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matterunomama

Sep 4, 2012, 5:48 PM
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I thought it was a joke, but its not:http://www.mammut.ch/...lization-Shorts.html
Seriously?

edge

Sep 4, 2012, 6:20 PM
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Built-in poop tube optional.

lena_chita
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Sep 4, 2012, 6:33 PM
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I wonder how the harness shorts stand up to repeated washing. Alternatively, I wonder how bad they would stink if I wash them as often as I wash my harness...

I also always wondered why the pair of mammut pants that I picked up on clearance at Sierra trading post had what looked like a haul loop in the back... now I know, they were a prototype for harness pants, they are just missing the rest of the harness.

louBlissab

Sep 5, 2012, 6:36 AM
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And for only the low, low price of only $199.95...sounds like money well spent?

Matthew0718

Sep 5, 2012, 7:22 AM
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I'm sorry there is no way that I could trust those with my life

ObviousTroll

Sep 5, 2012, 7:42 AM
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Matthew0718 wrote:

I'm sorry there is no way that I could trust those with my life

Hopefully that's what every new climber thinks when they see a leader tying into his pair of board shorts.

Awesome design though.

ObviousTroll

Sep 5, 2012, 7:48 AM
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Actually, come to think of it- when you rest on the rope, will that expose your crotch to anybody above you? That's hott. :P

matterunomama

Sep 5, 2012, 7:55 AM
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I have been informed by a kiteboarder that shorts with built-in harness have existed in kiteboarding for years. Still, losing your kite doesn't strike me as seriously as decking..The shorts look trim and comfy, but I don't see how all the thick elements of a harness could be under there. Kind of like wearing your briefs over your Carharts.

markc

Sep 5, 2012, 8:16 AM
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lena_chita wrote:

I wonder how the harness shorts stand up to repeated washing. Alternatively, I wonder how bad they would stink if I wash them as often as I wash my harness...

I was trying to imagine how these would work out on a week-long climbing trip in the middle of summer. I'm not opposed to getting two or three days out of a pair of shorts, but you need to wash them eventually.

Common washing directions for a harness are hand-washing in cool to lukewarm water with a mild soap, then line-drying out of the sun. At just $200 a pop, I guess you could buy a couple and rotate.

njrox

Sep 5, 2012, 8:20 AM
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$200? No way.

kf8mo

Sep 5, 2012, 7:11 PM
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May seem weird but that's just because what we're not used to generally does. A pair of shorts with a wide attachment area to webbing is essentially a bosun's chair with legs. I'd be wiling to bet that it's actually stronger than the average harness. However, I wouldn't pay $200 for a harness plus shorts, nor for a bosun's chair plus legs. Great concept, wrong price point.

robinsmv

Sep 6, 2012, 2:34 PM
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It says they are washable in water up to 40 C. They also look like a great way to get out of belaying for a day. "what's that? You want me to belay? Can't dude, my harness doesn't have a belay loop and I don't feel safe tri loading my belay biner"

tscampbell

Sep 6, 2012, 4:47 PM
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the part that makes the least sense is all the loose strings around the tie-in point... seriously? none of the testers experienced and inconvenience with that?