Safety Gear I Carry in my PFD | Ep. 158

[@adrianrafaelmagana804]

Haha it is adorable, great video. I like the inspector gadget description.

[@timmyahcomeon]

Thanks so much for these videos. The reading white water videos helped me out big time on the rogue

[@GearGarageTV]

That is so great to hear. Was there anything in particular that was helpful?

[@MarkHirstRaftGuideTraining]

Hey Zach cool video I would always have my whistle is a place where I can use it & still keep full vision on the river. Many instructors teach getting ropes across a river for foot entrapment which looks great in text books but needs a competent well oiled team to work in reality. I will send you a video next week of a single bank access technique. 9 times out of 10 the most successful foot entrapment rescue is the hands on down and dirty approach. Keep up the good work !

[@GearGarageTV]

Yes I completely agree that getting a rope across the river is not terribly practical. I was trying to think of uses of a pulley, carabiner, and prusik other than for mechanical advantage for pulling a raft. What are some other uses that boaters may realistically use a pulley?

[@halldorvagn]

Mark - Can you include me in that foot entrapment sending?

[@andrewbrown6522]

Trying to cram a life of rafting knowledge into a few youtube and gooe sessions, i really appreciate the tips.

[@GearGarageTV]

Thanks for the nice note!

[@adrianrafaelmagana804]

What do you think of a flip line around the waist? That's what I wear but it seems like an extra risk for entrapment

[@GearGarageTV]

For that reason I switched from a flip line around the waist to one I could carry in my PFD

[@BladePressure]

I wore it that way too for years. Check out Blue Water Rabbit runners. I now just keep one in my PFD.

[@briandoss5321]

Hi Zach, thanks for your great videos! Based much on your and Aaron's recommendations I picked up some new safety gear. In one of your vids you reviewed the Petzl Rollclip pulley/biner . (I looked for that vid to comment there but I can't find it). I had been looking at those for awhile, decided to pull the trigger on a pair and thought I'd let you know my experience with them. They are oddly the exact same weight to the tenth of a gram (114.6g) for the rollclip vs my locking biner & pulley so no weight savings. The worst thing is that the rollclip does not mind the prussic at all even though I hoped that they might with their square end below the pulley. I bought the higher volume Big Water PFD. The pockets hold safety gear tight against the PFD to have the least likelyhood of snagging. The safety rig I decided on is: one magnetron biner attached to a 13' bluewater in one pocket. In the other pocket: one pulley, a second small locking biner with two autobloc prussics. That setup adds very little bulk to the front of the PFD, weighs 333g/ .73lb , and I can make a 3-1 out of it in a pinch if no one else is available to help. (I'm returning the rollclips). Thanks again for your recommendations.

[@GearGarageTV]

I'm excited to hear how it goes! I haven't done and episode on the rollclip pulley/biner as I've never used one. Please keep us updated if you do use it.

[@cameronholt1333]

Zach, what length of Bluewater Titan sling do you prefer to have on you? What is your most used application for it?

[@GearGarageTV]

I have both sizes and use the bigger one when I'm rowing wider boats. I have plans to do a video soon about how much I use these but the short answer is that I've used them most for reflips so far.

[@420Durban]

What makes the Rock Exotica pulley your first choice over the Petzl? Does one work better than the other for different diameter ropes?

[@GearGarageTV]

They are both great pulleys. I like the Rock Exotica one more because it's higher quality and has a sealed bearing.

[@jamesshort6856]

Been waiting for this one. You have done a few like this, but none that really round it all up. How you liking the nevis?

[@GearGarageTV]

I'm really liking the Nevis. I usually take it for guiding and usually take the Green Jacket for kayaking.

[@jamesshort6856]

@@GearGarageTV sounds good. The nevis is tempting me a lot. Still use a palm fxr from 4 years ago. The pocket sucks lol

[@dgrfsthrgsergwrtghasefq]

@@jamesshort6856 Have you jumped in the river and checked the flotation in that 4 year old jacket, they do wear out and drastically loose flotation over time. Could be your excuse to replace.

[@jamesshort6856]

@@dgrfsthrgsergwrtghasefq meant 4 year old model. Only had for 2 years. That being said that does sound like a good way to convince myself, and I have a birthday coming up...

[@dirtyrivercrap2795]

I dont think I would know how to open the gate on that carabiner , if an emergency 🤔

[@GearGarageTV]

It’s pretty rare to need carabiners one an actual emergency but if you do it’s good to practice.

[@adamatch9624]

Just don’t tie any knots in your dynima as it will make it snap a lot easier like it take away 50% of its strength

[@GearGarageTV]

All knots reduce the strength of all rope