jt512
Aug 17, 2007, 1:56 AM
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dallas27 wrote: "The belay loop is designed for rappelling and belaying only. Use it if you find it convenient." "Belay loops were invented ... to solve the problem of having no obvious place to clip into a harness for belaying and rappelling. The idea caught on because many people found it convenient." -TomJones -BD
He said that, like, 10 years ago, and worked for the only company in the industry that still produces a harness without a belay loop. Obviously, other manufacturers disagree with BD about this. And, since you ignored the inconvenient point, I'll reiterate that Petzl states that the belay loop is the only acceptable place on the harness to attach the belay device.
Jay
(This post was edited by jt512 on Aug 17, 2007, 1:57 AM)
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