Joe wrote: - >Take That Carabiner Off!!! if you will be throwing that rope. >You do not need the extra weight. The concentrated mass of >the rope in the bag is more than sufficient. If more weight >is necessary, just dip some water into the bag... >It can give someone quite a headache. SNIP >It is also a dangerous handle. In whitewater throwbags where >it comes with a loop of rope at the bottom, we tie knots into >it so the rescuee cannot get his hand wrapped in it and can >let go if an emergency arises. You never want anything that >a hand can get trapped in... Jed wrote: - >The sharp end of the tow-line, a waist belt system, was attached >to a norsaq (Inuit throwing stick) and the norsaq was thrown over >the bow of the stranded kayak. Worked like a charm but it was a >bit reminiscent of a story I heard about the Derek boinking a >victim on the head during a similar thrown-tow-line demonstration. G'day Joe and Jed, Thanks very much for the warnings! The throw bag I'm talking about is made by a well known kayaking equipment manufacture and comes with safety instructions printed on the bag including a warning "do not insert wrist in loop or tie yourself to rope" If I was in trouble in the water I might not see those instructions. In the light of your comments it seems to be a potentially hazardous bit of gear. It does have an elastic neoprene pocket for the carabiner which should provide protection if it hit someone but I take your point that it might hurt if it hit someone hard on the head. It comes with two rope loops held open with plastic tubing. These are large enough to trap a hand. The carabiner is large enough to just get an adults fingers in but a child could probably get their whole hand in. After thinking about your advice I'm going to replace the carabiner with a much smaller unit, and replace the loops with a light weight toggle, but will make sure the carabiner and toggle fits in the protective neoprene pocket.. Throwing sticks sound like they are equally hazardous - but what is a Derek? All the best and the feedback is much appreciated, PeterO *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Apr 29 2002 - 14:00:01 PDT
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