Rope Equipment Storage

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Permalink Reply by Jay Hurley on February 28, 2009 at 10:24pm

All of our gear is set up on the engine. we carry two 300' ropes, one for belay, and one for raise/lower (both pre-rigged). We also have a rope bag with 2-50' rope shorts for anchor extensions and pre-tensioned backties. Another rope bag contains all of our webbing, a mini-haul, a litter bridle, and other software. Our other bag is a hardware bag with extra biners, pulleys, etc. i hope to move all of our extra equipment into SAR packs pretty soon.

Permalink Reply by Doug Yates on March 9, 2009 at 6:47pm

We have rope on both the rescue and truck. On the Rescue we have 2 200' bags, a 3:1 Mechanical Advantage pre-rigged in a bag, search rope in a bag, 2 Class III harnesses and hardware in a bag. On the truck we have 2 200' bags, 2 100' bags, 2 rescuer bags (Class II harness, rope gloves, hardware, helmet in each). We also have a MARS 25 in the Technical Rescue Trailer with a tripod. The equipment is stored in its own compartment, and each bag is labeled for easy ID. All utility rope is coiled and stored in different compartments to avoid confusion.