I keep 9m (30ft) of tubular webbing tied in a water knot with a nonlocking rated carabiner and a spare balaclava in my left pocket (left for life). I Always Carry A Little Crazy With Me Cause You Never Know When It’s Gonna Come In Handy Shirt. My Snagger tool (s-shaped hose wrench, window punch, hose handling tool). And a couple of pairs of medical gloves sealed in a ziplock bag in my right pocket (right for a fight). And my department also specs a pocket in the left outer ankle area. That I have 2 wedges in. To answer your question seriously, his gloves, a piece of webbing, and probably some carabiners. The webbing is a multi-use tool to secure doors, drag a patient or downed firefighter, give assistance for handling larger hose lines. It’s a tool that we have the freedom to use creatively.

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I do want to point out that with a loose tail like shown in the gif, a clove hitch could slip (though it’s still pretty secure as long as it’s weighted). When climbing, you tie a clove hitch in the piece of rope that is tied to your harness. If you’re interested, watch this. While a PAS (or a Personal Anchor System). I Always Carry A Little Crazy With Me Cause You Never Know When It’s Gonna Come In Handy Shirt. Using a clove hitch utilizes the rope, rather than an additional piece of equipment. This can keep down clutter (and weight) on your harness, especially when doing gear-intensive climbing like trad or aid. Additionally, since the rope is the strongest piece of soft goods that a climber carries. There’s a little added security when using a clove hitch.

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There have been incidents of climbers shock-loading their PAS and breaking it; climbing ropes are designed to withstand dynamic loads. And won’t snap under sudden shock loads. I Always Carry A Little Crazy With Me Cause You Never Know When It’s Gonna Come In Handy Shirt. Which mostly have several loops that can be clipped in to. Limiting the adjustability (if you’re interested in a highly adjustable PAS, check out the Purcell Prusik). Finally, a clove hitch is super fast to tie, and can be tied and clipped with one hand! It’s a tension knot, meaning it’ll loosen if you just tie it without any stress on it but if you keep weight on it then it’ll hold basically forever.

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