Equipment help...

[Masters]

Hi people

 

i have just started out training in the arb business

 

i have done some climbing before and i am saveing up for my own kit

 

so i was just wondering what the best climbing kit is and the best place to buy it from.

 

 

thanks

[Ian150482]

Jonsie will give you some deals on kit. Always does. Failing that HoneyBros is good too.

[Andy Collins]

Hi there Masters, there is a huge range of kit out there to choose from, and most of it is good. As with many things, climbing kit is very personal, after all you will be the one using it day in, day out. I would try out different harnesses, ropes etc before spending your hard earned cash, if your local dealer stocks a range of them, try as many as possible, at work/college try stuff out. There are several stockists of kit on this site, some of whom supply local training facilities, such as Jonesie (FR Jones), jsut click on the banners, or email them. Hope this is a help to you.

[Masters]

Thanks Andy

 

Whats the price range i sud be paying for a good quality harness?

 

Thanks again

[Ian150482]

Price range shouldnt really come into it, by this i mean spending big money on a harness and then finding its not all that comfortable. You have't to try them out really, find a local arb dealer, they'll be more than happy to let you try before you buy.

[Masters]

ok thanks pal

 

i will get looking and tryin on some harnesses

 

[Ian150482]

I climb in the Komet dragonfly which i find comfortable, but i dont really like leg loops. I hear that the Treemotion is a very nice harness. But you pay for that.

 

Hope you find what you need.

[Masters]

ok cheers

[josharb87]

wearing the harness properly is the key-i hated the tree-magic when i first tried it as it crushed me knackers so carried on using the old willans for a bit, then had the treeflex harness for a year or so, real nice, still got it as a spare, new employer then got me a tree-magic, which properly adjusted is brilliant!

cant stress enough how much difference wearing the harness correctly can improve comfort!

the other thing you need to try variations of is your rope-the diffrence between 11&13mm is very noticeable (if only girls thought so) also i soon found i really dont like stretchy ropes-personal opinion!

some suppliers will give you a discount if youre an arb student, or if you buy a couple of things at a time, be cheeky, do a bit of teeth sucking, say the price is a bit steep, and see if they'll do you a discount - 10% on £300s worth of kit is £30-3 karabinas!

[penfold]

masters, you could try buxtons near cannock chase as they are a fairly big supplier of arb gear and seem to be fairly reasonable to boot.