On Sat, 08 Oct 2005 15:31:51 GMT, "Ralph Mowery"
wrote:

want, just need a few web sights/brand names to look for. I don't need a
super heavy duty one to work in all day,every day, but one to use two or
three times a year.

Because your life is going to depend on this, why would you skimp on
it?

Mine is a Miller with chest, back and waist D-rings. Something like
this:


http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/pro...763453&ccitem=

Thanks for the URL. I did not mean I wanted to skimp on the quality or
safety. I spent about half a day several years ago in a demonstration at
work on safety harnesses. They were for fall protection only and not for
working in where you want support and both hands free like you would on a
tower. I just ment that I will only use it for a short period of time and
not very many times per year. What I would be skimping on would be heavy
padding and comfort. Sort of like you can sit on a wooden chair for a short
period of time but if you had to sit all day every day you would want to
spend lots more and get a good padded chair.

Understood. The one that I liked to has side D-rings so you can use
it similar to a lineman's belt. I confess to near terror when I'm
first on the tower, which partially subsides after a while. I use
both a belt and suspenders approach with a safety rope and carbiner
clipped to the chest ring and the tower while ascending or descending
and a standard belt to the waist rings for two-hand work.

There is another safety issue that you can read about he

http://www.cdc.gov/elcosh/docs/d0500...8/d000568.html

I live in a semi-rural area with a fire department station about three
miles away, but with a small staff. I sent a copy of this paper to
them with some remarks that I did climb on occassion and if they had
to rescue me, they should be aware of these issues. A paramedic
called me and told me that this was all very interesting, but they
wouldn't get to me in time to save me anyway, so not to worry :-).