The harness that came with my stand is more likely to snag on one of the body straps in a fall than it is to work properly. I use a smaller harness that straps around my waist and legs, we used to call it a boatswain's chair. It has clips on the front, side and back. In the event of a fall, I might be hanging upside down for a minute, but there's nothing that's going to wrap around my neck choke me out.