I use a Klein 5 D Ring full suspension full Body positioning harness. Read 500
dollar pluss here is a place .
http://gmesupply.com/product_info.php/cPath/31_43/products_id/56545
I has some Nice mid levlel units and all the extra stuff to complete your RIg .
Miller and Bashlan also make some fine full body 4 and 5 D ring Harness.
Wayne W3EA
> From: adisano@gmail.com> To: n4zr@contesting.com; n6kj.kelly@gmail.com;
> towertalk@contesting.com> Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:53:00 -0400> Subject: Re:
> [TowerTalk] Safe Climbing was Re: Roswell Tower Accident> > Can someone point
> me in the right direction to purchase a nice climbing> harness?> > Any
> suggestions on a particular model?> > Thanks!!> > -----Original Message----->
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com>
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Pete Smith> Sent:
> Wednesday, October 24, 2007 8:42 PM> To: Kelly Johnson; TowerTalk> Subject:
> [TowerTalk] Safe Climbing was Re: Roswell Tower Accident> > I use two
> lanyards attached to my full harness at the fall-arrest D-ring in > the
> middle of the back. I attach one above my head, climb up to the point > where
> I can just barely reach down to it, and then attach the other one > above my
> head. I then detach the bottom one, climb, and repeat the > process. In my
> case, I use my positioning lanyard as one of the two. When > I get where I
> need to work, I make sure the fall-arrest lanyard is firmly > attached - look
> at it and yank on it - and then move the positioning > lanyard to my hip
> D-rings.> > To my mind, though, what you specifically do is a lot less
> important than > your mind-set -- never forgetting that, whether at 30 feet
> or 200, a fall > will probably be fatal, so always double-check everything.>
> > 73, Pete N4ZR> > At 08:25 PM 10/24/2007, Kelly Johnson wrote:> >My climbing
> experience is limited to heights of about 30 feet or so,> >but regardless I'd
> like to understand the proper way of climbing up a> >tower while remaining
> connected at all times. When people start their> >climb at the ground, how do
> they attach to the tower while climbing?> >Do they have a safety cable
> permanently mounted to the tower or do> >they clip a cable as high as they
> can reach, climb beyond it, clip> >another as high as they can reach, and so
> forth or what?> >> >On 10/24/07, Bill Turner <dezrat@copper.net> wrote:> > >
> ORIGINAL MESSAGE:> > >> > > On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:08:48 +0000,
> n7ka@comcast.net wrote:> > >> > > >AT NO TIME SHOULD WE NOT BE ATTACHED
> SECURELY TO THE TOWER.> > >> > > ------------ REPLY FOLLOWS ------------> >
> >> > > I know you are right, but I have seen tower climbing professionals
> who> > > climb a tower with no safety line connected at all, and only hook
> up> > > when they are in place ready to work.> > >> > > If the professionals
> are so lacking in concern, what hope is there for> > > us amateurs? I guess
> after you climb a few hundred towers with no> > > accidents, you become
> immortal.> > >> > > My rule is to always have two connections to the tower:
> Either my> > > safety line plus one hand, or two safety lines. I never trust
> only one> > > safety connection, ever.> > >> > > 73, Bill W6WRT> > >
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