Re: [Paddlewise] Towing lines

Salamander makes exactly this type of throwbag combination for use in
whitewater.

>A freind has a great home-made waist belt tow system that solves the
>problem of adjustable length while remaining simple and fool resistant.
>He made a double-ended pouch that remains attatched to a removeable
>belt.  One half of the pouch holds a short tow line, the other end holds
>a long tow line.  The pouches are compact and fit along the length of
>the belt so that it is easy to tell which carabiner goes to which tow
>line (left side, right side).  All I need to do to make this system
>perfect is to make a version which allows you  to jettison the tow line
>without losing the belt (in my system a stainless ring holds the towline
>to the belt, when released you let the ring slide off the belt, but you
>keep the belt.  I think the convenience of two seperate lines would be
>more valuable though, and at least one of the tow lines could be on a
>slip-ring (the one that is anchored on the side away from the buckle),
>but you probably would not want to weave this belt into your PFD, you
>would need to be able to jetison the whole belt.  Any ideas out there?


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