Instructor Andy walking through some strategies for rigging a litter in the horizontal orientation. RemoteRescueTraining.com You can reach us at rescue@utah.edu
I like your webbing bridle. I do the same for an improvised or backup bridle when the primary isn't available. I'm not a big fan of tri-links however. At the collection point I either use a rigging plate, or I tie a small loop with both ropes at the same time using a dble longtail bowline (or a dble butterfly or dble inline fig 8, although I always catch a bunch of crap when i mention these because it's not how everybody else does it) and connect the bridle legs and other stuff into that loop.
We generally reserve this bridle for situations where we know the litter will be in the horizontal orientation for an entire operation, most importantly for the edge transition. That edge transition can be fairly tricky and physical, and keeping the bridle as short and compact as possible makes it easier on the edge team and attendant. The tri-link is the most compact method we've found for connecting the bridle.
I like your webbing bridle. I do the same for an improvised or backup bridle when the primary isn't available. I'm not a big fan of tri-links however. At the collection point I either use a rigging plate, or I tie a small loop with both ropes at the same time using a dble longtail bowline (or a dble butterfly or dble inline fig 8, although I always catch a bunch of crap when i mention these because it's not how everybody else does it) and connect the bridle legs and other stuff into that loop.
We generally reserve this bridle for situations where we know the litter will be in the horizontal orientation for an entire operation, most importantly for the edge transition. That edge transition can be fairly tricky and physical, and keeping the bridle as short and compact as possible makes it easier on the edge team and attendant. The tri-link is the most compact method we've found for connecting the bridle.