Ideal Harness

The MB will serve you well for a long time Stephen. Be sure to take the time to set it up and you will be rewarded with a super supportive, comfy, kickass saddle.
 
rico said:
The MB will serve you well for a long time Stephen. Be sure to take the time to set it up and you will be rewarded with a super supportive, comfy, kickass saddle.
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Yeah I spoke to August and he pointed out the MOD that works best. I thing I’ll go that way. Plus a transporter will be a nice addition.
 
@Alejandro Concolor I hope you don't mind me asking this question on your thread, I don't believe it warrants its own thread. My question is about the Buckingham ergo pro that you suggested in the monkey beaver thread,

for you guys that do both bucket work and climbing do you find a fall protection/work positioning harness to be cumbersome in a bucket on days where you know you will not be climbing out of the bucket? Do you strip the harness down or do you keep all of your climbing gear on it, besides climb rope and multicender… Or is it a better option to have a work positioning harness and a separate fall protection harness? Which is how I am currently set up.
 
Jehinten said:
@Alejandro Concolor I hope you don't mind me asking this question on your thread, I don't believe it warrants its own thread. My question is about the Buckingham ergo pro that you suggested in the monkey beaver thread,

for you guys that do both bucket work and climbing do you find a fall protection/work positioning harness to be cumbersome in a bucket on days where you know you will not be climbing out of the bucket? Do you strip the harness down or do you keep all of your climbing gear on it, besides climb rope and multicender… Or is it a better option to have a work positioning harness and a separate fall protection harness? Which is how I am currently set up.
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Yeah, I surely don’t mind. Run wit it. Unfortunately I can’t leave any input on your question as I don’t use buckets, but surely one of these kind folks will be able to help.
 
While I haven't used either, I think I would find a treemotion with some MB features the best. The main thing here is the leg loops opening on the inside, so you don't have to step inside them. I would also want a means to adjust the rise from the bridge attachment point to the leg loop without widening the legloop. The MB kind of does that with that keeper strap, but I think something like on the simarghu harness would be better.
I wiuld definitely want to have an adjustable bridge, from what I've seen, Mumfords zip tied Rolln'Lock seems the most compact.
The main points from the treemotion I want are the storage and the low D's. I almost never use upper D's (except for storage), because you can't hang in them.
 
Jehinten said:
@Alejandro Concolor I hope you don't mind me asking this question on your thread, I don't believe it warrants its own thread. My question is about the Buckingham ergo pro that you suggested in the monkey beaver thread,

for you guys that do both bucket work and climbing do you find a fall protection/work positioning harness to be cumbersome in a bucket on days where you know you will not be climbing out of the bucket? Do you strip the harness down or do you keep all of your climbing gear on it, besides climb rope and multicender… Or is it a better option to have a work positioning harness and a separate fall protection harness? Which is how I am currently set up.
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Unless I am planning on climbing out of the bucket, I run with a traditional dedicated fall arrest harness. While my saddle has fall arrest rated shoulder straps, it's more convenient to leave it setup for climbing. Even stripped down, some of the things like caritools get in the way and are uncomfortable when leaning against the side of the bucket. Or the side positioning rings get snagged occasionally when pulling a saw from a scabbard. Little things like that; but for me the space to store a regular fall arrest harness is minor and more convenient to wear when I know i don't need to leave the bucket (which is most of the time).

That being said, I was told that as long as it's a fall rated harness; You're ok with treating it as though it's fall restraint and use a short (under 24") non shock absorbing tether, which I attach to my saddle bridge rather than the dorsal attachment. MUCH easier to disconnect and transfer to the tree and the sliding bridge gives you about as much movement within the bucket as a dorsal attachment
 
theatertech87 said:
Unless I am planning on climbing out of the bucket, I run with a traditional dedicated fall arrest harness. While my saddle has fall arrest rated shoulder straps, it's more convenient to leave it setup for climbing. Even stripped down, some of the things like caritools get in the way and are uncomfortable when leaning against the side of the bucket. Or the side positioning rings get snagged occasionally when pulling a saw from a scabbard. Little things like that; but for me the space to store a regular fall arrest harness is minor and more convenient to wear when I know i don't need to leave the bucket (which is most of the time).

That being said, I was told that as long as it's a fall rated harness; You're ok with treating it as though it's fall restraint and use a short (under 24") non shock absorbing tether, which I attach to my saddle bridge rather than the dorsal attachment. MUCH easier to disconnect and transfer to the tree and the sliding bridge gives you about as much movement within the bucket as a dorsal attachment
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Thanks for the insight. Currently I'm in a sequoia when I climb and a regular fall protection harness in the truck. I'm due to replace both so I wondered about a 2 in 1
 
Jehinten said:
My question is about the Buckingham ergo pro that you suggested in the monkey beaver thread,
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So I had been looking at this harness and choose not to buy anything until after this weekend as I am here at arborfest. I had the opportunity to hang in the Buckingham fir about 20 mins and found that it had a major problem with pinching down south. The only way I got it to reduce the pinching was to cinch the legs down very tight to hold them down and in place on my legs. If this is how you have to wear it, then you'd have to adjust the leg size with each days clothing. Anyone have any tips on adjustments for this? I will still have time to hang in some saddles tomorrow. It'd be great if I could find a harness here that I like, as several $500 harnesses are pretty heavily discounted.
 
Jehinten said:
So I had been looking at this harness and choose not to buy anything until after this weekend as I am here at arborfest. I had the opportunity to hang in the Buckingham fir about 20 mins and found that it had a major problem with pinching down south. The only way I got it to reduce the pinching was to cinch the legs down very tight to hold them down and in place on my legs. If this is how you have to wear it, then you'd have to adjust the leg size with each days clothing. Anyone have any tips on adjustments for this? I will still have time to hang in some saddles tomorrow. It'd be great if I could find a harness here that I like, as several $500 harnesses are pretty heavily discounted.
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Thanks for your update, have a hang in the New Tribe money beaver and let us know your thoughts, have a wonderful time Jehinten and l hope you find awesome arb gear.
 
I wish there had been a monkeybeaver there, that has been the other harness I was considering. I did get to try the next best thing which was a new tribe onyx which I believe the MB was based off of. Of all that I tried, the new tribe was the most comfortable for me in a free hang but still had a little bit of the legs riding up. Certainly not something I couldn't live with if I had to, but knowing that the MB has been modified to fix this, I'd love to try it out.

I will state that I know the treemotion is very popular and I would have liked to try it out, but with me being bigger I'm a little outside of their size.

I will state that I tried the new sequoia, it was promising and likely a little better than the one that I currently own. It could be that I never got mine set up perfectly and now the webbing us cinched in their settings and doesn't adjust easily. But it did cut into my legs a little after free hanging, due to the minimal padding. If getting your legs on limbs or stepping into spurs, that relieves the pressure in the legs so it's not so bad when not free hanging.
 
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