On 4/26/2017 14:48 PM, Jim Pruitt wrote:
What do you tower climbers use for lanyards and connecting hardware? I
recently bought a harness but the lanyard is a fall restraint lanyard
from the back. I have seen rope lanyards used but they look to be way
too long for best position holding on a tower. I have been looking at
and for a crocodile clamp style anchor like a Rebar positioning assembly
like this
FallTech 8250 Rebar Positioning Assembly - Swivel Steel Rebar Hook with
25" Gate Opening, Clevis-Pin Steel Snap Hooks, Grade 80 Chain, 23"
or similar: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NPV6FFK
Granted I am not an ironworker trying to anchor to an 18 bar wall but it
looked like a good lanyard to be easily clipped around a leg or cross
brace and keep me closer into the tower rather than leaning back 3 feet
like rope lanyards.
Any thoughts or comments?
For typical ham use if there is such a thing, what you pointed to is not
the ideal positioning device. Unless you plan on sitting for extended
periods in your aluminum seat harness...they work well for that. The
problem is it's not adjustable, and it's not feather weight.
For moving around on and working on a ham tower, IMO the best
positioning device is an *adjustable rope lanyard*. There are many on
the market. My climbers like the Petzl ones, but I prefer a simple Elk
River. There's one for under $100 on the Site Pro web site,
https://www.sitepro1.com/store/cart.php?m=product_list&c=1114
-Steve K8LX
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