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belay loop has a nick in it 26-May-2008 At 3:47:41 PM Paul

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On 26/05/2008 IdratherbeclimbingM9 wrote:
>On 25/05/2008 MisterGribble wrote:
>>If you have any concerns use a Maillon Rapide which is an aluminium D
>shaped
>>ring which you can use as a supplement to the belay loop on your harness.
>>
>>They're around $20.
>>
>I might be stating the obvious as MisterGribble wrote 'supplement', but
>to any out in cyberspace who read this as ambiguous, what MisterGribble
>means is placing the Maillon on the harness in such a way as it joins the
>waistloop and legloop (like the belay loop), and NOT placing it on the
>belay loop!
>
>I used a BD Alpine Bod harness for many years and it was originally supplied
>without a belay loop.
>I used a locking D karabiner as the connector between waist and leg loops
>and this also acts as the 'belay loop'. Similar to Paul's post, I also
>took the additional security (to avoid mishap due possible cross loading
>the gate on the krab), of tieing on (permanently tied), a spectra loop
>to supplement this dedicated krab.

I used a BD Alpine Bod for a few years too, depending on the shape malion you choose you may find that corners on the winding screw gate of the malion may cause abrasion in the tie in loops as was the case with mine.