
Yeah we tossed over a human we didn’t care much for first.
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The problem with tossing dead weight is it is nearly impossible to retrieve. You just need to trust the gear, know the gear and inspect the gear. In this case, each of the main span lines is 1/2 HTP static rope, which has a minimum breaking strength of 9000 lbs, each. Then it’s backed up with a 2 dynamic ropes with a 2000+lb breaking strength, which are each folded in half. Each of those green slings have a WORKING load of 6000 lbs. The fact that you’re hanging off a span puts a pretty substantial load on the ropes, but nowhere near their breaking strength. We’re talking about a factor of safety of over 10.
When you’re building something like this, everything is always backed up. Basically, you build it with the thought, “what if this piece of gear fails?”, and then put protection in place for that event.
In something like this, my biggest fear is having some part of the building I am anchored to fail, but in this case I used a 10" W beam on one side and four 12" channels on the other. or the interface between the gear and the anchor be an issue (rubbing ropes, etc)… you just need to have the right gear and plan accordingly. I built this thing in my head 50 times before ever picking up any hardware.