[TowerTalk] Climbing Harness

[n4zkf]

You can use a 1 hook over 2 if you want. When climbing with a safety climb (cable grab) I personally don't use my back lanyard at all. It's attached to my back but both pelicans are clipped to my side. When I want to take a rest, I clip off with my position lanyard to the tower for a bit. Leaving the cable grab on as well but never hang off it. The SRL I like because I can climb all over up top like a monkey and only tie off with my positioning lanyard when I will be there for a bit. They are not cheap but sure make it nice to crawl around and not clip, clip, clip all the time.

 

73 Dave n4zkf
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On 7/9/20, 1:47 PM, "wc1m73 at gmail.com" <wc1m73 at gmail.com> wrote:

    I was going to ask the same question. So, if I have a safety cable that I climb with a wire rope grab attached to the front D-ring, the Y-lanyard can be replaced with a standard 1-hook fall arrest  lanyard attached to the rear D-ring. Alternatively, I can replace the fall-arrest lanyard with an SRL attached to the rear D-ring and get a lot more mobility around the work position when unclipped from the safety cable.

    73, Dick WC1M

    -----Original Message-----
    From: n4zkf <towertalk at n4zkf.com> 
    Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 3:12 PM
    To: k7lxc at aol.com; towertalk at contesting.com
    Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Climbing Harness

    https://tuf-tug.com/lightweight-tower-cable-safe-climb-system-tuf-tug-products/



    https://tuf-tug.com/tower-leg-tie-off-anchor-tuf-tug-products/





    SRL = Self retracting lifeline. You fall it snatches you in about 4 inches!



    https://nextlevelfallprotection.com/product/self-retracting-lifeline-30-cable-class-a/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw3ZX4BRDmARIsAFYh7ZJcb1SzCupGjmg49eRjNTXAvfrHxsr-5XLfTqeXMVxg2ASvV03X32UaAhdVEALw_wcB







    73 Dave n4zkf

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    From: <k7lxc at aol.com>
    Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at 2:17 PM
    To: <towertalk at contesting.com>, <towertalk at n4zkf.com>
    Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Climbing Harness



    >  Tuf-Tug is the only type we use. It sure beats all the clipping on and off all the way up! They do make tie off points if you wanted to use more than one cable. (one SC to the first ring, one SC to the second, etc. Tie offs anywhere around the rings. They have different angle ones as well.



        I googled Tuf-Tug and it showed comealongs. What am I missing?



    >  Once I'm up top I use my SRL so I can move anywhere I want to



        Ok, what's an SRL? Tnx.



    Cheers,

    Steve    K7LXC

    TOWER TECH

    and championradio.com