Adventure Developments FOX IN A BOX User manual

FOX IN A BOX PRODUCT GUIDE

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STOP SNAKE:
2 x Rubber pads.
2 x 12 mm washers.
2 x AS Wire Rope Grips.
6 x Wire Rope Grips
Rated for life support
1 Wire rope thimble
1 Shackle, with split
pin.
1 x Zipline Pulley
1 ANCHOR SLING, with
pre formed eye.
Pommel Seat:
1 x Plywood Seat.
1 x Seat Rope with
spliced eye.
1 x Steel Triple locking
Karabiner.
1 x Zip line wire
with pre formed eye.
WHAT IS IN THE CORE KIT ?
Fancy Pants Seat:
1 x Playground grade
rubberised seat.

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SEATED You need the pommel seat or fancy pants seat.
•The riders bum is never more than 1.5 meters off the ground.
•There is 60cms of clearance at the lowest point, (so riders don’t
hit the floor).
SUSPENSION You need the handlebars.
•The handle should not be more than 3 Meters.
HARNESSED You need a harness and sky rider lanyard.
(You can use a pommel seat or handlebars in conjunction
with a harness, but it is also comfortable to simply ride in
the harness)
•Requires the users to be competent in harness fitting and
operating safely at heights.
DO YOU NEED A HARNESS ?
The ‘CORE’ FOX IN A BOX,Should be used with a Sky Rider Lanyard and harness if the
rider is higher than 1.5 meters off the ground
Sky Rider lanyard TIED
Sky Rider Lanyard PRO
Sky Rider Lanyard TIED attachment
method.
The sky rider PRO is a sewn webbing
lanyard, so no knots need to be tied, it it
can be adjusted so the user can hang
850mm - 1050mm beneath the zip line
pulley.
The Sky Rider TIED is length of
rope pre tied with 3 figure of 8
knots, it it can be adjusted so the
user can hang 750mm - 2000mm
beneath the zip line pulley.

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WHAT TYPE OF HARNESS ?
There are many different harnesses available, many of which are suitable for use on a zip line.
Although it is not required by law we strongly recommend using a full body harness with all zip
lines because it is possible that a rider could turn upside down and slip out of a sit harness.
Full Body Harnesses
Sit Harnesses
The Tarzan Light by Singing Rock.
This is our most popular harness by far.
1 size fits almost everyone
For more info
http://adventuredevelopments.com/product/singing-
rock-tarzan-light-harness/
The Ropedancer 2 by Singing Rock.
This is another good choice.
Available in 3 sizings
For more info
http://adventuredevelopments.com/product/singing-
rock-ropedancer-harness/
The Brio by Singing Rock.
1 size fits almost everyone
For more info
http://adventuredevelopments.com/product/brio/
The “Top” by Singing Rock.
1 size fits almost everyone
For more info
http://adventuredevelopments.com/product/top/

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The speed of the zip line is dependent on a few things, the gradient is the main affecting factor.
Ideally we want the rider to stop by gravity. Meaning that no physical braking is required and the
rider comes to a stop at or before hitting the stop snake governor)
If your gradient is 5% or more you will probably need a bungee brake.
“Making a zip line go is easy- making it slow down is the skill full part”
DO YOU NEED A BRAKE ?
The bungee brake kit contains:
1 x wooden brake block
2 x 3 meter lifting slings (to act as anchors around your posts)
4 x steel rapid links
4 x 5 meter lengths of bungee rope.

Some flying for kits will supply a turnbuckle to tension your zip line, this is
considered sloppy rigging and bad practice, as turnbuckles can come
undone as your pulley travels along the wire. Your zip line may drop to the
ground.
All of our FOX IN A BOX kits are supplied with a SIMPLIFIED WINCH
SYSTEM. It will give you a 3:1 mechanical advantage.
TENSIONING the Zip Line
The 'tree huggers' are designed to protect your trees, from the rubbing of the wire, but more
importantly to prevent ringbarking the tree.
The anchor sling at the finish end or zip line wire at the start fits neatly into the lowest groove cut
into the wooden blocks.
You will need to raise the zip line into position at the start end, then secure it around your tree or
pole. This is a simple process but the wire rope weighs 380 grams per meter, so this can get a bit
heavy for us mortals.
DO YOU NEED TREE HUGGERS ?
Each tree hugger kit contains:
6 x wooden blocks
1 x 3.2 Meter cam strap for easy installation.

The simplified winch kit contains:
1 x Prussic loop
1 x wire rope grip
1 x anchor sling
1 x winching rope
It will work well for installing kits upto 45 meters
The heavy winch kit contains:
1 x Dyneema prussic loop
1 x wire rope grip
1 x anchor sling
1 x wire winch 1Ton capacity
It will work well for installing kits upto 300 meters
For Zip Lines less than 20 meters: You probably wont need a winch, but just incase a simplified winch is included.
For Zip Lines up to 45 Meters: The simplified winch will be perfect. (Can handle 60 Meters if you are feeling strong)
For Zip Lines up to 300 Meters: The Heavy winch will be perfect.
DO YOU NEED A WINCH ?