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There are so many different slackline kits on the market, who’s supposed to know all of that? The following article is here to help you choose the right kit for your needs. At the first place, you ne...

We often get asked why you can’t use a ratchet and webbing, the kind commonly sold at petrol stations or in supermarkets, for slackline. These sets, known as ratchet straps, are designed to secure car...

Walking a slackline is a gentle and fun way to improve children’s motor skills, strengthen their postural muscles and simply get them outside into the fresh air. We’ve put together a few tips on how t...

For most people, walking a slackline is an entirely new kind of movement. The most important thing at the beginning is strong determination and the will not to give up after the first unsuccessful att...

If trickline is your domain, a ratchet is probably what you prefer. But if you’re tempted by longlines, a pulley system is a must. So what is it, and how does it work? A pulley system is a tensioning...

It works your muscles Slackline isn’t just another fun modern sport. It’s also a perfect way to stretch the muscles of your whole body. Walking a line has been shown to strengthen your postural muscl...

How to tension a slackline: from ratchet to pulley system An overview of tensioning systems and the line lengths they suit There are several ways to tension a slackline. Each has its pros and ...

When someone says slackline, most of us picture a line stretched between two trees somewhere in a park. But what if there are no trees around? That’s what we’ll look at in this article. You’ve got yo...

It all started in a parking lot Slackline as we know it today – walking on a strip of webbing – dates back to the early 1980s in Yosemite, USA. Young climbers there tried walking along the steel chai...

Czech Slack is a series about the history of slacklining – not only in the Czech Republic – or how it all happened :). It’s all the work of Luky Černý, with kind help from Hanibal and a modest contrib...