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To each his own. I have not broken a single harness line since I
switched to a Reactor Bar 2 yrs ago.
I use Windsurfing Hawaii lines.
Booker Bense wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Aug 1997, Jerry Gardner wrote:
>
> > At 11:04 AM 8/18/97 -0700, you wrote:
> > >
> >
> > I agree Shred-tecs are great. But they do break. This year I've had
> one
> > break on each of my booms. One time 3.5 at Tomales, another 5.2 at
> Berkeley.
> > I think they were two years old, max. The webbing snapped at the
> bottom of
> > the loop. There was no sign of wear on the plastic (I use a reactor
> bar).
> > Perhaps constant moisture rotted the material. My new sets have
> clear
> > tubing, so perhaps I can monitor wear.
> >
>
> - Sounds like built in obselesence to me. Webbing in general does
> not hold up to abrasion very well. All the fibers are on the outside
> were they can be easily cut. Kernmantle rope is designed to avoid
> this very problem. The other problem with webbing is that it's very
> hard to find "static" webbing. Most webbing is designed to stretch,
> (particularly any climbing nylon webbing). There is static solid
> webbing used for pack straps and such, but it's even more subceptible
> to abrasion.
> The other problem with webbing is that it does not stand up to
> UV very well. Just like abrasion all the fibers are on the outside,
> fully exposed to light.
>
> - Fortunately, webbing is much cheaper than static sailing line,
> so replacing it after one season is not as painful. Hmm, both
> reports of these lines breaking are from reactor bar users. I
> wonder if the more constant tweaking you do with a reactor bar
> isn't creating some kind of "sawing" effect on the lines. That
> and some salt crystals could easily cut through nylon webbing
> in a season. I bet shredtech's never break in the gorge.
>
> - Booker C. Bense : bbense@stanford.edu-DeleteThis
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