UKC

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Safety-Harness-Arrest-Scaffold-Cherry/dp/B0076KX3KG

just thinking for my pregnant wife for later on would this be safe to use for toproping indoors or is it not really for climbing?
I dont want to spend a lot on it cos its not going to get used for more than a few times over 3 months, but still want it to be safe

In reply to ow arm:

Personally I'd like to know more about the seller than is perhaps possible on Amazon.
CE marks and other safety info is easy to fake. Online marketplaces are full of cheap knock-off stuff with fake safety markings.

Things I don't like: "ONE SAFE SOURCE" - why is their name all in capitals?
There is nothing on google about them apart from the amazon shop.
They are not listed on the companies house website.
The company it says it is made by "Kratos" is listed as dissolved ("Kratos ltd") on companies house website (although there are other variations on Kratos that are active companies) although it could well be a Kratos from outside the UK.

I wouldn't trust a harness myself unless I knew where it came from.

thanks, thats just one version of it, there are others by different companies
Kratos safety equipment website -

http://www.kratossafety.com/

In reply to ow arm:

Don't waste your money. It's not a climbing harness and isn't designed for climbing, so your wife is (quite rightly) going to be politely asked to take it off if you start using it at your local wall.

Climbing when pregnant is not out of the ordinary in a standard harness. I believe the general guidance is along the lines of 'if you already climb regularly, carry on but be sensible and apply some common sense'

There have one or two (fairly emotive!) threads recently on the issue of pregnancy harnesses in recent months - worth hunting them out.

In reply to ow arm:

youtube.com/watch?v=HskqJqvs9_I& - Comes to mind.

In reply to ow arm:

ok fair enough
Lets leave it at that then no further input needed thanks

In reply to ow arm:

How about using her usual harness and combining it with a chest harness?!

In reply to ow arm:

There have been quite a few injuries to scaffolders using this sort of harness:

http://www.gearplus.com.au/tips/oh-and-s/harness-balls.htm


(Sorry, I just needed an excuse to post that!)

In reply to ow arm:

Hi ow arm - did you get my PM re. the Petzl full body harness following your initial post?

Cheers

Barry