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    PETZL Sequoia Rated?

    [ QUOTE ] Yup, I am a voting member of the Z133 Committee. There are lots of changes happening. The harness standard is really complex and i don't understand it well enough to make much of a comment either. There is an OSHA reg that says that body support gear needs to be 5k#. this is not as...
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    petzl sequoia

    Glad ya like it.
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    petzl sequoia

    Re: petzl sequoia/\"round plastic thingy\" [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] just got my sequoia today. really nice. i need to figure out a system for the flat bridge though. Im used to a rope bridge. All the adjustment points are two way which makes it adjustable on the fly which is great. anyone else get...
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    petzl sequoia

    Re: petzl sequoia/market demands change [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] There is a huge difference between the 3-5 year life expectancy given by the manufacturers and the seeming service life of gear. [/ QUOTE ] "Snip" However these new saddles really do fall apart at about the same amount of time (or...
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    petzl sequoia

    Re: petzl sequoia/value [ QUOTE ] If a climber feels that a heavier and cheaper saddle represents better value for money, then I'm happy they have the opportunity to buy it. [/ QUOTE ] Every climber should choose his harness depending on his personal needs and budget. A less expensive...
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    petzl sequoia

    Re: petzl sequoia/life span [ QUOTE ] There is a huge difference between the 3-5 year life expectancy given by the manufacturers and the seeming service life of gear. Since a company lives or dies on liability they are hardly to blame for trying to minimize their exposure. Also, we as consumers...
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    petzl sequoia

    Re: petzl sequoia/ANSI certification [ QUOTE ] I thought the Sequoia wasn't ANSI rated anyways. [/ QUOTE ] The Sequoia is not ANSI certified. BTW. ANSI Z359.1 is a construction standard for fall arrest. The Sequoia is a work positioning harness.
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    petzl sequoia

    Re: petzl sequoia/attachment points [ QUOTE ] Sorry for picking your brain but I am fairly set on getting one of these harnesses for the new season. I understand there are two models, one for DRT and one for SRT... my question being; "does the DRT model have an additional rated attachment point...
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    petzl sequoia

    Re: petzl sequoia/flat bridge vs. rope bridge [ QUOTE ] just got my sequoia today. really nice. i need to figure out a system for the flat bridge though. Im used to a rope bridge. All the adjustment points are two way which makes it adjustable on the fly which is great. anyone else get one yet...
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    petzl sequoia

    I just read through this thread about the new Petzl Sequoia harness. As a Sales Representative for Petzl America I will try to answer some of the questions in the following posts.
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