[TowerTalk] Trylon safety rail system

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/29/2007 4:02:54 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:

>  Anyone here have experience with the Trylon safety rail  system?    
http://www.trylon.com/safetyclimb/cougar_safetyrail.asp

>  I  have a 64' Trylon (T-600), and it sure would be nice to be able to 
climb  "freely" while still 100% attached, and not have to hook/unhook multiple 
times  on the way up and down.

>  They are pricey, so before buying,  thought I'd ask for any impressions of 
anyone that owns or has used  one...  or anyone that has one for sale! :-)


         I've sold a couple  of hundred Trylon Titan towers over the years 
and have only sold one or two  safety rail systems - they've just too danged 
expensive. You might be able to  adapt a cable system but that still entails 
hundreds of bucks plus some clever  engineering and fabrication. 
 
        Yes, climbing a tower by  leapfrogging your lanyards is tedious but 
it's safe and there are pretty limited  options. 
 
Cheers,
Steve      K7LXC
Champion Radio Products
_www.championradio.com_ (http://www.championradio.com) 
Cell: 206-890-4188



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