i dont see why you just cant go into the beach and tie it up there??...no need for a loop or caribiner??
I think it depends on the situation. Remember, we don't get anywhere
near the surf you west coast boys do. If someone's ski stops running and they're not near the beach, our waves tend to take you a long ways down the beach before you get to shore. We also rarely have the risky situation you do with big waves. If we get 4-5 foot faces we're ecstatic.
We are also much more likely to need to tow someone in off the lake, so it's rare that wave size is a factor. Occasionally, we'll have enough slop and chop that it get's difficult and/or slightly risky to hook up. When we were out at one of our local lakes the other day, we had solid 3-4 foot faces of wind blown, slightly choppy waves where it funnels in at a bridge crossing. This would have been a pain and mildly risky to hook up and I nearly needed it for my boat, but was able to limp back to shore.
I just bought new rope and caribiners (they're here, haven't even opened the box, yet) to make new ropes that we can wear wrapped around us like WaveDemon does. Hubby's not sold on the idea, but I think I can make 'em work. We don't have tow loops in the backs of our skis and I think we will put small ones on made from rope. Just big enough to hook out own caribiners through. That way, we can drop in, hook up our rope to the back of our own ski,
then ride up and hand over the free end for the towee to hook to their own front tow loop.
