Have never worn one of the Singing Rock harnesses so can't comment upon what its like to wear however have tried to adjust someone else's for them & it was an absolute nightmare for the exact reasons you give.

Not such a problem if you always wear the same kit but potentially a major pain in the arse if you might wear it over shorts & t-shirt one day, then furry & oversuit the next!

Don't know anything about the Technibat but I wouldn't say that I could generally differentiate between the type of movements done in a harness caving or mine-exploring. It's probably fine, think a lot of the problems people have with kit comes down to them not using it properly or enough to get used to it...

I've used all sorts of harnesses, including the digger and I fell in love with my old caving supplies one. It is basically fully adjustable and simple, in my estimation, you want something which is not like a petzl nappy (industrial jobby), you want it strong, simple and fit for purpose.

On the back of this, I'd go for a Petzl Superadvanti.

If I recall correctly, the singing rock was made out of some nasty material which was stiff as hell. I also didn't like the metal loopy things your D Ring attatched to, they wore the inside of the ring unduly which to my mind was bad design.

Bloody legislation is responsible for Caving Supplies no longer making some excellent products.

Reclaimed seatbelts and a heavy duty sewing machine like wot old fashioned cobblers use, design your own 😉

My first harness was a "daiper" made from 2" webbing and sewed by a cobbler, did many a hundred feet on it.

My red Superavanti is generally fine but the webbing has creased and now pinches my inner thigh so such that a couple of long pitches will leave me bruised.

If you go for the technibat one, do post up a review, i'll be shopping sometime soon.

Cheers

John

My red Superavanti is generally fine but the webbing has creased and now pinches my inner thigh so such that a couple of long pitches will leave me bruised.

If you go for the technibat one, do post up a review, i'll be shopping sometime soon.

Cheers

John

Looks like I'd better start looking for another old stock caving supplies one then. Mine is great. I'm surprised the superadvanti is bad, it's very similar to the CS one. Ahh. The CS some has "ar$e straps" which hold the leg loops in the right place. In hindsight, without these, it would probably be a POS.

I have recently been 'pressured' into renewing my SRT kit.

The old kit was Caving Supplies, yes build like a you know what but heavy and bulky to carry and a chest harness that would suit a bondage enthusiast. The Petzl sit harnesses appear flimsy compared to the CS but a lot less bulk to carry and most certainly up to the job. Kit wont last for ever and if its over 15 years old as was mine it needs dumping. Common sense.

... the equipment loops seem to be of no use ...

So what have you replaced the CS kit with and how do you rate it?