woodslinger
TreeHouser
I have climbed 2 trees now in the new tribe onyx, and it was not the armchair comfort I was expecting. I hung from it and my current rock climbing harness back to back off a beam in my basement, and it is a whole different ballgame than my rock climbing harness. Moving up to a tree specific harness is the right direction without a doubt, working with the harness in the tree was a world of difference, but my hips hurt while working, and are sore the day after. It seems to me that I have very boney hips and standing in my spurs puts a lot of pressure on them. Hanging from the rope bridge or rigging plates is better, but I still feel the pressure at my hips. I tried wearing the waist belt lower, to the point that I was starting to feel uncomfortable with how low it was in relation to my hips (in case I fell and went inverted) and my center of gravity (therefore more likely to cause the inversion) and it didn't really seem to help, plus it moved back up when I hung from my overhead TIP. I also tried wearing it high, but that just put pressure on my diaphragm and ribs, no good.
Does anyone else have this issue with saddles? I absolutely love the rope bridge, leg "slings", loose fittmen of the leg loops and gear attachments of the onyx, but I think I might have to find a different harness with some of those features. Maybe I need one with a more conventional padded belt? Or maybe boney hips are just a problem and I need to change something else like padding under my chainsaw pants or something? Or maybe I'm just wearing it wrong?
I'm pretty sure any high end tree saddle will be much better for me than what I'm using now (and I have no issue spending that money for such a useful tool that I rely on so heavily), but at that price tag I think I need to consider some more options.
I am open to any suggestions or ideas.
Does anyone else have this issue with saddles? I absolutely love the rope bridge, leg "slings", loose fittmen of the leg loops and gear attachments of the onyx, but I think I might have to find a different harness with some of those features. Maybe I need one with a more conventional padded belt? Or maybe boney hips are just a problem and I need to change something else like padding under my chainsaw pants or something? Or maybe I'm just wearing it wrong?
I'm pretty sure any high end tree saddle will be much better for me than what I'm using now (and I have no issue spending that money for such a useful tool that I rely on so heavily), but at that price tag I think I need to consider some more options.
I am open to any suggestions or ideas.