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Swampwalker

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Getting ready to prep some trees for bolts. Had picked up a RCH last year (Alpine bod). Just realized it doesn't have dedicated linesman loops. Nothing new here as I've been reading. Being a knot novice, I've been looking for something with the loops (linesman) and not of Chinese origin. Willing to spend the money, just haven't come across anything minimalist. Any simple ideas?
 

Notch Saddle $60 TYD

Bought this on here about a month ago. I’ve had a few of these since they went on sale a year+ ago. I don’t know why I thought I needed another one, but I don’t so this one is back up. It’s the floating D, size 1 I’ve got a few items to ship out tomorrow, so buy today and make it easy on me...
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Swampwalker said:
Getting ready to prep some trees for bolts. Had picked up a RCH last year (Alpine bod). Just realized it doesn't have dedicated linesman loops. Nothing new here as I've been reading. Being a knot novice, I've been looking for something with the loops (linesman) and not of Chinese origin. Willing to spend the money, just haven't come across anything minimalist. Any simple ideas?
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Does the RCH have a weight rated loop at the back? If so, what I did was run 1" tubular webbing through that and then tie water knots at each end with about 5 inches of climbing rope inside the tubing to give it support. Then I zip tied the ends to keep things in place. I have used this one for years. This one is a Black Diamond Colouir harness. It has a weight rated loop on the center back. Of course, as always, do any of this at your own risk.
 

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I just clip both ends of my linesman belt into the loop on the front of the RCH. Once I got used to doing it that way I don’t miss having a loop on each side.
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The only thing I don't like about that is it doesn't allow you to work directly in front of you. With the belt attached to the hips it keeps the tree open in front of you and keeps your range of motion full.
 

Rock Harness Lineman Belt Solution

I have seen a lot of guys ask how to make a lineman belt for rock harnesses that do not have dedicated loops. I just posted this in another thread, but thought it might warrant having its own thread since I have seen this question asked so many times. If you find this to be repetitive or if...
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The climbing belt from EWO is the way you want to go, if you don't want to tie something yourself out of 1" webbing. I used a Condor MOLLE 'battle belt' to cover my RCH belt and DIY linesman's loops into one unit. I'd recommend upgrading to a climbing-rated Cobra buckle for safety's sake but that's probably not necessary as, properly used, the buckle never sees any load.
 
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