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Subject: [TowerTalk] Adjustable lanyard
From: n9iww2@verizon.net (Kevin Adam, Webz By design)
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 04:02:46 -0500
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From: owner-towertalk@contesting.com
[mailto:owner-towertalk@contesting.com] On Behalf Of K7LXC@aol.com
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 10:12 PM
To: w7ti@dslextreme.com; towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Adjustable lanyard


In a message dated 7/28/01 4:19:31 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
w7ti@dslextreme.com writes:

> I'm looking for an adjustable safety lanyard.  I have a tapered tower
>  which I like to climb with the lanyard attached to my safety belt.
>  Because of the taper, I actually have three different lanyards
attached,
>  which I change as the tower diameter gets smaller.  I know lots of
guys
>  climb without a lanyard until they reach the working area, but I like
to
>  have it on the whole way up and down.
>  
>  So, does anyone know of one which has some kind of slide mechanism
for
>  quickly shortening or lengthening the lanyard?  That three-lanyard
>  business is a PITA.

Hi, Bill --

    For your situation (a Trylon Titan tower with angle braces and
legs), I 
would suggest having a lanyard that goes between the D-rings and has a
big 
gorilla/rebar hook attached to the middle. You can hook that on just
about 
any diagonal very quickly and then you're free to make any adjustments
to 
your other lanyard. This would eliminate one of your lanyards. Iron
workers 
and some tower pros use this very technique with most of the lanyards
being 
made out of small chain. The only thing is that you have to be careful 
because you can get whacked pretty good in a very tender spot with this
big 
chunk of steel dangling between your legs. 

Cheers,    Steve     K7LXC
Tower Tech 

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