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This looks like the ideal candidate. Thanks for posting that. Right price, right features, nothing gimmicky... I like it.It's the XOP Holiday and has lineman loops. I used one last season and for a tree stand they are great. No way I'd go back to a full body harness. If you're "hybrid" hunting they aren't comfortable to "sit" in (like a saddle) but if you're standing or seated on a seat, it's good to go. I repelled using it most days. It's a simple, light, and well designed minimalist harness.
THE HOLIDAY
Ultralight hybrid harness built for performance A necessity for hunters who insist on a harness with an excellent weight-to-comfort ratio! THE HOLIDAY is a harness built for hybrid hunting. The wide, comfortable waist belt is ideal for all body types and adjustable leg loops adapt to clothing...
Its because the direction of pull has everything to do with how strong those loops are, and even if they were 10kn it was always possible to pull them in a funky direction and cut that stated strength down by a huge amount. When we tested them those gear loops wouldn't hold nearly that amount if you pulled straight out, for instance. Theres a very big reason that no other company does this—its downright dangerous to rely on it because despite the rating they were never designed to be “used” as a weight bearing part of the harness, yet people were very much relying on it just as you are describing to do stuff the harness was never made for. Since we have tailor made options now those would by far be my choice.Safe Tech All Around | Metolius Climbing
Safe Tech All Around is a great multi-use climbing harness.www.metoliusclimbing.com
These guys USED to make RC harnesses with +10KN rated loops on everything. I still have mine but it’s old.
They no longer claim that, probably for liability reasons. One of the best harnesses I have ever used. I wish they kept offering “life safety ratings” on everything gear loop.
Ok, the transparency is helpful to put it in perspective. Do you think having a nuanced knowledge of how this stuff is actually used in a tree, as opposed to for climbing or roofing, might help understand some of the +’s and -‘s of each type of harness?
What are the reasons? And, why do you think a sit harness made specifically for tree stand hunting is more likely to result in cracking your head open? Even if it was, do you think the difference is enough, or likely-enough, to matter? And would you be open to also balancing other factors if your use meant the sit harness had other notable advantages?
It's the XOP Holiday and has lineman loops. I used one last season and for a tree stand they are great. No way I'd go back to a full body harness. If you're "hybrid" hunting they aren't comfortable to "sit" in (like a saddle) but if you're standing or seated on a seat, it's good to go. I repelled using it most days. It's a simple, light, and well designed minimalist harness.
THE HOLIDAY
Ultralight hybrid harness built for performance A necessity for hunters who insist on a harness with an excellent weight-to-comfort ratio! THE HOLIDAY is a harness built for hybrid hunting. The wide, comfortable waist belt is ideal for all body types and adjustable leg loops adapt to clothing...
Agree, but I think there may be some confusion between linesman loops versus gear loops. I am not aware of a BD harness that has ever had linesman loops. Agree that most gear loops are more in the way then they are a benefit for tree stand hunting; also agree 100% that linesmans loops are a must-have for me.
Maybe it was the gear loops I cut off, instead of mistakenly saying I cut off the linesman loops. I have a linesman belt that I use with a Klein positioning strap, so don’t want them on my RC harness. More of a, “use the right tool for the job”, I guess.
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