ART SnakeAnchor

[Adam Bourne]

I love mine you won't regret it adam

 

Haha! I best not at £79 lol

 

Cheers mate

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Haha! I best not at £79 lol

 

Cheers mate

 

That's why I have not bought one either Adam. Although I can fully appreciate why they are that price.

For me, a whoopie sling as a base anchor would do just as well.

[Adam Bourne]

That's why I have not bought one either Adam. Although I can fully appreciate why they are that price.

For me, a whoopie sling as a base anchor would do just as well.

 

Is your whoopie sling rated for PPE though mate?

[Marc]

Is your whoopie sling rated for PPE though mate?

 

As long as it's spliced appropriately by either Old Mill himself or a certified splicer then it is suitable as PPE, any rigging whoopie/loopie of suitable strength would be suitable as well.

 

I think I'd prefer a a Snake anchor myself though, but I mainly just tie a running bowline for my base anchor it's cheaper still!

[Old Mill Tree Care]

I'd prefer a Snake Anchor too Marc.

Adam, if it's designed for rigging I think it'll hold my skinny arse up.

 

 

Sent with my iPhone from me, to you!

[Adam Bourne]

Regardless of wether it would take your weight or not or if it's even designed for rigging. It's completely irrelevant and doesn't comply with the industries best practice on working at heights. Although in a real world scenario it's deemed unsuitable to use the rigging equipment in an Ariel rescue attempt. But if it helped out you clearly would. Arrr!! what I'm I talking about the HH it's self ain't even CE marked lol.. Just putting it out there that's all mate

[Marc]

Regardless of wether it would take your weight or not or if it's even designed for rigging. It's completely irrelevant and doesn't comply with the industries best practice on working at heights. Although in a real world scenario it's deemed unsuitable to use the rigging equipment in an Ariel rescue attempt. But if it helped out you clearly would. Arrr!! what I'm I talking about the HH it's self ain't even CE marked lol.. Just putting it out there that's all mate

 

I don't see a problem with using a rigging whoopie/loopie, I think the confusion is using a designated rigging whoopie as PPE. As long as it was of suitable strength and construction bought with the intention of using it for PPE and "clearly" identifiable as PPE then it is and within best practice guidelines.

 

Hell if you wanted to you could even use a snatch block as a pulley saver PPE, hence why DMM have theirs CE marked particularly for other industries like fire and rescue where they may use it for hauling a person.

Although not all rigging kit is suitable for PPE for example a GRCS is not a practical belay device!

 

As for using rigging kit to rescue someone I'm with you on that, if I as in a situation where someone could rescue me quickly using the rigging kit the last thing on my mind would be if its loler'd as PPE.

 

Staying on topic a snake anchor is way more Pimp.

Edited October 29, 2013 by Marc