What is with the ladder in some of the photos? How does it work to support the line?
Well, for starters it isn’t anchoring the line at all. In most of the photos that it is in, the real anchor is a large beam in my garage frame or a sling around my cement back porch. The ladder only provides lift to bring the line higher up than where the anchors would normally set it. This is an industrial heavy duty step ladder and is rated for heavy weight use. It is only receiving a downward pressure this way. We recommend A-Frames for similar usage.