[C320-list] Climbing harness vs bosun chair

[bruceheyman at cox.net]

Robert,
I have a climbing harness that I use all the time when I go aloft on the tall ship Pilgrim.  At REI you can find them for  56 bucks and they will be fine for climbing.  The more expensive ones have more padding and wider webbing which helps distribute the force more evenly.  However if you are going to spend any significant time sitting in one place working I would not want to do so in a harness, would be very uncomfortable in my opinion.
When I go aloft for long periods on the 320 I use a bosuns chair.
Bruce
Somerset 671 SoCal
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-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Seastream <robert.seastream at comcast.net>

Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:38:03 
To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Subject: [C320-list] Climbing harness vs bosun chair


What's the general consensus?  Is a bosun chair better/safer/more  
comfortable than a climbing harness when ascending a mast is the job  
at hand?
I've seen prices from around $370 to $56.  No, I wouldn't buy the $56  
item, but would hate to buy the top end to find out it's no safer/ 
comfortable but because it has pockets for drinks, iPods, etc.

Bob Seastream
Intuition # 906


On Apr 16, 2009, at 3:32 PM, Bryan Campbell wrote:

> Go with the flat for jacklines. You don't want rolling line  
> underfoot at
> sea.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com]On Behalf Of Joe
> Abbagnaro
> Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 4:28 PM
> To: C320-List
> Subject: [C320-list] JackLines
>
>
> What do you think about using this for Jacklines ?
>
> Looks like the same stuff West Marine and Defender are selling.
>
>
> http://www.rocknrescue.com/acatalog/1-Inch-Solid-Nylon-Type-18-Flat.html
>
> Thanks
> Joe
>