11-04-2018, 10:57 PM
Throwing flotation is a great idea!
I carry 100 feet of bright colored paracord and two ice anchors of the ice climbing screw design. They screw into ice in seconds by hand and really hold well. It's a very lightweight combination that fits in a pocket.
My rescue thinking is to throw the brightly colored paracord with a weight attached past the person who falls through the ice with no need for accuracy. If the cord doesn't land on their head, I simply move and that pulls the cord that missed over to them.
Combining an element of your idea (Thanks!), I might tie in some loops and have a carabiner already at the end of the paracord for those who are not proficient with knots or otherwise not doing well with the cord.
Then I would screw in an ice anchor with my end of the cord looped over it and put my boot against it to keep me from sliding across the ice as I pull out the person.
I also carry extra clothing with my gear and tent that can be used for another person falling through the ice. I fell through ice in shallow water and had extra clothes and even extra boots with me, but was having so much fun ice fishing that I didn't even bother changing. I also didn't mind testing the clothing insulating abilities even wet. Interestingly, the clothing didn't hold much water and the wetness mostly went away over the hours. But, I recognize having extra clothes and boots as good preparedness for either harsher conditions or other people at risk of hypothermia from falling through.
With one end attached to the ice anchor, I could even go into the water should that be necessary for some reason and still have a firm rope attachment to the ice to assist the other person in getting out.
For individuals alone falling through ice, the ice anchor is as good as an ice spike and should I need for it to have a better grip, I screw it in. I carry two.
For myself falling through the ice, I would use momentum to get out like this:
https://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/...-Water.gif
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I carry 100 feet of bright colored paracord and two ice anchors of the ice climbing screw design. They screw into ice in seconds by hand and really hold well. It's a very lightweight combination that fits in a pocket.
My rescue thinking is to throw the brightly colored paracord with a weight attached past the person who falls through the ice with no need for accuracy. If the cord doesn't land on their head, I simply move and that pulls the cord that missed over to them.
Combining an element of your idea (Thanks!), I might tie in some loops and have a carabiner already at the end of the paracord for those who are not proficient with knots or otherwise not doing well with the cord.
Then I would screw in an ice anchor with my end of the cord looped over it and put my boot against it to keep me from sliding across the ice as I pull out the person.
I also carry extra clothing with my gear and tent that can be used for another person falling through the ice. I fell through ice in shallow water and had extra clothes and even extra boots with me, but was having so much fun ice fishing that I didn't even bother changing. I also didn't mind testing the clothing insulating abilities even wet. Interestingly, the clothing didn't hold much water and the wetness mostly went away over the hours. But, I recognize having extra clothes and boots as good preparedness for either harsher conditions or other people at risk of hypothermia from falling through.
With one end attached to the ice anchor, I could even go into the water should that be necessary for some reason and still have a firm rope attachment to the ice to assist the other person in getting out.
For individuals alone falling through ice, the ice anchor is as good as an ice spike and should I need for it to have a better grip, I screw it in. I carry two.
For myself falling through the ice, I would use momentum to get out like this:
https://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/...-Water.gif
Related posts:
http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gfo...G;#1028184
http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gfo...y;#1029148
http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gfo...r;#1034414
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