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A hard hat will work just fine without a chin harness as long as it used on the ground with overhead objects being the only concern. This covers most all other industrial jobs but not ours. Even a ground worker in our trade could be exposed to a side hill tumble. However, it is the climbing...

The key here is that they were not designed as climbing helmets. A logger uses logging tools and an arborist would do well to use arborist rated tools.

Yup, look to your mothers father. Those old forestry lids work great when used for the activity they were designed for.

Patrick, thanks for the kind words. Having done something for a very long time, though, is no guarantee that a person has an accurate understanding of that subject. Therefore, temper that respect and listening to your gut instincts. Does the statement stand up to closer scrutiny...

I am going to point out a few things that could have been done better, IMHO. Muscle memory and repetition of actions done correctly are strong and potentially life-saving habits. Even though you were setting a non life support rope, I would have preferred seeing that bowline dressed and set...