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This is for professional use and is not intended to give people who should not be up on a roof a false sense of security. Check it throughly before and after every job. It should be used and cared for by one person, the person who's life may depend on it doing it's job. Everything you need to tie off and be safe on a roof. It comes in a nice duffel bag for storage. Replace any worn parts immediately and do not use it if any components are questionable. This kit should not be shared by multiple workers.
The instructions are, at the same time, overly complicated and missing basic information. Be careful. I tested out the whole system hanging barely above the ground before going onto the roof. I haven't done any roofing in about ten years, and I've never before worked on a roof so steep that I felt the need for a rope and harness. Instead, get a pro to do the work. Other than following the pictures on the box there was nothing indicating which way the shock-absorbing lanyard should attach and very little on how the harness works. It needs to be noted that your weight cannot be on the device while down-climbing. If you pull on the device itself, it will slip down the rope.
The lack of clear cut basic information is just wrong. Hold the rope, not the device. If you've never worked on roofs or done climbing with ropes, I would not recommend this package. I have an extremely steep roof.
Pulling on the rope is fine, and necessary; the device will hold. that is, after I figured out how it all worked. The fall protection kit worked great. The complication is mainly due to required liability, legal mumbo-jumbo. Those aren't the biggest issues, though. So, I sorted out these issues before they could have been dangerous.
Grab the body of the device on the way down and it comes with you. I felt completely secure up there. The proper use of the actual fall-arresting ascender is more of a problem. Too many serious accidents occur to take the risk. This may be obvious to those who have used these before, but not to the uninitiated.
But it turns out to be great, a big help. The job went by fast, and was kind of fun. I played out the ratchet thing to be taut when I was standing smack at the roof edge. I was expecting it to be something of a pain, hoping that at least it wouldn't get in the way. I bought this a year ago, finally got around to using it.
I could - with complete confidence - lean right over the gutter, blast it clean with the leaf blower. We have some roof pitches that are 20' over stone - plenty of incentive. Our roof has loop holddowns built in, so I have no use for the V-shaped roofline gizmo. I'm Batman. I put the harness on - yes, I had to look at the picture a few times - and clicked in to a roof loop.
We bought this harness for painting our 2 1/2 story house. Dragging the safety line along with you takes some getting use to. It really has worked out well and I wouldn't hesitate to buy another one.
The harness is very basic - no comfort liners in this model. Useful for moving about, but you need to factor this into calculating your fall distance. The lanyard and shock-absorber comes as a integrated unit with a total length of 6'. Whether you feel the need for extra safety, or for OHSA compliance, this is a neat kit with all the essential components. And no extra D-rings for positioning or retrieval. For instance, it could mean that the rope grab is way above your head when it comes to descend. You do get a 100' rope, which is twice the length of competing products.
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