Black Diamond New Bod

Paul Gillespie
Reviewed: 06 June 2005

BEST HARNESS I'VE EVER HAD

weight, comfort, build, quick and easy to put on.

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i bought this just for winter climbing but i found that i use it for summer trad and indoors to. It is so comfy it's unreal and all for £40. I'd like to try a Troll Alpine Harness though as it's almost idntical but cheaper.

john mcallister
Reviewed: 23 August 2004

GREAT

Good value,
Leg loops - good for putting on in winter
comfy

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Good harness especially for winter, The snap link leg loops are a joy to use when wearing crampons.
£40 well spent.

Daniel Jones
Reviewed: 25 July 2004

VERY COMFORTABLE HARNESS AT A GREAT PRICE

Very comfortable as I am a small guy (28" waist) I tried on harnesses that cost more than this one with padding, bells and whistles but they lacked the ajustments that I needed to get a good fit and a comfortable one too. This does this and is still comfy the wideish leg loops provide support without getting in the way. The fleece back on the waist is a nice touch too.
Also with all your gear hanging off it it looks good on the train you just caught to get back home after just finishing a session.

At this price with all these features I can honestly say nothing. The tieing in point by tom is not a valid critism as if he is in an indoor climbing wall he would have to tie the rope to the crab or hms and clip that to an alpine style harness thus still taking up time also I consider this desing safer than alpine desins if a worst case senarion happend your legs and waist are fixed to the rope.

As an outdoor instructor I can spend all day sitting in a harness belaying so I need a comfortable harness which I can sit in all day without discomfort. Also on the rare occasion I do get to climb in this it is a very unrestrictive harness that lets you get the job done just right. It has never let me down and I have spent more hours in this per week than most people will do in a month.

Tom Hughes
Reviewed: 01 February 2004

SUPERB ALL ROUND HARNESS AT GREAT PRICE

Finding a harness to fit my miniscule frame was proving to be very difficult, as i wanted something I could wear for prolonged periods of time with no discomfort, and thus assumed I needed a harness with a lot of padding, however, by incorporating padding into the waist or leg loops the adjustability of the harness is reduced... enter the Bod, which has just enough padding on the waist to be comfortable whilst still fitting my 26" waist (Mine is size XS), and cleverly designed leg loops which sit more accross my bum than other designs which coupled with their really broad webbing means that there is acually no need for any extra padding, and means they too are almost infinitely adjustable. 2 racking loops are about all that could be fittied onto the extra small, the larger sizes may have more.

The design means that you have to tie in rather than clip in which isnt really a major weakness, just annoying when indoors as i seem to spend as much time tying knots as climbing :P

Great fit, very comfortable, great price, everything you want from a £40 harness

neil Cook
Reviewed: 20 May 2003

FANTASTIC AND VERY COMFORTABLE

Light, Comfortable, quite cheep.

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This is a great harness for doing everything from sport climbing to alpine climbing.