Palm have launched the new Lightning Throwbag with a nifty new fastening. We’ll be having a closer look at this here at Unsponsored.
Category: Safety & Rescue (Page 12 of 15)
DMM have released a document detailing a list of products that are being recalled. This includes a batch of DMM Boas which I know many people have. I myself have a few, one of which falls within the highlighted batch. It therefore being removed from use until further details from DMM are released.
Some of Palm Equipment’s whitewater PFDs have shipped with an incorrect sized chest harness attached.
This potentially affects:
FXr PFDs
Extrem men’s PFDs purchased from 2014 onwards.
Choosing the right helmet is extremely important part of getting your safety gear correct. A poorly fitting helmet may be as effective as not wearing one at all.
For any helmet it always comes down to the fit, coverage, protection offered, intended use and paddler ability.
These factors change for each person and the best way to judge these factors is with comparisons to known entities:
The following images are shared on Unsponsored with the permission of Tomass Marnics over at Two Blades.
The images show the unfolding of a series of swims following being caught up in a hydraulic.
We are all in between swims. Dave Fusilli takes a swim on the Upper Cherry Creek. Some great throw line work can be seen in this edit.
I was sent this great idea via the Unsponsored FB page by Brian Taylor.
A small piece of bungee and a small piece of cordage can be used as shown to keep the gate of a carabiner open.
A great video from Boreal looking at Advantage Systems and Z-Drag for whitewater, swiftwater & technical rope rescue.
Another new Palm Equipment product in for review at Unsponsored HQ. This is the new Palm folding knife.
The image below shows the Palm Folding knife with a Spyderco UK Penknife (Orange FRN), and Spyderco Ladybug.
If you are using a throw line on the river I firmly believe that you need to carry a knife capable of cutting the line you are using.
There are two schools of thought on how a knife should be carried. The first option is to have a knife stored in such a way that it does not create a snag hazard but still remains accessible. The choices on how this can be achieved is limited and really relies on using a pocket on your PFD. The second option is to carry a knife clipped onto the outside of your PFD. By doing this you are accepting that there will be an increased snag risk but the knife will be readily accessible. The other issue with knives that are mounted on the outside of your PFD is that it should remain secure until it is required to be used. Continue reading
I had a bit of time today so had a go at modifying my two throw lines. I much prefer the clean rope principle where the end of the throw line that you keep hold of is a clean piece of rope i.e. has no knots or tubing.
Before:
After:
The second modification I carried out was the removal of the tubing from the bag end of the line and the reduction in the size of the loop. The idea is that the loop is big enough to clip a karabiner into but is far too small to get a hand stuck.
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