Safety and Rescue

The Palm Quick Rescue Belt is a versatile and quick-release belt designed for securing a throwline and SUP leash. It also features MOLLE webbing for attaching pouches and accessories. Palm's sponsorship of safety harness research revealed that quick-release webbing tethers set at a 3cm length ensure a reliable and precise release.

The Palm Quick Pro Belt is a versatile quick-release belt designed for securing a throwline and SUP leash. It features a convenient clamshell zip pocket for carrying your essential items. Additionally, it can be transformed into a waist belt towline, with enough space in the pocket to accommodate a 5m Snake Sling. The belt includes a dedicated attachment loop for the Quick SUP leash and is compatible with traditional ankle leashes as well.

The Palm Arc 12.5m Throwline is a compact and swift water rescue throwline. The most effective throwline is the one you carry. Its carton-shaped design with a flat profile easily fits inside your PFD and is even more unobtrusive when worn on a throwline belt. The Velcro lid maintains its shape when the bag is open and serves as a handle for easy repacking.

The HF Equipment Weasel is a compact kayak throw bag, making it one of the smallest in its category. It features an 18m length of 7.5mm polypropylene floating rope. The throw bag itself is constructed from durable fabric, with a convenient handle on the base. The bag's neck opens and closes easily with a snap fastener. Additionally, there is a webbing tape loop on the bag's rear, perfect for attaching it to the HF Swifty Belt. After deployment, repacking the bag is effortless thanks to the large opening neck.

The Palm Pro Throwline is a versatile rescue throwline that comes with a detachable, easy-to-manage floating rope and a Quickclip clean line attachment point. These throwlines from Palm offer adaptability, featuring belt attachment points, a wide neck opening, and floating bags for added convenience.

The Palm Throwline Rope is a floating 10mm diameter polypropylene rope, perfect for replacing a worn-out throwline or for various other applications. Its bright colour ensures high visibility in the water, making it easy to spot from your kayak.

The Whetman Equipment Adder 4m is an essential addition to any kayaking safety kit. This 4-meter long, 25mm wide safety tape boasts a 10kN breaking strength, ensuring reliable performance in critical situations. Both ends of the Adder are looped over to create a double thickness and reinforced with multiple bar tacks for optimal strength, forming the main loop. Additionally, each main loop includes three smaller loops, also reinforced with high-strength bar tacks, providing extra loading points for enhanced versatility and safety.

The Whetman Equipment Water Belt is a simple and effective way of carrying a kayak throw bag. With the addition of the water pouch you could also carry a small rafting pin kit. Whetman Equipment founder Steve designed this kayak safety belt to feature a 38mm webbing construction and a quick release system for the best levels of safety. There is then a second quick release loop attached.

The Whetman Equipment Tagline excels when rescuing swimmers who are just beyond reach, assisting them in covering the final meters to safety—a common scenario in coasteering, rafting, rib and boat operations, and gorge walking.

The Whetman Equipment Pig Rig Set is part of a kayak rescue system that will give the user a mechanical advantage for extracting pinned kayaks from a swollen river. The Pig Rig comes supplied in a neat mesh bag and comprises 2 x Whetman Ring Pull Prussiks and 2 x Whetman Python 5m Ring Slings.

The Whetman krab stick is available in two different size options. The orange krab stick works with snap gate karabiners, while the green krab stick works with locking gate carabiners. This simple piece of kayak safety gear easily secures to your kayaking karabiner and will hold the gate open. This will then allow you to clip things safely, securely and most importantly from a distance. See main description for more information on which karabiners work with each size.

The HF Equipment Belt Porter has been developed for professional water rescue teams and raft guides. Safe, secure and versatile – The Porter can carry all throw bag sizes from the small Weasel up to the Compact Alpin. Additional webbing loops can hold safety equipment such as carabiners.

The Whetman Equipment River Rat is a small and compact 12m kayak throw bag. This kayak throw line is ideal for whitewater kayaking, where you just want a short length of rope for close reach work. The River Rat is also ideal for use in other sports such as Ghyll Scrambling and Gorge Walking.

The Whetman Equipment Deck QR is a quick release element to build into your system as a safety back up for emergency release when towing or linking boats/gear in a water environment

The Whetman Equipment Colca 20m is a versatile and user-friendly kayak throw line, suitable for a variety of watersports. When paired with a Whetman Equipment Water Belt, it becomes a popular choice for white water rafting. Durable and reliable, this throw line enhances safety and performance on the water.

The Whetman Equipment Patria 20m Throw Bag is a versatile and user-friendly essential for kayaking enthusiasts. Designed with an aerodynamic shape, it ensures effortless and accurate throws. The ergonomic design makes repacking quick and simple, so you're always ready for your next adventure on the water.