Some divers assume that all guideline devices such as
spools and reels are useful only to cave divers. Yet,
technical divers understand that guidelines belong on every
dive, whether you are exploring a cave, studying the remote
recesses of a deep wreck or just enjoying the beauty of any
overhead environment. Increasingly, open water divers are
learning to use guidelines to mark interesting locations,
float a signal marker during a drift dive, or secure
alternative lift devices during an emergency
ascent.
Halcyon's
Defender spools and Pathfinder reels are made to the most
rigorous of standards, ensuring that operation is trouble
free in all applications. These devices are the result of
many thousands of hours of recreational, technical, and
cave diving and have consistently proven their reliability
and superior design in some of the most extreme
environments the underwater world has to
offer.
Defender Spools
For
any diving application where you will use less than
150 feet of line, the spool provides rapid, jam-free
deployment and retrieval. Defender spools are the DIR
choice for deploying lift devices in the ocean or for
use as jump/gap or safety spools while cave
diving.
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Milled from solid Delrin for crush-proof
durability.
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Stainless steel, double-ended bolt snap attachment
hardware.
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Available with 75 feet, 100 feet and 150 feet of #24 nylon
line.
Divers
with bulky gloves and cold hands sometimes find it
difficult to hold the thin edge of a conventional spool.
Halcyon’s Coldwater Defender spool allows divers to
clip their double end snap to the side of the spool,
providing a handle that greatly simplifies line retreival.
The Halcyon Coldwater spool holds
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100’/30 m of line and is constructed with a larger
center hole for easier
deployment.
Pathfinder Reels
The
Pathfinder® series of line reels satisfies the demanding
requirements of exploration and the day-to-day needs of all
divers with its performance-minded features. Pathfinder
reels utilize a completely ambidextrous design that allows
the user to easily reel in the guideline with either hand,
or to conveniently switch hands during
deployment.
The
spool used in the Pathfinder reel is milled from one
solid billet. The unique side handle is machined from
a solid piece of aluminum and fits closely to the
spool, limiting entanglement but allowing easy access
to the other three sides. The handle is hard-coated
for durability. Pathfinder reels now utilize a larger
cold-water lockdown screw for ease of use with
dry-gloves.
Pathfinder-4
holds 400 feet of #24 nylon line
Pathfinder-8 holds
800 feet of #24 nylon line
Pathfinder-12 holds 1,200
feet of #24 nylon line
Line Arrows
Halcyon
line arrows: no-nonsense white plastic, with our logo
embossed in blue. Soon to be found on the end of the line
in cave systems around the world...