DIY Throw Rope

[FullTmeDad]

Glad to see more safety awareness than in the past. I have always used the life ring attached to fifty feet of floating line and fortunately have never needed it. One thing I do differently, I have a pair of floating spike handles tucked under a rubber band on the ring as well as another set on the opposite end strapped to a bowline loop. If the victim has enough strength to use the spikes it makes rescue easier, plus the extra set means I can get the bowline over me and use the spikes to crawl away with power.
Be safe!

[fishall30]

Good point frogmaster I will make a bigger loop on my throwable. Be Safe.

[GCD]

An excellent way to help someone else in distress, but it won't do you a bit of good if you're out on the ice by yourself and there's no one to throw it to you! Wear your own floatation and don't depend on someone else to save you, plan ahead to save yourself!!!

[Spoondangler]

This should be turned into a sticky. Many excellent ideas.

              WS

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[GCD]

Also, instead of something that floats on the end it should have a big loop instead. People that have been in frigid water for 10 minutes or more are too weak to hold on to a rope to be pulled out of the water. The loop should be big enough so the person can put it over his head and under each arm so the loop pulls on the upper body underneath the armpits.

Like shown in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gOW8ZaYqHA

[Jayjay05stsc]

Thanks for the reminder and all the excellent ideas... Now I'm going to make mine... Thanks

[GCD]

Thanks for the reminder and all the excellent ideas... Now I'm going to make mine... Thanks

Use a floating rope with a big loop on the end and you can't go wrong!

[redneckdan]

Read up on and practice throwing a split coil. With practice; you can retrieve, coil and get full deployment of a 50' throw line in under a minute.