All About Winches
Sun, Aug 25
|Castle Rock, CO
Come learn about how winches work, how to safely operate winch, how to evaluate a scene and stuck situation, calculate loads, and apply basic rigging to recover using a winch. $50 per person Youth under the age of 18 are free
Time & Location
Aug 25, 2024, 8:00 AM
Castle Rock, CO, Castle Rock, CO, USA
Guests
About the event
Winch Operation & Basic Rigging
We are fortunate to have a unique location allowing us to demonstrate real-world scenarios on dirt in centrally-located Castle Rock, CO. Winches are a prolific recovery tool in the back country. Come learn about how winches work, how to safely operate them, how to evaluate a scene and stuck situation, calculate loads, and apply basic rigging for a safe and effective recovery. We will discuss and demonstrate in the field:
- Scene safety
- Stuck assessment
- Recovery calculations
- Winch Safety
- Winch Nomenclature
- Winch Operation
- Recovery rigging
- Hand Signals
- Winching with a Hi Lift jack