[TowerTalk] gorilla hooks

[David Gilbert]

I'm not sure why this is becoming so difficult ....

I already stated that my gorilla hooks (three of them) are at the end of 
straps (heavy duty webbed ones) that attach to my full body harness.  My 
straps are relatively short, but long enough to easily reach the next 
cross member of the tower as I climb.  I own a couple of shock absorbing 
lanyards but don't use them because of their length .... by the time 
they brought me to a stop I would have fallen several feet (check the 
specs) and suffered lots of personal damage from the several climbing 
pegs I would have bounced off on the way down.  I'd rather be brought to 
an abrupt stop after just a couple of feet than be gored by a climbing 
peg or lose an eye to one.

Dave   AB7E



On 8/14/2010 1:58 PM, Kenneth Goodwin wrote:
> You want more than the gorilla hooks.  You want them as part of an arrest
> system which includes two gorilla hooks, webbing and a shock absorber.  Some
> sites I've bookmarked:
> http://www.lhrservices.com/
> http://www.conney.com/
> http://www.pksafety.com/
> http://www.ussafetyequipment.com/
>
> They will slow you down a little (especially when compared to 32 ft/sec**2)
> Ken K5RG
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