denalidave Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Got me thinking about my vintage harnesses. Although they have been stored indoors, inside heavy dark plastic/rubbermaid tubs, they are pushing 20 years old. We all remember what happened to Todd Skinner not to long ago. I suppose I should step up to a harness at least from this century. None of them are even faded though. Any thoughts or data on this? Yeah - Is your life worth 40 bucks? Can I be in your will? PM me for personal info. Sure, upon my untimely demise, from a Cliff Hanger style harness failure, I hear by bequeath all my ancient climbing harnesses, slings and 100+ fall ropes to lizard_brain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemp22 Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Retire your old harness by sending it in for strength testing. Rock & Ice, Arc'teryx and Mountain Gear are doing destructive testing of old harnesses. If you send them your retired harness, they'll give you a gift certificate for $25 off of an Arc'teryx purcase of $125 or more at Mountain Gear. (yes, you have to spend it on arc'teryx-only gear, and only at mgear). Arc'teryx's new "WARP"-technology harnesses aren't out yet, but they're supposedly going to be super comfortable (and super pricey), so maybe you could hold out and use the money for that. http://www.mountaingear.com/harness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denalidave Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Retire your old harness by sending it in for strength testing. Rock & Ice, Arc'teryx and Mountain Gear are doing destructive testing of old harnesses. If you send them your retired harness, they'll give you a gift certificate for $25 off of an Arc'teryx purcase of $125 or more at Mountain Gear. (yes, you have to spend it on arc'teryx-only gear, and only at mgear). Arc'teryx's new "WARP"-technology harnesses aren't out yet, but they're supposedly going to be super comfortable (and super pricey), so maybe you could hold out and use the money for that. http://www.mountaingear.com/harness Thanks, more great advice... At least the old gear can be of some use to the industry before if ends up in a landfill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfs1978 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 The shocker was the testing done on skinny ropes suggesting they have a very very short live. got a link handy by any chance? thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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