Is this rap method actually legit? Any of you soldiers know if this method is taught?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ndguard/4703334618
by aemter » Tue Jun 15, 2010 4:04 pm
by The Chief » Tue Jun 15, 2010 4:08 pm
by MoapaPk » Tue Jun 15, 2010 4:34 pm
by aemter » Tue Jun 15, 2010 4:43 pm
The Chief wrote:The locker he is using is a steel locker biner
by welle » Tue Jun 15, 2010 4:43 pm
Buz Groshong wrote:Out of curiosity, what is he using for a harness?
by The Chief » Tue Jun 15, 2010 4:44 pm
Buz Groshong wrote:Out of curiosity, what is he using for a harness?
by Augie Medina » Tue Jun 15, 2010 5:04 pm
aemter wrote:The Chief wrote:The locker he is using is a steel locker biner
Chief, what I see is not a locker, but a run of the mill oval biner. Might be steel, but I don't see any locking mechanism. **Check out this larger size to zoom on the setup. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ndguard/4703334618/sizes/o/
by aemter » Tue Jun 15, 2010 5:25 pm
by MoapaPk » Tue Jun 15, 2010 11:24 pm
aemter wrote:Thanks for the info, Chief. I'm just curious, why wouldn't you use a Munter?
by The Chief » Wed Jun 16, 2010 12:39 am
MoapaPk wrote:aemter wrote:Thanks for the info, Chief. I'm just curious, why wouldn't you use a Munter?
I thought the same thing, but I'm guessing this method twists the rope less, and is "faster" (not always a good thing). Munter puts a lot of twist in the rope for the next person, and makes pulling the rope a bit harder.
by brokesomeribs » Thu Jun 17, 2010 6:56 am
MoapaPk wrote:Holy sh*t those are thick ropes...
by Sierra Ledge Rat » Sat Jun 26, 2010 10:33 pm
The Chief wrote:A "Swiss Seat". Standard basic harness taught to all Combat DOD Personnel.
Yeah, sometimes a non-locker standard DOD steel biner will be employed for this scenario. Has been the basic technique since way back to the WWII training days of the Mountain Division in Colorado and West Virginia.
brokesomeribs wrote:MoapaPk wrote:Holy sh*t those are thick ropes...
Yup... you just grab on with a pair of Kevlar gloves and let gravity take over. The gloves last 1-3 rappels. It's mostly Special Ops guys who are doing it, you don't really see it anywhere else.
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