RE: [Texascavers] Need a new harness, any suggestions.

2011-12-08 Thread Geary Schindel
Ryan, Here are some general thoughts. There are a lot of nuances to harnesses than can't be explained in a simple email. Find someone that knows a lot about harnesses and discuss the issue with them and then try some on. The best harness is a redundant harness that fits your body type and is

Re: [Texascavers] Need a new harness, any suggestions.

2011-12-08 Thread Ed Goff
Ryan, My favorite of all the harnesses I've used is the MTDE Amazonia. It has a very low attachment point, which is important for a frog system. It's from Spain and can be hard to find. I think I ordered my last one from starlessriver.com, a UK retailer. I haven't checked lately to see if any

RE: [Texascavers] Need a new harness, any suggestions.

2011-12-08 Thread Geary Schindel
Ryan, Here are some general thoughts. There are a lot of nuances to harnesses than can't be explained in a simple email. Find someone that knows a lot about harnesses and discuss the issue with them and then try some on. The best harness is a redundant harness that fits your body type and is

Re: [Texascavers] Need a new harness, any suggestions.

2011-12-08 Thread Ed Goff
Ryan, My favorite of all the harnesses I've used is the MTDE Amazonia. It has a very low attachment point, which is important for a frog system. It's from Spain and can be hard to find. I think I ordered my last one from starlessriver.com, a UK retailer. I haven't checked lately to see if any

RE: [Texascavers] Need a new harness, any suggestions.

2011-12-08 Thread Geary Schindel
Ryan, Here are some general thoughts. There are a lot of nuances to harnesses than can't be explained in a simple email. Find someone that knows a lot about harnesses and discuss the issue with them and then try some on. The best harness is a redundant harness that fits your body type and is

Re: [Texascavers] Need a new harness, any suggestions.

2011-12-08 Thread Ed Goff
Ryan, My favorite of all the harnesses I've used is the MTDE Amazonia. It has a very low attachment point, which is important for a frog system. It's from Spain and can be hard to find. I think I ordered my last one from starlessriver.com, a UK retailer. I haven't checked lately to see if any

Re: [Texascavers] Need a new harness, any suggestions.

2011-12-07 Thread Herman Miller
I have the PMI Pit Viper and for a no nonsense harness it has worked great for me, its lightweight and uncomplicated. I have heard some people complain about the lack of padding though it has never been an issue for me On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 5:29 PM, Ryan Monjaras trog...@hotmail.com wrote:

Re: [Texascavers] Need a new harness, any suggestions.

2011-12-07 Thread Fofo
The CMI Cave Master, PMI Viper, GGG and Petzl Avanti seem to be variations on the same theme. Maybe the routing of the straps makes for different comfort levels between them, but of these I've only used the GGG and Avanti. They were both good harnesses. I've been using the Fractio for years

Re: [Texascavers] Need a new harness, any suggestions.

2011-12-07 Thread Herman Miller
I have the PMI Pit Viper and for a no nonsense harness it has worked great for me, its lightweight and uncomplicated. I have heard some people complain about the lack of padding though it has never been an issue for me On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 5:29 PM, Ryan Monjaras trog...@hotmail.com wrote:

Re: [Texascavers] Need a new harness, any suggestions.

2011-12-07 Thread Fofo
The CMI Cave Master, PMI Viper, GGG and Petzl Avanti seem to be variations on the same theme. Maybe the routing of the straps makes for different comfort levels between them, but of these I've only used the GGG and Avanti. They were both good harnesses. I've been using the Fractio for years

Re: [Texascavers] Need a new harness, any suggestions.

2011-12-07 Thread Herman Miller
I have the PMI Pit Viper and for a no nonsense harness it has worked great for me, its lightweight and uncomplicated. I have heard some people complain about the lack of padding though it has never been an issue for me On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 5:29 PM, Ryan Monjaras trog...@hotmail.com wrote:

Re: [Texascavers] Need a new harness, any suggestions.

2011-12-07 Thread Fofo
The CMI Cave Master, PMI Viper, GGG and Petzl Avanti seem to be variations on the same theme. Maybe the routing of the straps makes for different comfort levels between them, but of these I've only used the GGG and Avanti. They were both good harnesses. I've been using the Fractio for years