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Full-body harness to saddle?

LarkHarrison243

LarkHarrison243

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So i am 16 years old and i am on a pretty tight budget. I was wondering if it is possible (and safe) to turn a full body harness into a tree saddle. I have already installed a loop of 1'' webbing through my linemen's belt loops so that i can use that as my attachment point while one sticking. I have been using a cheap hang on stand that weighs about 20 pounds, and obviuosly can not really justify the price of a nice one. so i am thinking that a diy saddle might be a cheaper option. Is this even possible? I know full-body harnesses can cause suspension trauma, is there a way to eliminate this risk with a diy tree-saddle?
 
LarkHarrison243 said:
So i am 16 years old and i am on a pretty tight budget. I was wondering if it is possible (and safe) to turn a full body harness into a tree saddle. I have already installed a loop of 1'' webbing through my linemen's belt loops so that i can use that as my attachment point while one sticking. I have been using a cheap hang on stand that weighs about 20 pounds, and obviuosly can not really justify the price of a nice one. so i am thinking that a diy saddle might be a cheaper option. Is this even possible? I know full-body harnesses can cause suspension trauma, is there a way to eliminate this risk with a diy tree-saddle?
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On a budget try a DIY fleece saddle or look up Wraptor and try one of those they are awesome! With the fleece you would still need the safety harness!
 
the Sitdrag is the go-to for the harness saddle combo
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SitDrag – Seat Assembly Only

The SitDrag works great as a beginning saddle for saddle hunting when paired with a rock climbing harness (Mad Rock Orbit Harness). This is just the seat assembly, no unnecessary items thrown in to…
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Recurveaholic said:
On a budget try a DIY fleece saddle or look up Wraptor and try one of those they are awesome! With the fleece you would still need the safety harness!
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Could I use my full-body harness instead of a rock harness? I assume most of the weight goes on the saddle unless the saddle fails? I guess I am trying to make sure that I am not putting mysef at risk for suspension trauma by putting weight on the harness.
 
correct, rock climbing harness or full body harness, doesnt much matter.
you use the sitdrag/fleece as the "saddle" and the harness is a backup (the sitdrag is not intended to be used at any heights). I also used the lineman loops on my harness for climbing because the sitdrag/fleece doesnt have "lineman loops" per say.
 
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LarkHarrison243 said:
Could I use my full-body harness instead of a rock harness? I assume most of the weight goes on the saddle unless the saddle fails? I guess I am trying to make sure that I am not putting mysef at risk for suspension trauma by putting weight on the harness.
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Yes you can use your harness because it is just in case the fleece fails so you should be fine! But one Jay said I would put lineman loops on the harness its not hard at all!! I used one just like this when I first started! Just be safe!
 
Honestly, save a up few dollars and get a used gym climbing harness off eBay and make a fleece saddle. I got my petzl pandion for $25 dollars and have been using it for 5 seasons. I did add lineman’s loops when I started using spurs. Before that I just used the tether to climb with sticks or one sticking.
 
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