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I'm looking for a new harness, have a Black Diamond now with fixed leg loops and I kinda liked Petzl's "Misty Mountain" except for the adjustable leg loops. Most of the other Petzls don't have haul loops on the back. I also liked one of the Arcterx ones except for the springy leg loops. The Arcterx women's Isis did not fit, too small in the legs and big in the waist, (weird) Anyone buy a fixed leg loop harness lately they like?

you should try a misty mountain harness.adjustable leg loops and six gear loops on there better models.once you go misty mountain you'll never goback

Hands down - Arc'teryx Vapor with custom leg loops.

I love my Misty Mountain. Fixed loops were too big for my legs?

I really like my BD Chaos. I wasn't a big fan of the Isis.

I have a Chaos now and really like it. It is "thicker" (more padding) , than my old BD, but you don't even notice it.
Very comfortable.

thanks for the input. I've tried every different type in town of my size and was thinking of looking on-line now. I'll have to check out the BD cause I really like the one I have now, just getting rally ratty.

If you can find a good shop, I seriously recommend hanging in the harnesses for at least 10 minutes. When I worked at a shop, I came in on an off day and grabbed one of each harness I was considering and hung in each of them in different positions for as long as I could before I got too bored. I was really surprised that some of the big, super padded harnesses just hit me wrong - either the waist or the legs would be at the wrong angle and dig in.

I ended up with a Metolius 3D harness (adjustable both in leg diameter and in rise). Two weeks later, on my first climb ever in Yosemite, I endured a three hour hanging belay because some cocky Aussie psyched himself out on a 10a tips crack/slab and we couldn't explain adequately how to aid past the crux. (His buddy eventually got to the top and tossed him a top rope, at which point he cruised to the top. grrrrr) Anyway, I was damn glad that I found the harness that was comfy for me.

Personally, I now go for the harness that fits me over having the ideal gear loops or whatever.

I'm a big fan of the old Petzl line, especially the Jump. I fond the last model Jump made (before Petzl introduced their new crappy full of plastic line) at REI Outlet for cheap. If you surf the web you can find some good deals. Just do lots of trying on and hanging in the gyms and shops before you buy.

definately need to hang in them cause then you feel how they really fit, plus you get all kinds of attention from the staff Whats with the funkyPetzel molded gear loops? Can you actually rack much on them?, plus I noticed many of those models don't have a haul loop on them.