Skinny legged Navaho

[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

I have a colleague who has just purchased a Petzl Navaho harness. Whilst the waist fits him fine the leg loops are loose and there is not enough adjustment to get them snug. Has anyone else encountered this? If so how did you get around it?

[normandylumberjack]

I have the SEQUOIA Harness, and I am in a similar position. The leg adjusters are only just done up tight enough and could be tighter tbo. I was thinking of trying to find someone who can adjust the webbing for me, but unsure about compliance regs if its altered? Mine is ok in my class c trousers but i dont like wearing them unless i really have to.- does your colleague wearing protective trousers?

[Rich2484]

I'm glad I'm not the only one with the problem on a sequoia. I also find hat the wide part of the legs straps also doesn't feel long enough to go all the way round. Have found after a while I have to re adjust them round my legs and try to ease some pressure or I end up with pins and needles.

[normandylumberjack]

Rich, same here my friend, I added some foam gaffa taped to the webbing to try and ease it, but it didn't last long! I purchased mine mail order without trying it first, wont do that again.

[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

does your colleague wearing protective trousers?

 

Perhaps not. I just received a text to say the harness did not fit. I hope trousers will give him the additional padding required.

Its interesting that harnesses did not used to have any adjustment in the legs. Its not something I have really thought about before. It would be interesting to find out what the manufacturers take is on how the leg loops are supposed to fit. My Arbormaster leg loops are fairly loose and I've never really thought about adjusting them.

[WeeDee]

I wear the leg loop of my Sequoia loose but have the back straps set so that when I sit into the harness, the leg loops are already in the right place.