Rope and Rescue - Blog

Working with Operation Christmas Child

2010-11-30T11:49:00.006-07:00

For several years now, abc and Rope and Rescue have worked closely with Samaritan's Purse. Samaritan's Purse is an international charitable organization that deals with medical aid and disaster relief among other things.

A major Samaritan's Purse project is called Operation Christmas Child (OCC). People around the world are invited to package a shoe box sized gift that will be distributed to impoverished children. The boxes usually contain items like toys, toiletries, clothing, and candy. Last year approximately 8 million boxes went out.

Each year, we put together several thousand of these boxes in our warehouse. So far this year we've made nearly 2,000.

This year we are asking for your help. Samaritan's Purse has a great new tool where you can put together a shoe box gift online. You customize the contents, add a personalized note, and pay $35 to cover the contents and shipping. It's all online and takes only a few minutes.

Once you've made a box, just forward the confirmation email to us. To show our appreciation we'll send you back a coupon for a 5% coupon (not to be combined with other offers).

Thanks for your help!

Get started: Build a Box

Touring West Metro Fire

2010-08-19T15:39:00.000-06:00

Hey, it's Jacob Wallace again from Rope and Rescue. I just finished touring the new training facility for West Metro Fire in Colorado. This state-of-the-art facility is a combination of classroom training and hands on experience. Spread across the campus are areas for practicing USAR, wilderness SAR, confined space rescue, trench rescue, dive rescue, residential and commercial fire rescue, and more. You could literally train for any scenario at this facility.

Also on campus is Colorado Task Force. These are the guys that help in disasters like Katrina or 9/11.

Special thanks to West Metro Fire for its hospitality and for the great job they do! Stay safe out there.

Meeting with Petzl America

2010-08-12T09:36:00.003-06:00

Hey guys, this is Jacob again from Rope and Rescue. Yesterday we got to meet with Charlie Oliver, our regional rep for Petzl America. Charlie was kind enough to bring out some of the latest Petzl gear.

Of course, the centerpiece of the Petzl line is it's work positioning system. The Navaho Bod Croll Fast is a slick harness that has an ascender built in. When paired with a hand ascender, it is a simple system for ascending a rope. The harness has many built in attachment points so connecting to your main line and safety line is a breeze. For descent Petzl has the popular I'D and RIG for advanced users. For safety, there is the ASAP, a trailing rope grab that is anti-panic.

Charlie also showed us the latest in Petzl pulleys and headlamps. Expect to see those on the site very soon.

Special thanks to Charlie and Petzl for coming out and supporting Rope and Rescue. We love getting our hands on the equipment and learning new techniques.

Meeting with Capital Safety

2010-08-04T10:52:00.011-06:00

Yesterday we got to meet with Capital Safety and check out some of their exciting new gear! The new Exofit harnesses are incredible! Light, easy to put on, full of features... They have built in ladders so that you can take the weight off your legs after a fall. They also have the iSafe tag so that you can make inspections easier. Lots of varieties are available. Look for these harness on our site in the very near future.

Craig Shur (our rep) also showed us a slick rescue tool. After taking a fall, this can be attached to the victim. It has a 10:1 lift ratio and controlled descent of 2 ft per second. We'll have this on our site soon too!

Thanks to Craig and Capital Safety for coming out. It's always great to see the latest gear!

Jacob Wallace

5% OFF Your First Order!

2010-07-30T09:50:00.000-06:00

Go to RopeAndRescue and place your first order today! We will take 5% Off when you use PROMO CODE: RandRdiscount

We have also added Sterling Escape Kits to our website so now you can get them directly from Rope and Rescue.

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You can also follow us now on Twitter and stay up to date with daily promotions and specials. From time to time we might decide to run sales only for a few hours so stay connected and don't miss out on these opportunities to SAVE BIG.

Get all your Rescue Equipment TODAY at RopeAndRescue.com

HAPPY FRIDAY!

Our FIRST Newsletter is out!

2010-07-21T13:36:00.001-06:00

Did you get to this blog through the link on our Newsletter? If so, THANKS for clicking on it! We are excited to start serving you. Go to our on-line store and browse our huge inventory, you sure will find equipment you use everyday and gear that you wish you could get your hands on. By the way, did we mention you can build a Wish List? There is even an option to share your wish list with friends or co-workers.

Remember to sign-up to receive the Rope and Rescue Newsletter. We will be sending all the latest news and promotions that way, so sign-up today.

One more thing before I leave you; we are encouraging everyone related to our industry and line of products to go to our site and start posting reviews. Just go find products that you already own and post your reviews. We want to turn Rope and Rescue into THE BEST Rope and Rescue Equipment Supplier in the Country. We sure have a ton of products in-stock and we look forward to taking your order.

Have a great day!

-The Rope and Rescue Team

New Products

2010-07-05T16:27:00.000-06:00

At Rope and Rescue we are constantly adding new products. We've added hundreds of products from PMI, New England Rope, Petzl, and more. Vist our homepage to see the latest new products.

Hope everyone had a great 4th of July!

Our Recycle Program

2010-06-10T16:11:00.000-06:00

Waste is very common in our industry and at Rope and Rescue we are commited to be responsible with our resources.

Take a look at this white dumpster. That's about 2 days worth of product packaging that we are unable to re-use! The good news is that we signed-up for a Recycling program that will allow all this carboard boxes to be broken down and well, recycled, insted of going to the trash.

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Back from the LONG weekend

2010-06-01T10:45:00.000-06:00

Yes! We are back at the Rope and Rescue office. For all of you that placed orders over the weekend, rest assured that your orders will be going out TODAY. Your gear is being packed as you read this post.
Thank you all for helping us spread the word about out new store. We are working hard to provide you with the BEST shopping experience possible known to our industry.

We will be adding a lot of PMI Products to our store, so keep checking back or simply subscribe to our New Products Feed so you stay up-to-date on all the new equipment that is coming in.

Friday!

2010-05-21T09:44:00.001-06:00

It is time to get out there! For those of you who work hard all week, you are probably looking forward to relax outdoors. Hopefully you have all your gear ready. Remember to inspect your equipment EVERY TIME. Your life depends on it. Inspection Sheets are a great way to keep track of your gear. Get on the habit of filling it out every time you or someone else uses the equipment. Discard of any worn or damaged equipment and make sure no one else gets to use it as well.

Electronic record keeping is an excellent (and time saving) approach. Check out the iSafe System from DBI/SALA. It uses a pre-installed retrofit tag on your gear and using an external reader (sort of an scanner) you can type your entire inspection into the hand-held device and download the inspection sheet to your computer. Keeping track of several pieces of equipment has never been easier. Purchase additional tags and install them yourself to other pieces of equipment like harnesses, helmets, lanyards, chairs, etc.

Newly Redesigned Online Store

2010-05-20T13:24:00.000-06:00

We are proud to announce the NEW Rope and Rescue site. With an excellent search engine built in we are sure you will find what you are looking for, quickly and accurately. Please send us your feedback!

Visit: www.RopeAndRescue.com