I was searching through the previous threads and thought that this must have come up before but couldn't find anything.
We buy our harnesses from the same people that test them, worked really well with the only fails to date were after 3 or so years and only then because the ID tag was worn. I sent 4 6 month old harnesses away before the holiday's for inspection only to find that they all failed due to UV penetration and slight wear to the front close to the adjusting buckles. I'm not normally a suspicious person and the harnesses in question are not top of the range but definitely fit for purpose so surely you could expect a bit more life than that. I know UV ray's penetrate even during dull day's but I live in deepest darkest Argyll, the last time I saw sun Rigger was a boy.:laugh: I've went from around 5% fail rate to 100% in one sitting, not good.
We buy our harnesses from the same people that test them, worked really well with the only fails to date were after 3 or so years and only then because the ID tag was worn. I sent 4 6 month old harnesses away before the holiday's for inspection only to find that they all failed due to UV penetration and slight wear to the front close to the adjusting buckles. I'm not normally a suspicious person and the harnesses in question are not top of the range but definitely fit for purpose so surely you could expect a bit more life than that. I know UV ray's penetrate even during dull day's but I live in deepest darkest Argyll, the last time I saw sun Rigger was a boy.:laugh: I've went from around 5% fail rate to 100% in one sitting, not good.