When we first started Balancing Earth we intended to be a primitive and longline supplier only. However, with an effort to reach a wider audience a simpler system seemed to address the needs of beginners and those daunted by carabiners and pulleys. The ratchet system was a perfect candidate as it requires minimal effort to achieve the desired tension.

This system uses what's known as the choker method. The sling on the ratchet wraps around the anchor and you feed the ratchet through the sewn loop. Thus choking the anchor. This is fine on a beginners line where you are using it to learn to walk, core exercises, ankle therapy or for kids play lines. However, a choker method reduces the strength and is not recommended for use in tricklines. Slacklining can be different for everyone. You may be a slackliner, longliner, trickliner, yoga slacker, or a highliner but being on the line is what matters.