[TowerTalk] Tower climbing lanyards

[Patrick Greenlee]

Congrats on your record, Rodger.  Good on you!

I used to wonder why the industry wouldn't set a standard for a tall 
keyhole shaped hole/slot to be placed several places on towers so that 
safety lanyards terminated in what would look like a bolt with a large 
head could be easily slipped into the slot and easily removed from a 
slot by a gloved, injured, or cold stiffened hand. The vertical 
dimension of the slot would preclude easily accidentally having the 
device disengage.  Of course if you climb above it and tension the 
lanyard it would come out.  This might be a feature not a fault.  Prior 
to climbing too far past your upper lanyard you remove the lower lanyard 
and reposition it to be the upper lanyard.  Likely the lower lanyard 
will pull out before you pass the upper. you don't have to be able to 
reach the lower device as a tug on the lanyard will clear it.

(Yes, it helps to be sober to follow the idea or employ it but it would 
work fine for me.)

Patrick   NJ5G

On 2/2/2015 7:56 PM, Roger (K8RI) on TT wrote:
> On 2/2/2015 9:51 AM, Patrick Greenlee wrote:
>
> 60 years of climbing since in my teens and no injuries and there 
> certainly won't be any more as it's more than difficult to use the 
> hand used for hanging on, for opening the hook   Open hooks would be 
> inconvenient too, so unless one falls on me that I put up in the past, 
> ain't gonna happen <:-))  Still, ... I think you'd agree, it's safer 
> than free climbing <LOL>
>
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI)
>
> But I do miss the climbing
>> Open hooks with no latching mechanism might cause your small hands to 
>> be folded neatly over your chest with a Lilly on them.  Be careful in 
>> judging the safety/PITA ratio.  Better some inconvenience than a 
>> premature funeral.  I do agree some of the safety hooks are a super 
>> PITA even for my hands (Glove size XXL)
>>
>> Patrick    NJ5G
>>
>>
>>
>> On 2/2/2015 8:34 AM, Roger (K8RI) on TT wrote:
>>> On 2/1/2015 9:38 PM, Mike Lyon wrote:
>>>> What is everyone out there using for tower climbing lanyards? I was 
>>>> eyeing
>>>> something like this:
>>>
>>> This is close to what I prefer.  What I prefer is no longer legal 
>>> and I'm not encouraging anyone to do it!.  Don't modify commercial 
>>> equipment!
>>>
>>> Without the latch I'd find them acceptable as they'd open with thumb 
>>> pressure and a bit deeper to reduce the possibility of inadvertent 
>>> opening.  My hands are small and latches on all of the hooks I've 
>>> used  are a real PITA.  These may be different. I'd certainly 
>>> purchase a set to try.  (I'm not above spending money on safety 
>>> equipment to find the best for utility.)  My preference is for a 
>>> deep, open Gorilla hook. Unlikely to come off accidentally, but 
>>> almost effortlessly removed.  OTOH Never climb above them! On the 
>>> last set I had they were spring loaded and rotated to unlock.  Those 
>>> were the ultimate PITA for small hands.
>>>
>>> 73
>>>
>>> Roger (K8RI)
>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.sitepro1.com/store/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=3330
>>>>
>>>> Any other suggestions?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Mike
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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