Rope Rescue/Equipment/Need

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Priorities

  1. Anchor plate $30
  2. 2 O rings $40
  3. 3 Chest harnesses $150
    • chest harness before sit harness b/c some members have sit harnesses
  4. 3 #Descenders $300
  5. 3 #Sit harnesses $450
  6. 3 #D mallions $45
    • fit to sit harness
  7. 3 #Cow's tails & foot loops $75
    • fit to sit harness
  8. 3 #Ascenders - petzl basics $153
    • could use Prusiks instead
  9. 3 #Crolls $165
    • after sit harness, b/c must match
    • can rig with 2 petzl basics instead
  10. #Folding saw
  11. 5 single sheave 2" #Pulleys @ $100 : $500
  12. 6 rope #Gloves $240
  13. 6 safety #Glasses $75
  14. 6 safety #Goggles $42

Budget

total: (including GST) $2335

Vertical gear

vertical gear for 3 people: total: $1338 with GST $1405

Sit harness

3 sit harnesses @ ~$150 : total ~$450

Requirements:

  • a low main attachment point, like a caving harness, to maximize throw when rope climbing
  • universal sizing - don't know who will be using
  • to be determined - maximum waist size

Vendors


Products:

Possible:



Discounted:


  • CMC ProSeries Rescue Harness
    • Designed for Rope Rescue and Rappelling
    • Quick-connect buckles on the legs make donning and doffing fast and easy.
    • 3 sizes. Not universal sizing
  • Petzl Falcon
    • Lightweight seat harness for rescue
    • Four equipment loops: two large rigid ones in front for easy access to gear and two small flexible ones in back that will not interfere with wearing a backpack
    • Two slots for CARITOOL tool holder
    • two sizes not universal sizing
      • size 1: waistbelt: 70 - 120 cm, leg loops: 50 - 65 cm, weight: 840 g
      • size 2: waistbelt: 80 - 140 cm, leg loops: 60 - 75 cm, weight: 930 g
  • Petzl Falcon Mountain
    • Seat harness for mountain rescue
    • Four equipment loops: two large rigid ones in front for easy access to gear and two small flexible ones in back that will not interfere with wearing a backpack
    • Two slots for CARITOOL tool holder
    • two sizes not universal sizing
      • size 1: waistbelt: 70 - 120 cm, leg loops: 50 - 65 cm, weight: 795 g
      • size 2: waistbelt: 80 - 140 cm, leg loops: 60 - 75 cm, weight: 830 g


  • Petzl Fractio caving harness
    • Caving harness with double waistbelt
    • 2 sizes not universal sizing
      • C16 1 1 485 g / 17.1 oz 60 - 88 cm / 23.5 - 34.6 in 43 - 60 cm / 16,9 -23.5 in -
      • C16 2 2 592 g / 20.9 oz 75 - 103 cm / 29.5 - 40,5 in 50 - 72 cm / 19.7 - 28.3 in -


Chest harness

  • 3 chest harnesses @ ~$50 : total ~$150

Products:


discounted:

  • Mammut Liberty Adjustable
    • no longer offered
  • Petzl Top Croll
    • not independent of sit harness. Does this meet the standard?
    • designed for Petzl Falcon Ascent
  • Petzl Top
    • not independent of sit harness. Does this meet the standard?
    • designed for Petzl sit harness

Croll

  • 3 crolls @ $53 : total ~$165

Products:

Ascender

no need for handle as frogging system does not require pulling with hand

requirements:

    • prefer no handle to limit placing out of reach
  • 3 petzl basics @ $51 : total ~$153


Products:

Descender

Needs to support 10.5mm to 13mm (PCES) rope

D mallion

  • 3 D mallions @ $15 : $45

Products:

Cow's tail

  • 3 sets of cow's tail and foot loops @ $25 : $75

Accessories

accessories: total $70 with GST $75

Folding saw

for cutting branches away from trees

Individual gear

additional individual gear: total $357 with GST $380

Gloves

Glasses

  • 6 safety glasses @ $15 : $75

Goggles

  • 6 safety goggles @ $7 : $42

Gear replacement

  • standardize and simplify our range of carabiners

Pulley

Gear enhancement

  • commercial bridle
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