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Hose management traing

Had an idea hit me a few days ago when I found an old fitting in our basement and wondered if any one else has ever tried the same thing. I took an old 1 1/4 pipe thread to 2 1/2 fire hose adapter and reduced the pipe end down to a quick connect for a air hose. I then used it to inflate a 1 3/4 hand line from a compressor for use in training. I haven't used it in house yet but did try it at a neighboring Dept yesterday and it was well received there. When hooked to the compressor it was charged to 165 psi it had about the same stiffness as a charged hose line but it did not have the weight. They seamed to have many of the same problems with hose management as a normal line kinking, corners and such. They did grip that it was light though. I was trying for something different for winter training inside other then dragging a dry hose around the station, I just don't trust anyone with a charged hose line in the station to much chance for water damage.

I just wondered if any one else has ever had a similar idea and tried it at all.

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Permalink Reply by Christian M Hartley on March 11, 2009 at 4:48pm: We use air in our hoselines in wintertime as well (Alaska is a tad unfriendly to hoses full of water during training), but we took a hose cap and drilled/welded/fitted it with an adapter to accept air from our compressor. When we fill the line sufficient, we just cap it off. I haven't tried just leaving it connected. Their great for hose mazes and feeding through an entrapment prop.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Glen on May 23, 2009 at 11:53am: I used this in a FF1 class I'm teaching and it worked out great. I combined it w/ Search and Rescue of the fire house. Very well rec'd.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by paul michael komandt on June 13, 2009 at 6:43pm: We also use this in water rescue. We used a bunch of reducers to fill 2.5 inch lines and they float on water just fine. Just another use other than training props.; ▶ Reply to This

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