News and Notes from · Sapsis Rigging Inc. · August 2014

Stage Rigging Handbook

by Jay O. Glerum
Glerum divided his final edition into four parts, each of which includes system and component descriptions, maintenance and operation instructions, and safety inspection procedures. Part 1 on hemp rigging describes single- and multiple-line systems. Part 2 is the counterweight section, and part 3 covers motorized rigging. Part 4 is devoted to specialized problems and their practical solutions. More than 100 excellent drawings and photographs supplement the text.

Code: 12-01-99-7414
Price: $27.00

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Back to School Special on our ProPlus™ Kits!

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Valid 8/13/14 - 9/30/14

ProPlus™ Basic Fall Arrest Kit

As the name implies, this kit provides you with the basic fall arrest equipment needed to help you stay safe while working at height. The ProPlus™ Basic Harness with mating buckles is available in sizes XX-small to X-Large. The kit also includes a 6' ProPlus™ elastic lanyard with a standard hook and a ProPlus™ storage bag. All three items are available in any color you choose; as long as you choose black. We'll also throw in a Sapsis Rigging T-shirt.

The Basic Kit Includes:

(1) ProPlus™ Basic Harness
(1) ProPlus™ 6' Elastic Lanyard
(1) ProPlus™ Draw String Bag
(1) T-Shirt
(1) ProPlus™ Manual

Code: 50214K
Price: $149.00
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ProPlus™ Technician's Kit

This kit is designed for those who always arrive prepared and includes our ProPlus™ Technician Harness (sizes XX-small to X-Large) a 6' ProPlus™ elastic lanyard with standard hook and a ProPlus™ storage bag. All three items are available in any color you choose - as long as it's black. We also include a Kask Safety Helmet, a pair of Uncle Bill's favorite work gloves (new ones - not his old smelly ones), and a Sapsis Rigging T-shirt.

Kit includes
(1) ProPlus™ Technician Harness
(1) ProPlus™ 6' Elastic lanyard
(1) CMC Kask Helmet
(1pr) Safety Utility gloves
(1) ProPlus™ Manual
(1) ProPlus™ T-Shirt
(1) ProPlus™ Drawstring bag

Code: 50220TK
Price: $292.00

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ProPlus™ Rigger's Kit

If you're the kind of person that has to have it all, then this kit is for you. It includes a ProPlus™ Basic Harness with bayonet buckles, sizes XX-small to X-Large, a 6' ProPlus™elastic lanyard with oversized snaps, a Plasma Red Safety Helmet, and a pair of Uncle Bill's favorite work gloves (not ones actually worn by Bill). We'll also include 75' of 1/2" KMIII static rope and a 2" split wheel rescue pulley with a ProPlus™ Carabiner and a 3' synthetic roundsling. We'll wrap all that up in a heavy duty work bag and even throw in a Sapsis Rigging T-shirt.

Kit Includes:

(75') 1/2" KMIII Rope

(1) ProPlus™ Basic Harness with Bayonet Buckle

(1) 6' Lanyard Single Leg Elastic with oversized snaps

(1) CMC Plasma Red Helmet

(1) Black Anodized Single Pulley 2" x 1/2"

(1) Roundsling Purple with black cover 3'

(1) ProPlus Carabiner

(1 pr) Safety Utility gloves

(1) Drawstring Bag

(1) T-Shirt

(1) ProPlus Manual

Code: 50216RK
Price: $412.00

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News from the Long Reach Long Riders

photo by Bill Ellis

The Long Reach Long Riders (LRLR) are pleased to announce the successful completion of their 11th annual charity motorcycle ride. The ride, which benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and the PLASA Foundation's Behind the Scenes program, started in Columbia, Maryland on July 12th and ended back in Columbia on July 18th. The total raised to date in 2014 by the LRLR is over $50,500.00

The ride this year included stops at the Flight 93 Memorial in Stoystown, PA and at Appomattox Court House, VA. as well as a jaunt across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. The route also took the riders through the lush farmlands and ranches of Pennsylvania and Virginia and into the mountains of West Virginia. Days 4 & 5 had some of the best twisty bike roads the group has seen in quite some time.

The top ten comments heard on the ride this year were:

10) Pass out the kazoos when we leave the restaurant, not when we come in.

9) Why does this bottle have barbed wire around it?

8) What's a "humanitarian break"?

7) Why does Moe have an R and an L taped on the toes of his shoes?

6) Does he know that they're backward?

5) It's just a little rain shower. It'll pass quickly.

4) Gather 'round for another banner photo.

3) Anyone bring a corkscrew?

2) Amen. (After Ida finished blessing the bikes.)

And the # 1 comment heard on the 2014 Ride. Oh look! A bunny!

The ride, which was dubbed Carpe Diem, Carpe Twisty by ride organizers Kacey Coffin and Moe Conn covered over 1,600 miles, during which the chase car drivers passed out over 400 bottles of water, 600 paper towels and countless numbers of Ibuprofen tablets.

The Long Reach Long Riders would like to thank everyone who helped make this year's ride a success. Donations are being accepted up to August 31, 2014. Please visit http://lrlr.org/ for more information.

The 12th annual (2015) Long Reach Long Rider charity motorcycle ride will take place in the Ozark Mountain region of Tennessee and Arkansas. Ride Marshals Alison "Earth Girl" and Mark "Hobnail" Heiser have tentatively set the ride dates for Saturday, May 30 - Sunday, June 7, 2015. Please check the website in the coming months for updates on the route, registration and donation information.

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