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I acquired this eight from Marc Savinac in 2003.
The RP100 is milled from aluminum alloy plate and then hard anodized. Mine is 170 mm. tall, 147 mm. wide, and 13 mm. thick. The rope hole is 61 mm. high and 74 mm. wide. The top center thickness is 13 mm. The shaft length and width are 65 mm. and 39 mm., respectively. The auxiliary hole is 15 mm. high and 19.4 mm. wide. The eye measures 20 mm. by 32 mm. The ears are 25.5 mm. long. My ISC eight weighs 208 g.
The front is marked with "I.S.C. Wales U. K.," an icon showing the strength test rigging and "kN 35," "RP100," and "01D."
The ISC RP100 is a typical example of a milled aluminum rescue eight. Like all rescue eights, this one is too large and heavy for my taste. At least it is hard coated so that it will wear well.
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I acquired this eight from John Conley in 2024.
The RP101 is forged from stainless steel. Mine is 171 mm. tall, 149 mm. wide, and 13 mm. thick. The rope hole is 61 mm. high and 73 mm. wide. The top center thickness is 13 mm. The shaft length and width are 64 mm. and 38 mm., respectively. The auxiliary hole is 19.4 mm. high and 19.4 mm. wide. The eye measures 20 mm. by 31 mm. The ears are 21 mm. long. My International Safety Components RP101 weighs 606 g.
The front is marked with "I|S|C," "↕ MBS 80kN," "Rope Ø8.13mm," "I|S|C," "RP101," and "17/87976/57.". The rear has an icon showing the strength test rigging (not the rigging for use).
The ISC RP101 is a typical example of a Forged Steel Rescue Eight. Like all rescue eights and especially the steel ones, this one is too large and far heavy for my taste. I really don't think that I'll need an 80 kN eight for caving.
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I acquired my ISC RP120 Mini new from RescueTech1.com in 2009.
The ISC RP120 Mini is milled from aluminum alloy plate and then hard anodized. Mine is 88 mm. tall, 55 mm. wide, and 8 mm. thick. The rope hole is 12 mm. high and 40 mm. wide. The top center thickness is 8 mm. The shaft length and width are 24 mm. and 12 mm., respectively. The auxiliary hole is 9.9 mm. high and 29.8 mm. wide. The eye measures 16 mm. by 12 mm. The ears are 14.7 mm. long. My Mini weighs 55 g.
The front is printed with "RESCUE TECH," "RP120," a book-with-an-"i" icon, "MBS," a vertical double arrow, "25kN," "09GG," "I|S|C," and "09/0015." The rear is printed with "MEETS NFPA 1983(06) E," a target icon, "5mm - 7mm," a rigging illustration, and "E."
With two upper holes, the ISC RP120 Mini falls into my miscellaneous figure eights with ears category. It is smaller and is lighter than most figure eights with ears.
The RP120 is designed to be used as a PED. The rope hole is shorter and narrower than normal, so it may provide too much friction on stiff or muddy ropes. The lower slot is not used for rigging, at least not if you believe the rigging illustration printed on the device. The eye is too narrow to accept two full size locking carabiners.
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I acquired my International Safety Components (ISC) RP130 Figure 9 new on eBay from Yates Gear Inc. in 2021.
The RP130 is forged from aluminum alloy and then hard anodized. Mine is 192 mm. tall, 159 mm. wide, 42 mm. thick, and weighs 204 g. The rope hole is 69 mm. high and 73 mm. wide. The top center thickness is 11 mm. The shaft length and width are 45 mm. and 26 mm., respectively. The eye is turned 90deg; and is 36 mm. tall by 22 mm. wide. The side ears are 29 mm. long. There is also a top horn that is and 18 mm. tall. My International Safety Components (ISC) RP130 Figure 9 weighs 204 g.
The front is printed with "RP130," "MBS 30kN," "Rope Ø9-13mm," "18/98057/041," and "I|S|C."
I put the ISC RP130 into my miscellaneous figure eights with ears category. The top horn ins unique, and the 90° eye is only found on the RP130 and the DMM Anka.
The RP130 is hard coated so it should wear well.
Like the rescue eights, this one is too large and heavy for my taste. I don't like the extra bulk provided by the large side ears. I find the ears unnecessary, and while I'll admit that they provide some additional tie-off options, I don't see them as worth the sacrifice. Adding another horn on top goes against my personal preferences - more is not always better. Finally, my harnesses work with standard eights, and so turning the eye 90° is not an advantage for my system. While none of these are fatal flaws, I don't find them to be advantageous for the way I use eights.
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