Fixed Multibar Devices

Whaletails are popular in Australia, but never caught on in the USA. Personally, I think that their weight makes them too heavy for general use, but their ruggedness is advantageous for in some rescue applications. The army lowering device is not designed for caving or climbing.

ID	Device	Description	Acquired	Weight	Height	Width	Thickness	Std. volume
406	American Engineering	Milled Al whaletail, soft anodized, 7 bar, double ended, 2 horns, full length safety gate	John E. Weinel, Inc., 1988	743	284	95	19	513
405	American Rescue Systems	5 unfinished bars bolted to each side of aluminum spine, hinged steel sides	John E. Weinel, Inc., 1989	1471	323	82	51	1351
404	Army Lowering Device, Version A	Five hollow bars welded to a stamped frame, hard anodized, sewn sling, clip	Jacques Grieff, 1986	633	243	59	38	545
526	Army Lowering Device, Version B	Five hollow bars welded to a stamped frame, hard anodized, like #404 w/o sling	Paragear, 1995	358	243	59	38	545
1171	Gerald Wood Whaletail (copy)	Milled Al whaletail, unfinished, 4 bar	Dr. Gary D. Storrick, 2008	624	252	60	20	295
1095	Krok Half Crab	Bent steel plate, 3 bollards /w swinging gate, side bollard with bent end plate.	PetrenkoWorld, 2007	662	202	79	36	582
918	Rocky Mountain Rescue Group Belay Plate	Milled Al whaletail, hard anodized, 2-sided, 4-bar, double-ended, oval eyes	Scott Linn, 2002	413	278	76	14	289
905	Russian Scissors	Milled steel, unfinished, Slotted frame with pivoting bar piece, round eyes	John E. Weinel, Inc., 2001	368	240	35	9	76
576	Single Rope Technique GT16a	Milled Al whaletail, soft anodized, 4 bar, double ended, safety gate, machined gate nut, eye groove	Single Rope Technique, 2000	499	216	79	25	435
413	Single Rope Technique GTL	Milled Al whaletail, soft anodized,5 bar, double ended, 2 safety gates	John E. Weinel, Inc., 1989	600	245	80	25	490
410	Single Rope Technique GTM	Milled Al whaletail, soft anodized,3 bar, single ended, safety gate	John E. Weinel, Inc., 1989	297	121	80	25	242
572	Single Rope Technique GTR5a	Milled Al whaletail, soft anodized, 6 bar, double ended, 2 safety gates, machined gate nuts, eye groove, hole	Single Rope Technique, 2000	721	297	79	25	596
571	Single Rope Technique GTRa	Milled Al whaletail, soft anodized, 5 bar, double ended, 2 safety gates, machined gate nuts, eye groove, hole	Single Rope Technique, 2000	617	255	79	25	512
414	Single Rope Technique S150, Version A	Milled Al whaletail, soft anodized,5 bar, double ended, 2 safety gates, machined gate nuts, eye groove	Raven Products, 1990	623	245	80	25	490
415	Single Rope Technique S150, Version B	Milled Al whaletail, soft anodized,5 bar, double ended, 2 safety gates, machined gate nuts, eye groove, hole	Inner Mountain Outfitters, 1991	626	245	80	25	490
411	Single Rope Technique S160	Milled Al whaletail, soft anodized,3 bar, double ended, safety gate, machined gate nut, eye groove	Raven Products, 1990	340	155	82	25	318
408	Snake	Bent from 10 mm. stainless steel rod	John E. Weinel, Inc., 1986	443	376	80	10	301
409	Spelean Whaletail	Cast whaletail, unfinished,6 bar, double ended, safety gate	Speleoshoppe, 1979	524	275	65	28	501
416	Storrick Whaletail	Milled Al whaletail, unfinished, 6 bar, double ended, 2 safety gates, noncommercial	Robert W. Storrick, 1978	710	280	72	25	504