i’m after one for sitting in and filming stuff in trees. i need a sit harness. any recommends?

Try looking for tree surgeons stuff, they’ll be a lot comfier for extended periods of sitting in than a climbing harness

defo get an aborists harness or use a bosuns chair with a regular climbers harness and maybe a chest rig too

I know it’s kind of annoying (but very stw) when people answer the questions by suggesting something completely different but…

I’d rig up some kind of seat/plank of wood type thing and just use a regular climbing harness for safety purposes, that way unless you screw up you’ll just be sitting in a seat without having to have your weight supported by the harness. Much more comfortable, and pretty easy to rig.

edit: Beaten to it ^^^

I’d rig up some kind of seat/plank of wood type thing and just use a regular climbing harness for safety purposes,

Thats what I suggested so I wouldn’t apologise for suggesting something different!

hmmmmmmmmm. finding a place local that sells a sit harness is hard.

finding a place local that sells a sit harness is hard.

That’s the trouble with tree harness suppliers – there’s never a branch near you.

igmc.

hmmmmmmmmm. finding a place local that sells a sit harness is hard.

make a bosun’s chair, much cheaper (free if you know where to look for off cuts of wood).

pmsl 🙂

me being me, i want one NOW! 🙂

A sit harness would be a royal pain in the arse if you were sitting in it for an extended period of time. I like the idea of the seat that people have mentioned.

This sort of thing:

although I’d still use a regular climbing harness for the safety rather than that blue safety rope in the picture

so a climbing harness for getting up there and a seat when i’m up there…..

Is Harlow anywhere near you? There is apparently a GoOutdoors shop there – they should sell harnesses etc.

they do but not sit ones

so a climbing harness for getting up there and a seat when i’m up there…..

Keep the climbing harness on all the time. Think of it as two systems, the seat is for a bit of comfort the harness is in case you fall. Doing it this way means that the harness rope doesn’t need to be tight while you’re working. Much more comfortable.

As for getting up there, kind of depends on the situation but some kind of ascender/prussik knot type affair would probably be useful

yeah i use a friction knott (prussik)?

Find your local friendly tree surgeon.

Ask them where they get their kit and a recommendation of what to buy.

Follow advice given.

Win.

If you get prusik loops, you could maybe use a harness and keep standing up in the large prusik loop to relieve the discomfort, it depends how long you will be hanging around. alternatives to the prusik knot are worth experimenting with for ease of use. Autoblock or klienhiest (sp?), both similar knots and easier to release after being loaded than a prusik knot.

I work as a climber, my fave and current harness is the newtribe work saddle harness
Ive also got a tengu for when im clmibing with just hand tools
v v comfy
dunno about uk availability
they do cool seats and hammocks too

one nice thing i saw in canada was a trampoline suspended in a tree by bits of seatbelt pulled together up to a central point.. it had a bit of tarp wrapped around it
the guy called it a tree tipi
pretty cool

Ive got an old harness from work you could have Jedi, its a full on Sala harness from my days climbing pylons, couple of lanyards and stuff there too and a man-u-just (wrap it around something, adjust to right length and just lean back, to work away hands free)
Ive sat in it on a bosuns chair for full days at a time at the top of 1000′ TV masts(actually fell asleep once!!)
Probably too heavy to post though so not sure how I would get it to you

that sounds awesome!

Klemheist not klienhiest 🙂

Jedi, I’m in shefford and an ex-tree surgeon, will be around wgc on Saturday, happy to show you the basics of tree climbing

Oh, and Stuart browns in maulden have got all the climbing kit you could ever ask for

damion, cheers but one of the rideers at herts is a tree surgeon and has shown me. its just he is stoopid busy and hard to contact when not in riding mode

Sitting in a climbing harness can cause death in as little as 20 minutes. Google “suspension trauma” for more details.

Bosuns chair type stuff with a harness in case of fall is much better, but you must have a rescue plan in hand in case you do fall!

(Not that I teach this stuff at work or anything…)

boriselbrus which is why bikepawl and others recomeded a tree surgeons harness as that is designed to be sat in for hours at a time – right tool for the job

From google
http://www.frjonesandson.co.uk/products-page/climbing-equipment/harnesses/willans-t222-wide-pad-climbing-harness/

Have you tried a cable cam set up?
http://www.singletraction.co.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/2011-04-16_11_42_06_resize.jpg

[video]http://vimeo.com/22493718[/video]

This might help…. add climbing harness as safety backup.

“How to make a Belay Seat
Setting out on a big steep wall sans belay seat is not a good idea. I’ve met climbers who spent days sitting in just their harness and suffered long-term nerve damage in their legs because of it. The best way to get a belay seat is to make one. All you need is a piece of plywood, some cord, gaffer tape and a sit mat. The wood needs to be about a third wider than your hips and thick enough to inspire confidence when hanging above the abyss. Getting a piece of wood that’ll slide into the back of a haul bag will help give the bag some support when being carried.

Gaffer tape the sit mat on to the top of the board. Drill holes in all four corners. Then take around five metres of 8mm cord and feed it through the holes so you end up with a kind of swing effect, with the cord crisscrossing underneath the seat, with the knot tied with a double fisherman’s underneath. And now you’re ready for some 10-hour belay duty.”

we filmed herts 6-7 years ago with me and stophe on a zip line. typical try it and see kinda thing

Get a harness a step up from the most basic – our outdoor centre styleee DMM Alpines work, but are damn uncomfortable after a couple of minutes.

Something like this: http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/momentum-al-harness-p156263

Do also make sure your mate has gone through basics of ropes, tying off and how to get down again….and share the pics!