[TowerTalk] Fall Harness-My Choice

[D Calder]

I guess I have been lucky. I got my first tower at 13 (51 now) and never
been hit. But didn't climb EVERY DAY until 15 years ago when I got
in the business. I have still never been hit. I'll knock on wood!



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From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Roger (K8RI)
Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 2:01 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Fall Harness-My Choice



On 8/15/2010 10:52 AM, D Calder wrote:
> I have them, and in 15 years of commercial climbing, I have never been 
> stung by anything once I'm 10 ft. off the ground. None of my team has 
> that I know of either.
> I don't know what it is about wasps, hornets, and bees, but once 
> you're up there they leave you alone.
Unless they have a nest in something like a mast or some recess.  OTOH in
the 50 years I've been climbing I've only found one nest more than 20 feet
off the ground...except in trees. There I've seen them 40 or 50 feet.
Possibly more.

73

Roger (K8RI)
> There is also a small company around Atlanta that makes safety climbs
also.
> Metrosite. Scott will go above and beyond.....
>
> Dave n4zkf
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Phil Theis
> Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2010 4:44 PM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com; noid1037 at gmail.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Fall Harness-My Choice
>
> I have 3/8 cable on two of my taller towers.  Wouldn't be without it.
> Phil K3TUF
>
>
>
> How many folks on here run the 3/8"  winch cable  from top to bottom of
the
> tower,  and use the positive locking device, hooked to
> your climbing gear of choice?    IE: if you slip, get stung by a wasp, get
> dizzy from the heat, etc., what's  stopping you from falling 100'....aside
> from the
> next set of guy wires below you ?   I see the Trylon version of this
device
> uses a
> shock absorber at the top of the tower.  Some versions use a 3/8"
> cable..and some versions use a square tubing rail, running the entire
height
> of the tower.
> Later... Jim   VE7RF
>
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