[TowerTalk] Tower climbing lanyards

[Patrick Greenlee]

Whatever you use for safety lanyards, if you are not competent with 
knots such that you could tie a bowline knot around your waist one 
handed with your eyes shut, then don't just tie a lanyard around your 
waist. Make a mistake and fall and the knot you thought wouldn't slip 
will and in so doing will compress your chest impinging on cardiac 
function and breathing. You don't want the irony of being saved from 
plunging to your death only to die hanging from your tower before help 
could help.  In rescue venues folks have been hoisted to safety only to 
be pronounced dead at the scene because of a bad knot.

Better to buy something like Gary mentioned (in his post below.)

Oh, I can tie a bowline around my waist with one hand with my eyes 
closed and I use store bought safety lanyards.

Patrick    NJ5G


On 2/1/2015 9:20 PM, Gary J - N5BAA wrote:
> They are available for much less money - see Northern Tool.  The 
> center hook goes to the hook on the back of your climbing harness.  
> The other two hooks go to the legs of the tower as you climb.  One of 
> these two is ALWAYS connected to give you 100% connection at all times.
>
> Gary J
> N5BAA
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Mike Lyon
> Sent: Sunday, February 1, 2015 8:38 PM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Tower climbing lanyards
>
> What is everyone out there using for tower climbing lanyards? I was 
> eyeing
> something like this:
>
> http://www.sitepro1.com/store/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=3330
>
> Any other suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
>