Sometimes things just don’t go the way you want them to. Five years worth of beaterings.
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At under £13 the Palm Snake Sling is an affordable and I would suggest essential piece of safety gear. All good gear should have multiple uses and this is certainly true for the Snake Sling. I carry 1 x Snake Sling and 1 x Safety Tape whilst out on the water.
In the short video below Jake Holland takes us through how to carry a sling safely and how it could be used.
The Pig Rig is a quick alternative to creating a Z Drag system without the need for loads of pulleys and other associated equipment.
This video from Palm Equipment sees Jake Holland take us through the Pig Rig setup.
Continue readingPeakUK have continued to develop their ever popular PFD range. The River Guide PFD is just one of many that has had a re-design over the last few years. In addition to the Red/Grey colour scheme PeakUK have introduced Blue/Lime to match the new deluxe drysuit.
On a safety PSA note if you are carrying a throw bag or rescue tape then you should always have the means to cut it if something were to go wrong.
We’ve had the Palm Folding Knife at Unsponsored HQ for quite a few months so I feel it’s time to do a full review.
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.
When we first shared the video showing the new Palm Equipment Lightning throwbag in one of the first comments back was that Palm have made the HF Weasel.
Now as a long term HF Weasel user I can see there are clearly comparisons to made.
Palm have launched the new Lightning Throwbag with a nifty new fastening. We’ll be having a closer look at this here at Unsponsored.
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.
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