Many ask about my recovery kit so here it is.... Rustics Mechanical Z-Pull
I leave it assembled in my stuff bag with a label thats says bike on one end and a label that says secure point on the other. Additional instructions should be included for noobs but this is what I have for that for now. Open the pics to see description text.
-List 70' of 8mm static climbing/arbor/rescue rope. ~$45 or less
- One Petzel Mini Traxion ~$ 175 (get the elderly for $120.
- 5 economy D carabiners ~$13 ea
-2 petzl ultralegere pulleys for biners $8 ea
-2 webbing loops or some 5mm rope. ~$40
Will try and put a short video together for this.
***LOTS done here we wouldn't do if lives were hanging in this rope its for recovery of stuff not people
3:1 Set up for pulling bike (or person) back up a slope or whatever. Even lifting a bike/quad to work on it.
The silver with faded red cord is a Tibloc traction device the carabiner when pulled forces teeth into the rope "gripping" it, however the teeth are directional so you can grab it with your hand and slide it back, resetting for your next pull section. To reduce friction and stay as close to 3:1 I use a Petzl Ultelegere pulley on the carabiner, but you could just use a carabiner.
The Peter Mini Traxion pulls with "load capture" serves for our first resistance lowered turn on the way to 3 to one. It also holds the load firm to the distanced pulled while you reset to pull again. A few small webbing loops or some 5mm cord can be used to attach to a tree, log, boulder or well positioned bike.
A few small webbing loops or some 5mm cord can be used to sling your forks, frame whatever.
Here is the same 3:1 set up but set up for self recovery while sitting on the bike.
Nothing changed here.
We added a second pulley again using a petzl ultralegere (means ultralight in Italian I think) pulley carabiner and a carabiner below the load capture device just to bring the rope back to the motorcycle. This can be modified to make it a 4:1 pull but is more complicated.
Or use a Prusik to replace traction/capture devices.
Packs up in the space of two 1L Nalgene bottles and weighs 1.7kg and could he as light as 1.5kg or less. I strap it to my pannier top normally for easy access.
I leave it assembled in my stuff bag with a label thats says bike on one end and a label that says secure point on the other. Additional instructions should be included for noobs but this is what I have for that for now. Open the pics to see description text.
-List 70' of 8mm static climbing/arbor/rescue rope. ~$45 or less
- One Petzel Mini Traxion ~$ 175 (get the elderly for $120.
- 5 economy D carabiners ~$13 ea
-2 petzl ultralegere pulleys for biners $8 ea
-2 webbing loops or some 5mm rope. ~$40
Will try and put a short video together for this.
***LOTS done here we wouldn't do if lives were hanging in this rope its for recovery of stuff not people
3:1 Set up for pulling bike (or person) back up a slope or whatever. Even lifting a bike/quad to work on it.
The silver with faded red cord is a Tibloc traction device the carabiner when pulled forces teeth into the rope "gripping" it, however the teeth are directional so you can grab it with your hand and slide it back, resetting for your next pull section. To reduce friction and stay as close to 3:1 I use a Petzl Ultelegere pulley on the carabiner, but you could just use a carabiner.
The Peter Mini Traxion pulls with "load capture" serves for our first resistance lowered turn on the way to 3 to one. It also holds the load firm to the distanced pulled while you reset to pull again. A few small webbing loops or some 5mm cord can be used to attach to a tree, log, boulder or well positioned bike.
A few small webbing loops or some 5mm cord can be used to sling your forks, frame whatever.
Here is the same 3:1 set up but set up for self recovery while sitting on the bike.
Nothing changed here.
We added a second pulley again using a petzl ultralegere (means ultralight in Italian I think) pulley carabiner and a carabiner below the load capture device just to bring the rope back to the motorcycle. This can be modified to make it a 4:1 pull but is more complicated.
Or use a Prusik to replace traction/capture devices.
Packs up in the space of two 1L Nalgene bottles and weighs 1.7kg and could he as light as 1.5kg or less. I strap it to my pannier top normally for easy access.
