New 2019 Sequoia harness

[ArborClimber]

Afternoon Ladies and Gents.

 

I've been looking at the shiny new harness from Petzl for about a week now, and wanted to know if anyone has had the opportunity to try it on?

 

Never actually liked the Petzl harnesses, but I'm after a new harness within the next month or so, and was actually sold on the Simarhhagrhuhaghhu harness, but then saw the new Sequoia, looks nice and shiny, and now I aint so sure....

 

And I cannot, and will not, justify £500,000,000 for the new Treemotion. Just no.

 

Thoughts and opinions?

[Khriss]

I love my Petzel AVAO , it's the least bollocks injurious k

[MatthewJM-S]

What's the reasoning behind not liking the sequoia harnesses in the first place?

[maria warwick]

On 04/02/2019 at 15:30, Khriss said:

I love my Petzel AVAO , it's the least bollocks injurious k

I have one too.....but don't have that problem ?

[Mark Bolam]

2 hours ago, MatthewJM-S said:

What's the reasoning behind not liking the sequoia harnesses in the first place?

The buckles are shit.

[Mark Bolam]

I should elaborate.

It’s a brilliant harness, but the nasty cheapo buckles let it down.

[Khriss]

9 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

I should elaborate.

It’s a brilliant harness, but the nasty cheapo buckles let it down.

Is why I like the AVAO -buckleless- some of the Petzel buckles are as shit as the German harness's k

[ArborClimber]

I found them uncomfortable, the log loops are just too narrow. And the old sequoia didnt have lanyard connections at the front, just the hip D's.
And I used to have the old model of the Avao, the Navaho, and hated, and I wish to emphasize, HATED, the fixed D at the front. And after more than an hour in the tree, I used to lose feeling in my feet... that's what put me off Petzl belts.

Tried the Treemotion (very nice, but overpriced), my heavily modified TreeAustria 3.2 needs to be retired, and I like the Simhahrghuarghuargahgagu, but I likes the looks of the new Sequoia, and just wondering if anyone had the opportunity to try one on.

[thetoolnut]

I've been looking at it as well, looks like the waist and leg loop buckles have been improved. Also I see that the lower dees are bigger and more user friendly.

[stihlmadasever]

On 04/02/2019 at 15:30, Khriss said:

I love my Petzel AVAO , it's the least bollocks injurious k

I tried that harness years ago and had the opposite problem,serious nad crusher...

I must have bigger plums than you...

Is that good or bad....?