Choosing the Right Gibbon Slackline

I recently spent some time looking at the slackline products that Gibbon makes and wanted to share what I discovered. Being somewhat new to the sport I ended up buying the Classic. I've had it for several months now and am very happy with my choice.

Gibbon makes several different slacklines. Their main product is the Classic. The other options are the Jibline, the Surfline, and the Funline. They are all 2" wide but some vary in the type of webbing material, which makes them more or less bouncy. They do sell 1" webbing, but a lot of people prefer the 2" webbing and I think it's definitely a little easier to balance on.

After checking out their different slacklines and owning one myself, I can recommend choosing the Classic. It's really their main product, the most basic and the best price.

It comes in a 49 ft or 82 ft length. I went with the 49 ft length and have not found that I needed it any longer. If it's shorter, it's a little easier to balance on. You can make either length as short as you want with the ratchet mechanism.

The Classic can be used by beginners and experienced alike. It's very strong and like I said, pretty easy to set up. You can even use it for skateboarding or snowboarding as a portable rail slide. It comes in two colors, red or yellow, with the Gibbon logo on it.

The Funline is very similar to the Classic. Really, the only differences are the color and the length. It is blue with some bright pictures on it and is 40ft long. Since it is more expensive but shorter it's not really as good of a value, unless you really want blue.

The Jibline is made out of stretchier, bouncier webbing but it is still plenty strong. This webbing makes it more dynamic, like a trampoline, and enables you to do more tricks by jumping on it. It is grey, yellow, and black in coloring and comes in a 49ft length.

If you're new to slacklining, the Jibline can be a little harder to balance on and you will be plenty busy just learning the basics on the Classic. The Classic is bouncy enough to do some jumping on.

The Surfline is much like the Jibline, having more dynamic, bouncy webbing. It is 100 ft long and their longest line. It has a longer handle on the ratchet, to enable you to get enough tension on the line. The longer the line is, the harder it is to get enough tension, but this ratchet is up to the job. Its color is purple.

I can definitely recommend going with the Classic if you're just getting started. It will keep you busy for a long time and you will not be disappointed.

I hope this overview of Gibbon Slacklines was helpful and that you give this sport a try. It's a lot of fun and it's something you can take with you almost anywhere. Let the slacking begin.

Ray Peters is a writer who specializes in outdoor activities and sports products. You can check out his latest website where he reviews Gibbon Slacklines and a range of other slacklines.

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Let the Good Times With a Slackline Kit Begin

You might consider slacklining to be a very modern sport that meets the demands of today's society: flexibility, creativity, relaxation, concentration, stability and, of course, having fun. If you want to feel all of the above, then you should pick a slackline kit and you will see that you will get the ideal space to use it in an innovative way: through creative movement in the middle of the nature, surrounded by trees, air and sky. This sport can also be practiced indoors, like fitness rooms or sports centers.

Slacklining was initially intended to be done outdoors and most populations that practice this sport respect the importance of performing it in a free environment, without restrains like walls. This sport must be done in a place where you can feel free, where others are walking around you and admiring your effort. When the people around you are starting to gather to observe you, then it is the moment that you become an artist. You officially become the artist of a sport that is accessible to everyone and anyone, irrespective of age and gender.

This activity is basically the art of balancing your body on a piece of strap expanded between two points. The actual meaning of "slacklining" refers to the curve that is formed because of the weight of an individual. It does sound kind of complicated, but if you buy a beginner's slackline kit, you will see that it is basically simple to understand and to perform. There are a lot of tricks that you can do on the slackline, and you will also benefit from a lot of other factors.

A lot of people practice this unusual sport because it brings a lot of medical benefits. Many people claim that it helps you develop your balance, posture and capacity to concentrate. It might seem like a silly sport but the slacklining junkies are really fit people that give a lot of credit to this sport. Some people use it to relax or even to do yoga. Once you learn how to keep your balance correctly, you will master a kind of inner peace. As a result, this remarkable sport is also good against stress factors. Furthermore, you strengthen the muscles of your back, your spine, feet and hands, making it possible to avoid injuries to the legs.

If you are interested already in this sport, you should also pay a lot of attention. Keep in mind that moving on the slackline is quite dangerous; try not to venture off on some kind of weird and dangerous experiment because you can injure yourself pretty badly. Start off with the basic steps and tricks and in due time you will understand how much you can take.

I would like to learn more about this beautiful sport, please visit our Slackline kit website - a guide mainly for beginners which product to choose (we recommend the Gibbon slackline ), how to set it up and so on.

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