Harness that's kind to your crotch

[alex_m]

I love my Tree Motion, but i have to stop quite a bit to alter the leg straps when it pinches my never regions....I have tried lot's of different way of wearing it - Loose & tight leg loops, wearing the leg loops high & low, wearing the whole harness high & low, making sure my troos are pulled up etc.

I don't think I need quite a technical harness but still, not a bog standard one.

I'm 6'4" with quite big frame if that's something to take into consideration.

The Skylotec and Treemagic look quite good, opinions?

 

ps. sorry about another harness thread, i'm sure you're all sick of them!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

The tree austria 3 brilliant, had the same issue for years and I love this new harness light and comfortable, can wear it all day long without an issue.

[Doug Blease]

Treemajic is the same for me. Its very light, lots of loops for kit, plenty of adjustment. But every now and again it pushes your boys into your stomach!

 

I have had it about three months, just going through the motions of trying all adjustment options. Great harness otherwise. No pinch on the hips when using the side D's which is a big plus for me.

[combined tree services]

i have found my skylotec to be really comfortable and kind on the old wedding vegatables lol

[Stephen Blair]

as long as their are leg loops your knackers will get a squeeze here and there i reckon, i had an old seat harness for 10 years and never once got sore veg, i have the sequoia now, lovely and light but the crown jewels to get a bit of a hard time.

[Frank]

Harness, kind to your crotch. No such thing. haha

Best thing you can do is get to a show or a shop and try them all on, somewhere that you can hang on a rope and play around. Everyone is different. Most harnesses are designed with a certain amount of comfort and user ergonomics in mind but the sheer nature of where a harness wraps round and the positions you have to work in sometimes means that you will get "twisted" now and again. Finding the right harness for you will eleviate massivley. Try, Try and then try again. Or stop moaning and take it like a man. hahaha

[Mark Bolam]

Ditto Frank.

 

Harness threads always end up with Mr X going on about how great harness Y is, but we are all built differently and have different climbing styles, so what feels really comfy for your mate may be murder for you.

 

One tip is to go for a harness that doesn't adjust itself constantly, which I rate my Sequoia highly for. My old Butterfly was comfy when I started a climb but would slacken itself during work so it looked like a pair of hooers knickers when I came down.

 

I normally tuck the old meat and two veg away before I climb by slinging them over my shoulder.

[alex_m]

Haha! Thanks for the replies, I'll visit my local arb shop to try some out or wait for capel.

[paradise]

The skylotec is pretty good. The leg loops are solid so they can't slide into your crotch very easily.

[Cary Gibson]

I like my TreeFlex, once you dial it in, it is quite comfy on the nads super light and well thought out too