Lanyard idea.

[Haironyourchest]

The stowed saw has to be actually clipped to the harness or it will dislodged by branches and stuff. Imagine climbing up three feet and then being stopped by your saw lanyard - your saw has lodged in a fork, your upward motion has overcome the magnet. Now you have to descend to free the saw. If the saw is high clipped with a true clip, you'd notice immediately the saw got stuck.

[treevolution]

Buy a echo 2500 with the clip where you can clip it on and off your harness one handed.

 

I can't believe that echo have not put it on other top handle saws yet, brilliant design.

[Haironyourchest]

I'll sell you mine for £200

 

[Haironyourchest]

But joking aside, I love the idea. My mind immediately jumped to an old compact self retracting fall arrest device I picked up. I might mess around with it tomorrow..

 

It's totally doable with all sorts of devices, but the true challenge to overcome is this:

 

The retracting element puts distance between the harness and the saw. Add a carabinier or two, and the saw will hang 6 to 8 inches lower than if high clipped to a tool clip.

 

Top handle saw on tool clip hangs around the upper thigh area. Doesn't impede movement too much.

 

6 inches lower, it's whacking into your knee area. Or foot area, depending on your positioning.

 

Saw on a hanging lanyard, well I suppose it's not really in the way, as such? It's the middle distance I foresee being a problem.

 

[Mark Bolam]

1 hour ago, Steve Bullman said:

‘High clipping is amazing’ said no one ever.

 

it’s not a problem, but it’s just not slick. I climbed for 21 years and never felt any sort of chainsaw lanyard set up I tried was perfect. 
 

A recoiling lanyard would be quite cool if it worked.

 

It’s very slick if you pracice, especially with a hook like a 540.

 

Massive shame the 2511 doesn’t have one.

[Rich Rule]

I just use a fat old bina.  I can clip and I clip one handed very easily.

 

 

[Joe Newton]

1 hour ago, Steve Bullman said:

‘High clipping is amazing’ said no one ever.

 

it’s not a problem, but it’s just not slick. I climbed for 21 years and never felt any sort of chainsaw lanyard set up I tried was perfect. 
 

A recoiling lanyard would be quite cool if it worked.

You'd still have to high clip unless you wanted the recoil pull to be more than the weight of the saw.

 

This is like a thread started by the canopy climbing gaylords.

[Joe Newton]

27 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

 

It’s very slick if you pracice, especially with a hook like a 540.

 

Massive shame the 2511 doesn’t have one.

It's not the end of the world to have s carabiner there to high clip with. 

 

 

[Rich Rule]

1 hour ago, Rich Rule said:

I just use a fat old bina.  I can clip and I clip one handed very easily.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Mr. Squirrel]

9 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

It’s a shite solution to a problem that doesn’t exist.

Just learn to high-clip your saw.

You’ll nail it in about 3 days.

This. Awful idea. I can’t grasp people who find climbing with a chair rattling round their ankles to be ergonomic.