I like the idea of adjustability in the strap you mentioned, but it is
plainly intended for use on poles or trees, not for a metal structure
with potentially sharp edges (as could result from the galvanizing
process). I don't think I would be comfortable using such a thing.
73
Alan NV8A
On 07/26/05 11:53 am ersmar@comcast.net tossed the following ingredients
into the ever-growing pot of cybersoup:
> That positioning chain assembly is too restrictive for use on a tower of
> any kind, IMHO. You have limited ability to move around the tower members
> while you are connected to the tower via this 24-inch long piece of chain.
> It also looks heavy to take up a 100-foot tower with you.
>
> For use on my Trylon I have a positioning belt made by Buckingham
> http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/Towertalk/2001-08/msg00636.html .
> It provides the security I need while aloft. It easily slides through the
> steel members of the tower as I reposition myself during a project. Plus I
> can adjust its length very easily to keep me safe at any point up and down
> the tower's tapering profile.
>
> As I wrote in the referenced TT post (above), I don't like the idea of a
> rope lanyard on angle tower members. Too much risk that the rope will get
> cut or nicked by a steel angle. I have a whole bunch of concrete in my
> tower's foundation and it looks like it might hurt quite a bit if I were to
> fall onto it from the rotator platform of my tower!
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