Zip-Line
A zip-line can add a fun element to a campsite. During a family campfire dinner party in the woods we set up a makeshift zip-line for the kids. It was fun for all the adults to watch and for the kids to try out.
There are two main types of ropes used in rock-climbing and rappelling, static and dynamic. Dynamic ropes are designed to stretch. These are mostly used for climbing, so if you take a fall it will absorb a lot of the force. A static rope has minimal stretch and is used mostly for rappelling. For the zip line here we had a dynamic rope. It was difficult to get the rope taut enough to allow a smooth ride. I would recommend using a static rope. But all in all it was a fun activity, especially for the kids.
For more in-depth information on static and dynamic ropes and their purposes I’ll point you to this link.
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