Black Diamond Bosun's Chair

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• HA

  @hansoncrack · 5 years ago

  Thanks for the review, I bought this for rock climbing and bolting, and it will do the job properly. I didn't realize BD was mislabeling the chair, and am surprised with the lack of reviews on this item in general. I appreciate the clarification of the differences in the chairs.

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• AN

  @antonwearsakilt5209 · 7 years ago

  I have been mountaineering and climbing for 25 + years, everything from sport,trad,big wall aiding, mountaineering, ice climbing, caving. Even some yachting slash sailing.<br><br><br>This is what we call a Bosun&apos;s chair in the climbing world, it is similar to Yachting gear, however it is not.<br><br>Unless you are doing multi pitch trad, big walls then one would not bring it, typically.<br><br>I have used it for many a wall,it is a great chair for it&apos;s intended purpose.<br><br>You stay tied into your harness the entire time you are climbing and it is not until you reach the top,or the deck, would you untie from the rope.<br><br>You can rig this chair to provide a comfortable place to sit while the leader is placing gear, this can take a long time,sometimes hour&apos;s before you get to stand up and follow up the route.<br><br>In a situation where you are hanging in a harness esp one that is not built or padded for a long term hanging belay, a medical condition can happen called a compartmental hemorrhage, it&apos;s where the veins and arteries are cut off from fresh blood from the heart. <br><br>This can lead the belayer to have a heart attack when standing up, all of that oxygen depleted blood hitting your heart at once,it can and will kill even the fittest among us.<br><br>So when I set up my belay station I use a clove hitch on the rope from my harness to connect into the station, backed up a few feet away with a figure 8 on a bight.it is the main tie in point.<br><br>The clove hitch allows me to release slack or tighten slack from the station.<br><br>So if the leader of that pitch is taking longer than expected I can stand up every so often to stretch my legs and get some fresh blood into my lower body, or even stand up and pee,or poo.<br>Stretch a bit,keep the blood flowing, so when the leader is off belay and it&apos;s my turn to follow up the route, I am ready.<br>And depending on the weather, severity of the route, and other factors I am ready to climb.<br><br>This is not a safety chair, it has no tie in points, hence why you have a friggin&apos; harness on.<br><br><br>In sailing and yachting one does not typically wear a climbing harness to ascend the mast.<br>So could you rig this chair to work in that situation? Depends on how good a rigger you are.<br><br>Ascending a mast is much different than rock climbing, similar technologies, similar materials etc, you would be better off with a proper Bosun&apos;s chair for yachting.<br><br>It only takes a minute to don a harness, or buy a sailing outfit that has one built into it, so you can be at the ready to climb the mast in case of a emergency, or changing sails/knots etc.<br>While sailing, one typically does not hang out long on a mast and sitting around for long periods in a chair up the mast.<br><br>It&apos;s a boat with way more comfortable sitting on the deck.

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  @shanedenniscom · 7 years ago

  Thank you!

• JE

  @JeanBenoitFOURNIER · 3 years ago

  Landed here just after receiving my &quot;bosun&apos;s chair&quot;. I&apos;ll also use it in conjunction with my harness

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  @RobertSzasz · 7 years ago

  Thanks for posting this. I&apos;ve always found the &nbsp;bulky harnesses more comfortable, and that rest looks like it could be an ok pairing. It really is just a place to rest your behind though since it isn&apos;t any safer than a plank.

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  @LucScheffers · 4 years ago

  One could state, that there is in the market not one &nbsp;bosun&apos;s chair that is tested or certified for lifesupport. &nbsp;So &nbsp;my advice is to skipp them. The seats you are talking about are indeed just extra rests. Hence you can tie and sit in an aluminium chair if you want. ( and some actually do! &nbsp;check Sandu &apos;s channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpODjEMArnM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpODjEMArnM</a> :)) But the life support is AlWAYS coming from a descent certified work harness, certified climbing gear and certified ropes and attachement points.

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  @NIsrael · 5 years ago

  Hi allen, thanks for your video, do you think it going to work for windows cleaning?, I am normally holding for 1 to 3 hours in a droop, and the normal seats are very uncomfortable, thank you in advance .

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  @Artie6937 · 2 years ago

  Does it have a rigid base?