15 Best Slackline Kits for Beginners & Pros in 2022

The German company Gibbon has been a big factor in making slacklining more accessible over the years—not just an activity for experienced climbers. They’ve even created a free slacklining app, the Gibbon Slacklines App (available for both iPhone and Android), which offers instructional videos, product guides, workouts, and even ways to connect with other slackliners. This slackline set is appropriate for beginners and beyond and includes a 25-meter mainline and two Treewear straps to protect the trees you use. Gibbon has made the webbing blue on one side and yellow on the other to make it easy to prevent twists when you’re getting things set up.

Designed for intermediate and advanced slackliners, this slackline kit promises that at 100 feet, it’s the longest slackline out there. (With a mainline beyond that length, you’re considered to be “longlining,” which isn’t something to jump into if you’re a newbie.) This kit consists of the mainline, XL Ergo ratchet, tree protectors, a ripstop bag to carry everything, and an owner’s manual. Because the ratchet straps are more than eight feet long, trees with big trunks are no problem.

A happy customer wrote, “My first Zen Monkey slackline is in its 4th summer of being up constantly and is showing no signs of giving up. I expect much the same from the new infinity line.”

This affordable slackline kit is designed for all skill levels and is easy to set up with the included step-by-step instructions. Included in the set is a 50-foot mainline, overhead training line and arm trainer, tree protectors, instruction manual, and bag to carry it all. An arm trainer is a short strap to hold onto that goes around the training line, which is the line suspended above your head that aids in developing your balance.

One of the many 5-star customer reviews includes this praise: “Amazing fun for the price and all equipment is heavy duty and very easy to assemble. Well worth it!”

Yes, this option is pricier than the typical slackline kit, but that’s because its stand-alone design includes two stainless steel A-frames to suspend the slackline from. You can set this up anywhere, whether or not any trees are nearby. Ground screws keep the A-frames secure. The structures are weather-resistant, so you can leave the whole setup installed permanently if you like. Included in the kit are two Slackframes, a Classic 15-meter mainline, and setup manual. (You can also buy the A-frames separately for $128 each.)

One of the many 5-star reviews notes, “This is a great way to set up lines in your backyard without the need for trees and or any other anchors. It’s an all inclusive kit and you can, literally, get off the ground quickly!”

Barefoot Slacklines was founded in Switzerland by a “network of climbers and adrenaline [lovers],” and they focus on a single product—this slackline kit, which comes in three neon colors. (Don’t worry, you don’t have to be an adrenaline lover to slackline!) This kit has everything you need to try slacklining: a 49-foot mainline, 1-inch overhead training line (which helps you balance as you’re learning), tree protectors, a how-to booklet, and a handy drawstring bag that fits it all.

One reviewer noted, “It only took about five minutes to set up and figure out how everything worked. … [Then] we did it for hours! It is so much fun.”