There is a very interesting thread started by Evans Starzinger over on Gear Anarchy. The conclusion after many pages is that a tether should be very stretchy, like 7mm dynamic climbing rope. If you hit even half the breaking strength of most gear with zero stretch your body would be mush.
There is also much information about soft shackles and splicing dyneema in general. I would recommend it as a great read for anyone interested in safety. It does mean you have to sign up to be able to see all the pretty pictures... http://forums.sailinganarchy.com/index.php?showtopic=154025&page=1 Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 24 March 2014 21:21, Russ & Melody <russ...@telus.net> wrote: > > Yup. > Me too, but for different reasons... > I spliced my own tether outta Amsteel and have a locking carbiner on the > belay instead of using one of the fancy store bought and approved units > everyone seems to rave about. > On the other hand it is a marked improvement over our very first harness > used for offshore work. That was a loop of climber's tube webbing with two > overhand eyes in it, 180 degrees apart, and twisted to a figure of eight > (cross at the back) for wearing. What a lark! One each for Melody and the > kid too. > > BTW. I don't agree with the statement. At our age if we did that it will > hurt too much when we hit the ground. :) > Other than that it's okay, I like a snap shackle at he body end. > > > Cheers, Russ > *Sweet *35 mk-1 > > > > At 05:03 PM 24/03/2014, you wrote: > > Hmm. Well, I guess I'm dead. > > > you wrote: > > You must be able to unfasten the shackle on your harness with one hand > while suspended off the ground with your full weight on it > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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