In reply to dutybooty:
> (In reply to dutybooty) Cheers for the offer mate,but I'm looking for a bandolier that can be used as chest harnessf too. Like the fish one, but nowhere in the UK seems to do anything similar. Looks like I shall have to bite the bullet and order from fish.
The fish rack CANNOT be used as a chest harness, it has (a chunky yes) plastic clip holding it together at the front not a buckle. It is a great gear rack though, more comfortable than the metolius one for a heavy rack (which you'll need for the aid lines you have in mind) and cheaper than the metolius as far as I know. Also unless you are planing on jugging free hanging lines all day, you won't need a chest harness, overkill in my opinion.
Have you got a partner lined up? are you going to practice with them. If this is the case you'll want to have a 'cleaning' gear sling anyway, makes re-racking much easier. In this case you could get the basic metolius (without the pouch ting) and practice with that here (you are unlikely to get crippled by a heavy rack on stuff here) and order a fish one when for when you arrive. I don't know when they'll be back from their winter break but you should still be able to get stuff for the spring season. As Enty says, Russ is a great guy and got all my gear posted to the valley, super easy to pick up from the post office.
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