Petal chest harness

[r_walklate@hotmail.com]

Whilst tightening my chest harness yesterday the buckle snapped!!!! Not ideal when I'd still got 2 pitches but managed to improvise. It's the male part of the buckle that has broken anyway I can fix it????? It's sewn in so would have to un pick it to replace but obviously that's dodgy!!!!

 

[droid]

Get a Torse.

 

[r_walklate@hotmail.com]

Is that the wrap around one? I've only had it for a year so not got alot of confidence in it lasting more than that.

 

[droid]

A chest harness only drags your Croll up the rope, it isn't load bearing, so the Torse IS a sort of 'wrap-around' design. It's easily adjustable so you can walk without looking like Quasimodo.....

 

[big-palooka]

Same thing happened to me 5 years ago - torse snapped at the belt buckle,  just when I was starting the prussik up at the foot of Knotlow - only been used twice before then - h n h sent me a free replacement but never trusted it after that - got one of the serptantine ones that winds round the shoulders figure of eight style.

Paul C

 

[Jon]

I recently changed to a Beast Bra Chest Harness http://www.inglesport.com/shop/product/1347/SRT-Harnesses/Beast-Bra-Chest-Harness/

Far better than anything I've used before and gave me a definite improvement in efficiency for jugging. You look a bit silly but it's worth it.

 

[Judi Durber]

Whatever you get make sure it has the quick release buckle so that you don't need anyone to wrap you up tight, you keep vertical next to the rope AND when you get off the rope you can stand upright immediately  bliss also stops lots of swearing 

http://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=8178.0

 

[Antwan]

A chest harness only drags your Croll up the rope, it isn't load bearing

Unless you have harness that does not go above your hips (or your a really fat caver who doesnt have any) and you invert, then it is there to give you a littel bit of support to stop you from falling out 

 

[Jon]

I recently changed my Fractio as it was worn out and I got an AlpDesign Compact from Inglesport,
It's by far the best setup for jugging I've ever had.

I've written a fuller review at http://jonathantompkins.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/alpdesign-compact-caving-harness.html

 

[Stu]

Jon, would you say that this is a harness suitable for a fat lad?

 

[Fulk]

errr Jon ? what's 'jugging'?

 

[Jon]

errr Jon – what's 'jugging'?

Prussiking. Ascending.

 

[Jon]

Jon, would you say that this is a harness suitable for a fat lad?

Stocky, Anderson, stocky.

 

[Fulk]

Thank you.

 

[Jon]

Is this not a common term?

 

[Stu]

It's a bit rope access.

 

[Fulk]

Is this not a common term?

Well ? I first started dabbling in SRT in ca. 1972, and have never heard it before.

 

[cavermark]

I think it has been a common term in mountaineering/big wall aid climbing for a long time. Here they use two handled ascenders that probably felt like holding two jugs (of the glass beverage holding variety before you start... )
.. hence the name jugging.

Although... ascenders that feel like jugs..could be a market there :-\

 

[Amy]

Why not just make them jugs? you'd not have to worry about making it to the pub before closing then!

 

[droid]

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