Solution guide

mostly like it, but as others have said the gear loops completely suck.  they are small enough that when you are doing scrambly/downchimneying descents gear wants to come off.  if they fixed this easy-to-fix issue this harness would be fantastic.

If you're looking for suggestions, get a arcteryx and don't look back. You'll wonder why or how a harness can cost so much but then after some use you'll understand. big gear loops, really comfy (not caddilac comfy), its slim, and durable. I can pack my harness into my helmet and have over 500 pitches on it with no signs of wear. 

I only use mine for sport, so the gear loops are fine for me. I got it for the comfort and the durable material and it’s great for that. 

Leon Jackson wrote:

I'm curious about what you disliked about it?

The gear loops are cloth. If you climbing any sort of physical crack, squeeze stuff they wear out fast.

Matt Miccioliwrote:

I've had two, and the tie in points have started looking super ragged after about 300 pitches on both of them. What's the deal? I emailed BD pictures of my first harness, and they sent me a new harness but never acknowledged anything. The second harness did the exact same thing.

Why have the thin layer of fabric around the structural webbing if it's going to wear immediately and look super sketchy?!

I have the same issue after a year and around 300 pitches. Probably doesn’t effect it but looks sketchy. I’m gonna email BD now. Maybe they’ll send me a new one too.

Other than that I think it’s a great harness. A little bulky and heavier for traveling. But overall happy.

abe rwrote:

The gear loops are cloth. If you climbing any sort of physical crack, squeeze stuff they wear out fast.

Not only do they wear out fast -  they dump all your cams on the ground when they go. This is a much bigger inconvenience than "small" gear loops. If you must use a petzl harness I would preemptively wrap the gear loops with tape. 

I carry a ton of gear and really like solution guide and its gear loops. More comfortable and so far more durable than the Chaos/Ethos harnesses (went through about one per year).

The metal hook at the back of the harness tends to dig into my lower back on really smooth chimneys (like epinephrine). Shit hurts, a lot. 

Otherwise, great harness. 

Are people still experiencing pre-mature wear on the tie-in points on the Solution Guide? Or did anyone who got the harness when it first came out notice a difference in the materials/construction of the tie-in points on the harnesses sold when it was released vs the ones being made more recently? 

I just got one and I don't see a difference in the construction of the tie-in points between it and any of my other BD rock climbing harnesses (Chaos, Solution, Technician), so I'm wondering what would have caused the reports of hard points wearing out within a year of normal-ish use? 

Tim Nwrote:

Are people still experiencing pre-mature wear on the tie-in points on the Solution Guide? Or did anyone who got the harness when it first came out notice a difference in the materials/construction of the tie-in points on the harnesses sold when it was released vs the ones being made more recently? 

I just got one and I don't see a difference in the construction of the tie-in points between it and any of my other BD rock climbing harnesses (Chaos, Solution, Technician), so I'm wondering what would have caused the reports of hard points wearing out within a year of normal-ish use? 

The tie-ins on my third are lasting better than they did on the first two. Maybe I got lucky this time?

I regularly climb with a double rack, and have no issues with a solution guide, a double rack from black totem up to big blue+silver. A dozen draws on the rear gear loops and belay tat on the 5th loop. I wish the 5 loop was bigger and placed higher up but it's workable.

Pretty comfy harness, much more comfortable than older bd harnesses and I found much more comfortable than arcteryx which crushed my ribs. 

Another positive review of the Solution Guide. I think the gear loops could be bigger and it would be almost perfect.  That said, I can still cram it all on there. Just slightly harder to grab the right cam when gripped.  It fits me perfectly which maybe is really the most important thing, and also varies for everyone.  

Much more comfy for me than arcteryx. But arc has better gear loops,  and is a good winter harness to boot. I had the 395 and I'd be curious about the version with the fixed leg loops. 

Way mo better than Adjima. I found that harness to be uncomfortable,  and even though the gear loops are big, I hate the way they overlap and everything gets tangled up.