 | | From: | Rusty | | Subject: | Freestanding ladder | | Date: | Tue, 18 Jan 2005 17:12:10 +0100 |
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 | I am looking for resources about freestanding ladders on the internet,
are there any?
I am thinking about buying one, but does not know much about it. How do
you start? Which height is a good starting height? Which brands are
preferred?
But most of all I wonder how difficult it is compared to for example
unicycling, juggling or something else I can relate to.
Rusty, Norway
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| | From: | carjug | | Subject: | Re: Freestanding ladder | | Date: | 19 Jan 2005 22:00:42 GMT |
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| Rusty wrote:
> I am looking for resources about freestanding ladders on the internet,
> are there any?
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> I am thinking about buying one, but does not know much about it. How do
> you start? Which height is a good starting height? Which brands are
> preferred?
>
> But most of all I wonder how difficult it is compared to for example
> unicycling, juggling or something else I can relate to.
>
> Rusty, Norway
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I suggest making one or having a local craftsperson do it. I posted an
essay on this subject, you should be able to find it by searching this
site.
Google search the subject, you will find lots of pictures of street
performers standing on them and juggling.
I prefer unicycles and slackrope. The top rung scares me, as do rolling
globes. These are truly dangerous props. I haven't been on my ladder in
months, and would gladly give it away at the next Hugofest. It just wasn't
for me.
carjug
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| | From: | Brian Fahs | | Subject: | Re: Freestanding ladder | | Date: | Fri, 21 Jan 2005 02:23:34 GMT |
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> I prefer unicycles and slackrope. The top rung scares me, as do rolling
> globes. These are truly dangerous props. I haven't been on my ladder in
> months, and would gladly give it away at the next Hugofest. It just wasn't
> for me.
>
How come no one offered this at the 3 Hugofests I attended?
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| | From: | Stephen Brain | | Subject: | Re: Freestanding ladder | | Date: | 20 Jan 2005 00:38:43 GMT |
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| What is slack-rope? I have heard many references to it and always wondered
what it is. Is it simply tight-rope with slack? Wouldn't you slide towards
the middle? Thanks!
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| | From: | Little Paul | | Subject: | Re: Freestanding ladder | | Date: | Thu, 20 Jan 2005 10:21:59 +0000 (UTC) |
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| On 2005-01-20, Stephen Brain wrote:
> What is slack-rope? I have heard many references to it and always wondered
> what it is. Is it simply tight-rope with slack?
Erm, effectively yes.
> Wouldn't you slide towards the middle?
Pretty much. Although because of this effect you tend not to walk along
a slackrope but rather ballance on it and do things.
See the first few hits on http://www.google.com/search?q=slack-rope
for detailed descriptions, and if you want pictures with that
have a look at http://images.google.com/images?q=slack-rope
> Thanks!
Not a problem.
-Paul
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| | From: | carjug | | Subject: | Re: Freestanding ladder | | Date: | 20 Jan 2005 17:06:09 GMT |
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| Check out www.slackline.com
They sell some products at comparable prices.
I know two good, safe (?) ways to learn slackline. Set a line up between
two trees with cardboard or carpet protectors around the trees, then use
skipoles as balance aids, or run a a grabline slightly above head height.
I bet you love it!
carjug
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