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    Unicender with 1/2" rope

    Just a coupe pics. Me dangling from a high line for a pick off of stranded patient in training, and lowering my son on a ship in training.
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    Unicender with 1/2" rope

    I have to work within the rescue criteria set forth by the NFPA. Not sure how much that comes into play outside of the fire industry, but essentially my gear has to be able to withstand a 2 person shock load. 450 pounds falling 6' is just shy of a 10,000 pound fall arrest. That limits our...
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    Unicender with 1/2" rope

    I'm going to end up ordering some 7/16". I need something closer to 10k# MBS to support a 2 person shock load though. Watching the youtube videos of you guys climbing with a single rope (SRT or DDRT) is crazy to me. LOL. My industry requires a second rope on an independent bomb proof anchor. I...
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    Unicender with 1/2" rope

    IRTS is another one. It was created by Exxon if memory serves correctly. Mostly oil companies at these things.
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    Unicender with 1/2" rope

    Sorry, been busy. The Technical Rescue Team (TRT) in my department (there's 14 of us on it out of 80 firefighters) goes to the International Rescue and Emergency Care Association (IRECA) annual conference. There's a 4-man first response challenge, a 3-man basic life support challenge, and...
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    Unicender with 1/2" rope

    Thank you. I'll check it out.
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    Unicender with 1/2" rope

    I can use any rope I want in my free time and while playing, but our rescue rig, trucks, and engines all carry the 1/2" sterling. A rescuer can easily descend into a hole on a scarab (our preferred friction device) and transition to the unicender for self extrication, but that could easily be...
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    Unicender with 1/2" rope

    Hey all, I'm new here. I'm not an arborist. I do industrial rescue (confined space and high angle), and recently picked up a rope walking setup and unicender. There's a lot of value in being able to have a medic climb out of a hole while the team is hauling the patient. The issue I've...
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