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Kayaking on the River Wye in Wilderness Systems Tarpon kayaks. Manufacturer of fishing, recreational, and touring kayaks - including the Aspire, Commander, Focus, Pamlico, Pungo, Ride, Tarpon, Tempest, Tsunami, and Zephyr models. [13] Andy Zimmerman and John Sheppard founded Wilderness Systems in 1986 in North Carolina.
A seat belt applies an opposing force to the driver and passengers to prevent them from falling out or making contact with the interior of the car (especially preventing contact with, or going through, the windshield). Seat belts are considered primary restraint systems (PRSs), because of their vital role in occupant safety.
Byzantine belt buckle from the late 6th or 7th century, with the chape to the right A Ming dynasty white jade belt buckle with gold Frame-style buckle: A conventional belt buckle with single square frame and prong Plate-style "buckle: Back side of original US Civil War buckle, showing bent-arrow chape-end attachment and single-hook mordant Box-frame "buckle: Box-frame "buckles" Belt buckle ...
The Orange Belt Railway (later known as the Sanford & St. Petersburg Railroad) was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railroad established in 1885 by Russian exile Peter Demens in Florida. It was one of the longest narrow gauge railroads in the United States at the time of its completion in 1888, with a mainline 152 miles (245 km) in length between ...
The South Baranof Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area within the Tongass National Forest, located on Baranof Island, Alaska. Covering 319,568 acres south of Sitka , the South Baranof protects glacier-carved fjords, hanging valleys, old-growth temperate rainforests and sheer granite mountains.
The belts led to the slang terms Harness Bull or Harness Cop for a uniformed police officer. [28] [29] The utility belts worn today by American police usually lack the cross-strap and the attachments for them. The belt fastens in the same way, with the bar of the buckle engaging a pair of hooks and the end of the belt retained by a post and ...
A British police officer's duty belt, with Hiatts Speedcuffs, handcuff keys and CS spray visible.. A police duty belt (sometimes referred to as a gun belt, "duty rig" and/or kit belt [1]) is a belt, typically constructed of nylon or leather used by police, prison and security officers to carry equipment easily in a series of pouches attached to the belt, in a readily-accessible manner, while ...
Inspection of weight belt buckle or weight pocket clips for good condition and correct function before dive. Use of correct length weight belt. Use weight harness or integrated weight system if weight belts tend to slide over hips and fall off. Carry weights in secure method, which can not easily be accidentally released.