Rescue Tripods (Artificial High Directionals) Products Comparison of AHD's Artificial High Directionals, or AHD's, allow a qualified rescue team to redirect the path of their mainline around and over obstacles. Although the uses for a versatile AHD are limitless, the most frequent is to reduce edge trauma in raising and lowering systems. Running your mainline through a directional, located seven feet or so above the edge, allows your team to go over the edge with very few of the typical risks and difficulties. Better yet, it allows you to bring your victim back over the edge quickly, easily, and safely. The greatest majority of AHD's are sold as tripods. With adequate training, a tripod can rapidly be deployed over many cliffs, structures, and vertical access shafts. More advanced AHD systems, such as the Vortex Multipod, allow a well trained team to quickly create alternate rigs: A-Frames, Sideways A-Frames (SA), Easel-A, Gin Poles. In the right hands, these advanced rigs can offer increased stability and extremely safe deployment. AHD's require advanced training for proper use. Anything less is a recipe for disaster. In the hands of trained and qualified technicians, however, an effective AHD may well be the most significant key to dramatically increasing the safety of any over-the-edge rescue. Rescue Response Gear carries many types of AHD systems, but there are three in particular which deserve notice: the Sked-Evac CSR, the Arizona Vortex, and the new Vortex Multipod. Each of these is designed for a different team and budget. If you have any questions, please email us.

Sked Evac CSR Arizona Vortex Vortex Multipod Base Price $1195 $2700 $3100 Suggested Options Winch Bracket 2 Lower Legs 2 Lower Legs Height as Tripod 10' 4' - 10.5' 4' - 12' System Weight 70 lbs. 65 lbs. 62 lbs. Transportable Units 1 bag 5 bags 5 bags Made in USA Leg Hobbles Included Winch Bracket Avail? Type of Feet Flat Raptor or Flat Raptor, Round, or Flat (Articulating) Assembly Configurations:       Standard Tripod A-Frame Easel A-Frame Sideways A-Frame Gin Pole + A-Frame Pin Hardware Directly to Head Artificial High Directions - Resource Page

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Arizona Vortex Multipod from Rock Exotica $3,150.00 727002 Manufactured by TMI The new AZ Vortex Multipod is the next evolution of the Arizona Vortex. Named the "Multipod" because of its flexibility, it has a two-piece break-apart head that can be rigged as a standard tripod, or in advanced applications, as an A-Fram, a sideways A-Frame, or a Gin Pole. The "easel" leg allows the tripod to be leaned to form an easel A-Frame, placing anchor points closer to the cliff or stucture edge. With adjustable leg lengths and a versatile third leg, te Mulitpod lets rescuers set up an artificial high directional in virtually any urban, industrial or wilderness location. Three different types of Vortex feet are available to provide secure footing on varying terrain. The AZ Vortex multipod comes complete with: 1 Head Set 3 Upper Legs 7 Lower Legs 1 Head Bag 4 Leg Bags 1 Pin Bag 4 Head Pins 11 Leg Pins a Basic Instruction Manual The AZ Vortex Multipod comes without feet, allowing users to select the foot set or sets that best meet their needs. Feet must be ordered separately. Use without feet is not recommended. View the AZ Vortex Manual online.

Arizona Vortex Multipod from Rock Exotica, Raptor Foot Set $315.00 727210 The Multipod Foot Sets include three feet, three leg pins, and a carrying bag. The Raptor Foot is effective for anchoring the legs in soft surfaces. Use the Flat Foot to protect surfaces such as floors and roofs. The multi-purpose Round Foot can be used on a variety of surfaces.

Arizona Vortex Multipod From Rock Exotica, Flat Foot Set $430.00 727220 The Multipod Foot Sets include three feet, three leg pins, and a carrying bag. The Raptor Foot is effective for anchoring the legs in soft surfaces. Use the Flat Foot to protect surfaces such as floors and roofs. The multi-purpose Round Foot can be used on a variety of surfaces.

Arizona Vortex Multipod From Rock Exotica, Round Foot Set $205.00 727250 The Multipod Foot Sets include three feet, three leg pins, and a carrying bag. The Raptor Foot is effective for anchoring the legs in soft surfaces. Use the Flat Foot to protect surfaces such as floors and roofs. The multi-purpose Round Foot can be used on a variety of surfaces.

Arizona Vortex Multipod from Rock Exotica, Upper Leg, each $180.00 727030 Need to replace an upper leg do to loss or damage.... Here they are.

Arizona Vortex Multipod from Rock Exotica , Lower Leg, each $180.00 727040 Two additional legs can be used to assemble the Mulitpod as a 12ft. tripod. More than three lower leg sections per leg is not recommended.

Sked-Evac Industrial Rescue/Entry Tripod $1,300.00 SK-700 The Sked-Evac Tripod extends to ten feet high at the three anchors which are available to clip into. Each of the anchors is anodized red for easy identification, and all are equally well centered to handle a load. The anchors, header and legs are interconnected with " stainless steel bolts to provide maximum strength. The header limits the distance the legs can spread. When at full extention this tripod allows you to bring the patient in a stretcher completely out of the hole. It is rated to handle an NFPA rescue load. Included with the tripod is a chain which passes through the feet to provide greater strength and stability. The chain will not degrade in acids or chemicals like nylon straps or ropes. The legs are adjustable in 5" increments, and Skedco provides safe working load data for each tripod height on each tripod. Brackets are available for mounting most popular winches. Made in USA.

Sked-Evac Tripod Carrying Case $96.39 SK-701 Heavy duty vinyl coated nylon material and an extra long zipper along its full length and across it ends to facilitate easy repacking. 9" diameter and 71" length.

Arizona Vortex $2,700.00 AZV The Arizona Vortex is a fixed A-frame design with third rotating (easel type) leg. It can be used as a tripod or an A-frame.