TT:
I've often wondered about the wisdom of having your safety harness AND
climbing/positioning belt all in one apparatus. If the harness fails, BOTH
your safety lanyard and the positioning strap will let loose and down you
go.
I have a separate belt and strap (by Buckingham) and climbing harness
(Petzl) that I don separately . I feel that if either one of these systems
fails, I ought to have the other as a failsafe (assuming I'm tied in to the
tower with both at the time.)
Of course, what is the likelihood that the entire harness will fail
catastrophically (you do inspect your safety equipment before each climb,
don't you?) Maybe modern harnesses are bulletproof (figuratively speaking)
in their design and manufacture. So maybe my concern is overkill. Any
comments?
73 de
Gene Smar AD3F
-----Original Message-----
From: Guy Olinger, K2AV <k2av@contesting.com>
To: Jeffrey Okamitsu <x703jko@starpower.net>; Nat Heatwole
<nat@ajheatwole.com>
Cc: towertalk@contesting.com <towertalk@contesting.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Saturday, February 09, 2002 2:21 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Climbing Belt Recommendations
>
>**NOT** "belt", but climbing HARNESS from Champion Radio, with a fall
>arrest lanyard hooked above you. If you ever slip with the belt loose,
>you will thank the day you bought it.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jeffrey Okamitsu" <x703jko@starpower.net>
>To: "Nat Heatwole" <nat@ajheatwole.com>
>Cc: <towertalk@contesting.com>
>Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 1:05 PM
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Climbing Belt Recommendations
>
>
>
>Try champion radio: www.championradio.com
>
>Jeff, KN2R
>
>Nat Heatwole wrote:
>
>> Can someone recommend a good climbing belt that is preferably sold
>> on-line. I've checked Texas Towers, ARS, and HRO but no luck so far.
>> What is the climbing belt of choice for TowerTalkians?
>>
>> 73, Nat, WZ3AR
>> <nat@ajheatwole.com>
>>
>>
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