Catalogue: Rescue Gear

  • °hf Bungee Cowtails are brilliant multi tools for experienced paddlers in rescue situations. A cowtail can be used: as a towline to get an exhausted swimmer back to safety quickly as a connecting point to your own chest harness in a pin situation as a quick and safe way to clip yourself to a throwline in a livebait rescue as an anchor point for a pulley and much more Important safety notice: do not use a cowtail for gear recovery from your kayak!
  • 20m x 10mm in °hf's unique bucket style bag. The built in throwing handle offers exceptional distance and accuracy and makes scooping water fast and simple for re-throwing. Includes quick release strap.
  • °hf's best seller, features fast deployment and high accuracy. Minimalist design keeps the weight to a light 750gm. 20m x 8.5mm high grade polypropylene.
  • 20m x 7.5mm Kernmantel Dyneema (2,500kg) in HFs unique bucket style bag. The built in throwing handle offers exceptional distance and accuracy and makes scooping water fast and simple for re-throwing. Includes quick release strap.
  • 30m x 7.5mm Kernmantel rope. Suitable for rescue stations specifically requiring extra reach eg weir rescues or multiple rope cover.
  • The °hf Connect SUP Board Leash is a tightly coiled line that stays out of your way when you don’t need it. Features: extends up to 270 cm (8ft) when pulled 10ft version also available stainless steel double swivels solid urethane cord incl karabiner We recommend to use the °hf Connect in conjunction with the °hf Buddy or the °hf Synergy!
  • This rescue bag is the smallest throwbag from ° hf and has 9m of rope. The Little Fish can be stowed away in your life jacket or worn with the system loops on your belt, so that it's easlily accessible when needed.  
  • The °hf Plan Sea is a compact towline with lots of innovative details. The tow line comes with 15m floating rope with shock absorber, high end karabiner and karabiner flotation, waist belt with quick release buckle and a stainless steel D-ring. The unique feature of the Plan Sea is a little neoprene pouch on the waistbelt to store the karabiner. This pouch allows for super quick deployment and quicker rescues. The stainless steel D-ring fixed to the waist belt offers the experienced kayaker multiple towing options and rescue scenarios. The bag of the Plan Sea can be packed to a very compact...
  • The SUP belt Buddy is an essential piece of safety equipment for Stand Up Paddling in whitewater. The leash attaches to the belt which has got two separate release systems. For situations in which it is not possible for the paddler to open the 50mm quick release buckle at the front by hand, the ° hf Buddy has an emergency velcro release system with adjustable resistance. How to adjust the trigger resistance on the emergency velcro release system: Yellow webbing is threaded at the D-ring with red fixing: resistance is high! Yellow webbing is threaded at the D-ring with yellow fixing:...
  • Waist belt for °hf throwlines with quick release for fast deployment.
  • INNOVATIVE RESCUE TOOL FOR SEAKAYAKING The Throw Tow is the multi functional rescue tool for seakayakers designed by the seakayaking safety specialist Jeff Allen. It combines the functions of a tow line with the advantages of a throw bag and is dsigned to be used as life line or sea drogue. The Throw Tow is the "Swiss army knife“ for seakayakers: one piece of equipment with a long list of applications.  
  • °hf's smallest throwline for when space is limited. 18m x 7.5mm high quality polypropylene floatng rope. Colours: Original Black or Red Devil, and now available in Green
  • River Tow Tether - 5 ft. webbing, wire gate carabiner. The River Tow Tether only works with rescue PFDs. 
  • The Slipstream is a 50-foot tow tether which can be deployed all at once or in two stages that can be customized to length. The Slipstream has a large pouch with internal divider for easy repacking and is compatible with all life vests and includes a quick release belt strap. It is made with high tenacity ripstop with reflective accents and has sewn-in foam panels for floatation.
  • Pack attaches to all Kokatat PFDs except SeaO2 and Orbit Tour. Also available as Tributary Rear Pocket only without reservoir.