Sex bolts

[Tom Dunlap]

Yup, it got my attention too!

http://www.arborist.com/goweb/itemview.jsp?pi=/95/85/0/1669/0/8/10/

 

[jon]

Looks as though these would require punching a new hole into your saddle. Highly anti-ANSI.

 

[Raven]

Is it okay to put holes through the padding? Definitly not through the waist strap or webbing. Prolly depends on manufacturers recommendations or approval.

 

[Kevin]

They might allow using an awl to make the hole.
You aren't cutting anything, just spreading it.
Just a thought.

 

[jon]

Well, my thought is that padding is okay as it does not actually support your weight. By ANSI 8.7.2, "saddles and work-positioning lanyards shall not be altered in a manner that would compromise the integrity of the equipment." My guess is that punching or spreading parts of the belt would be considered as a possible compromise to the integrity of a saddle, if done in any of the parts that bear a persons weight or connects the side D-rings. We'd probably have to ask someone on the committee for further clarification, which I can do later this week through Peter Dubish