wearing a harness
09-27-2008, 02:41 PM
#1
Giant Nontypical
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Join Date: Sep 2005
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wearing a harness
I know this is going to get me in trouble with you guys but i would like to know a answer.
I was going to call hunter safety systems. But figured they would give me the normal company answer.
i am as some of you know 446 pounds. i am head down but i am there now.
i have not been able to find a harness to fit me. The ones that came with the stand fit me but when i stood up it would keep me from being able to stand so i figured it would hurt me more then it would help.
After looking at the hunter safety system i think it might fit. but the weight limit is 300 pounds. do you think it would hold me or is it bad idea since i weigh so much more then the weight limit
I was going to call hunter safety systems. But figured they would give me the normal company answer.
i am as some of you know 446 pounds. i am head down but i am there now.
i have not been able to find a harness to fit me. The ones that came with the stand fit me but when i stood up it would keep me from being able to stand so i figured it would hurt me more then it would help.
After looking at the hunter safety system i think it might fit. but the weight limit is 300 pounds. do you think it would hold me or is it bad idea since i weigh so much more then the weight limit
09-27-2008, 02:53 PM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 3,606
RE: wearing a harness
yes i think it would . they are over rated to be on the safe side for law suits. it would probably hold 3 times the rating before failure but i'm sure you are well over there claim
to be liable . as far as the being able to stand you could use a system like i have that came with my summit that has an adjustable knot to lengthen or shorten the tether line.
it works great for me
to be liable . as far as the being able to stand you could use a system like i have that came with my summit that has an adjustable knot to lengthen or shorten the tether line.
it works great for me
09-27-2008, 03:05 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
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RE: wearing a harness
I feel like if you can't find one that is rated high enough then get the highest rated one. It will have a better chance of stopping a fall than no harness.
also check this ( http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=t&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4TSHB_en___US208&q=fall+arrest+sys tems) you may be able to find a system designed for another application that can be adapted to the woods.
also check this ( http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=t&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4TSHB_en___US208&q=fall+arrest+sys tems) you may be able to find a system designed for another application that can be adapted to the woods.
09-27-2008, 05:44 PM
#4
Giant Nontypical
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RE: wearing a harness
when i was a kid i got in some trouble and had to do probation. one thing i had to do was a teams course which is to build team work one thing we didd was run robe corses which is like high wire acts we had to walk balance beams 20 foot high and slide down cables. they had a firemans harness for me. Wish i could find one of those it worked great.
ORIGINAL: ChesapeakeHunter
I feel like if you can't find one that is rated high enough then get the highest rated one. It will have a better chance of stopping a fall than no harness.
also check this ( http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=t&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4TSHB_en___US208&q=fall+arrest+sys tems) you may be able to find a system designed for another application that can be adapted to the woods.
I feel like if you can't find one that is rated high enough then get the highest rated one. It will have a better chance of stopping a fall than no harness.
also check this ( http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=t&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4TSHB_en___US208&q=fall+arrest+sys tems) you may be able to find a system designed for another application that can be adapted to the woods.
09-27-2008, 06:07 PM
#5
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Chatham, Ohio
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RE: wearing a harness
ORIGINAL: bigtim6656
when i was a kid i got in some trouble and had to do probation. one thing i had to do was a teams course which is to build team work one thing we didd was run robe corses which is like high wire acts we had to walk balance beams 20 foot high and slide down cables. they had a firemans harness for me. Wish i could find one of those it worked great.
when i was a kid i got in some trouble and had to do probation. one thing i had to do was a teams course which is to build team work one thing we didd was run robe corses which is like high wire acts we had to walk balance beams 20 foot high and slide down cables. they had a firemans harness for me. Wish i could find one of those it worked great.
ORIGINAL: ChesapeakeHunter
I feel like if you can't find one that is rated high enough then get the highest rated one. It will have a better chance of stopping a fall than no harness.
also check this ( http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=t&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4TSHB_en___US208&q=fall+arrest+sys tems) you may be able to find a system designed for another application that can be adapted to the woods.
I feel like if you can't find one that is rated high enough then get the highest rated one. It will have a better chance of stopping a fall than no harness.
also check this ( http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=t&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4TSHB_en___US208&q=fall+arrest+sys tems) you may be able to find a system designed for another application that can be adapted to the woods.
09-27-2008, 06:27 PM
#6
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: S Cent IN
Posts: 257
RE: wearing a harness
I just did a quick search on the Internet, thinking that perhaps a professional lineman's belt might work for you. You might want to check out some of the many sites that sell these. Merely as a reference for you, I found this one that is rated to 400# and is only $37.
http://www.discountsafetygear.com/wosaha.html
Just a thought for you.
http://www.discountsafetygear.com/wosaha.html
Just a thought for you.
09-27-2008, 06:34 PM
#7
Giant Nontypical
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RE: wearing a harness
hey thanks i will give them a call tomorrow. i bet they can custom make me one even if there not big enough
ORIGINAL: Trex
I just did a quick search on the Internet, thinking that perhaps a professional lineman's belt might work for you. You might want to check out some of the many sites that sell these. Merely as a reference for you, I found this one that is rated to 400# and is only $37.
http://www.discountsafetygear.com/wosaha.html
Just a thought for you.
I just did a quick search on the Internet, thinking that perhaps a professional lineman's belt might work for you. You might want to check out some of the many sites that sell these. Merely as a reference for you, I found this one that is rated to 400# and is only $37.
http://www.discountsafetygear.com/wosaha.html
Just a thought for you.
09-27-2008, 09:48 PM
#9
Typical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Illinois
Posts: 945
RE: wearing a harness
I believe that skimping on safety equipment is little careless.This equipmentcould be the difference between life and death....I don't throw my money around, but a good, dependable, safety harness is worth the $$ in my eyes. My wife and I wear Hunter safety systems and feel very comforted by the security they provide. I believe mine was about $85 and the wife could fit into the youth weight range and it was about $75. I would spend $160 a million times over to save the lives of the ones I love, even demanded that my father buy one and turns out he loves it too!! Hope you find a system that works for you, but be sure to get a quality product and hunt safe, good luck!!
09-27-2008, 10:47 PM
#10
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 525
RE: wearing a harness
This post will probably get me in trouble and have some nasty comments, but after a year or more of reading your posts i have to say it and I'm sure many of you agree. They SUCK!!!!! Stop posting NONSENSE!!