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Firefighter bailout rope download7/14/2023 ![]() ![]() I haven't tried bailing in one yet, though. I do like how most of the newer SCBA harness's have the bailout harness/devices built in. I don't think so since you need to be tied into the device somehow. I don't know if the same setup would work w/out a harness. Obviously using a beaner as a descender is bad for the hardware but if it gets you down safely, beaners are cheap. ![]() I couldn't find a good picture except for the Bachman, but in this case there is a single rope and the beaner is directly clipped to the harness. I have yet to try it but with wet gloves and the fat guy behind me pushing me out the window, I am looking into a decent device bailout system.If you have a hasty or gemtor-type (sp?) harness you can clip in a beaner, wrap it a few times with the rope and use it as a friction descender. ![]() Not so sure everyone will be able to hold on to the rope. One counterpoint I had made to me was what do you do when you are spent? Run around the training ground until physically exhausted then crawl up to the bail out floor and try the technique. ![]()
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