Hello All I found something on a SAR list server that looks interesting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EyfYyJkZss Received this notice from Michael Karash [email protected] and I'm passing it along. Friends and colleagues, It is time for the broader evaluation to begin. DVD or CD format copies of the training video and test files will be available at no cost (until volume makes it cost prohibitive). I've been in contact with, and I'm awaiting information from the International Guild of Knot Tyers, North American Branch, on how they will be able to assist in publicizing this new knot for evaluation and publication. My website is underlined below, just click on it, and below the link is a copy of the text from the home page. www.karashknot.com The purpose of this site is to share this new knot with the rescue community. Your review and feedback is critical to the overall evaluation of the usefulness of this new knot and how I have incorporated it into what I believe is an improved rescue rope emergency harness. The test data from CMC is available on this site for download. Availability of additional test data is expected soon. Please share and discuss the knot and the Rescue Rope Harness that I've developed with your colleagues. Then, please e-mail your thoughts and any evaluation information you may have on the knot and harness to the address supplied on my Website Contact page. The KDL was invented as a hybrid of the double loop figure 8, and the bowline on a bight. Cavers in France now using the knot report the loops remain open and circular on their own. They suggest that this makes it easier for them to attach a carabiner in low or no light situations. The KDL has no crossed lines in the loops as in the bowline on a bight. The loops also adjust easily as in the BOB. The shape of the knot and loops naturally form the leg loops, and open "like a book" for access. The KDL "breaks" easily, as any bowline, when it is time to untie. Knot strength data compares favorably with the DLF8. With your help, we can determine if this is a safer, faster option that we can add to our rescue toolbox. Regards to all, Michael Karash, Division Chief of Operations Key West Fire Department 1600 N. Roosevelt Blvd. Key West, FL 33040 Office - 305-292-8145 Office 2 - 305-292-8175 Cell - 305-747-1718 "Everyone goes home!" --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
