Kitesurfing Harness - Kite Surfing Training Harness for Ground Handling

The harness has been working great. At first I had some trouble figuring it out. I learned that I need to keep the leg straps and shoulder straps pretty snug in order to prevent the shoulder straps from coming off my shoulder and to prevent the leg straps from pressing hard into my crotch while using it in higher wind. The buckles have to be adjusted with each use because they tend to loosen each time they are unbuckled. It's not a perfect design but for the price I haven't found anything nicer. It is much cheaper than any of the paragliding harnesses I could find. This is an ideal option for those who need to practice kiting their new glider before their first paramotor flight. I also used it while getting towed into the air during my training. Again it worked great as long as my leg straps were snug. Otherwise the leg straps would dig into my tailbone/butt and it was painful. I wouldn't recommend this harness if you plan to do a lot of free flight paragliding although it I think it could work for low/short flights.

Not bad for the price, but this is not a free flight harness... Also in strong winds it's gonna pinch, but then again most all harnesses do. I'm not a big fan of the clasps but they work and are solid. I've used it for about 20 hours of kiting so far and haven't had any problems.

I have only been able to use the harness once due to the snowy weather lately and the one day I did get it use it was quite windy - but that does make for an interesting review scenario. There was definitely too much wind for me to be out there kiting with a full size wing, but I tried it anyway. This means that the wing was pulling with more pressure than what would be considered normal. Even with that extra pressure it was quite comfortable. The pressure coming from the back support of this harness was comfortable . In other harnesses, that kind of lift would have caused the leg straps to dig into my leg, but that didn't happen with this harness.This harness is so comfortable that I plan to take it to a popular practice launch hill - a small but steep hill that will allow you to launch, but only float a few 10s of yards before landing in the field. I would definitely not attempt this with harnesses that didn't do such a good job of distributing the pressure.

This review is for use as a "kiting harness" for a paraglider wing.If you're going for least expensive, then this is probably it, but given what it is, and how it performs, it should be about half this price.The thing is a nightmare to put on and adjust. It has all kinds of useless stuff, like handles and big metal rings that I had to cut-off, just to get them out of the way. Also, you look super doofy with this thing on, because of the orange stripes.Also, the strap adjustments slip as you're using the harness. If you were wearing it to protect you from a fall, it would work fine because you're not going to be putting the adjustments under tension, releasing, and under tension again, over and over. But when you're kiting a wing, the belts slip a little each time. Finally, what I had to do was use a sewing machine and just sew the straps. And I cut off all of the dangling extra strap material. So it's customized to me and so I can step into it and just connect the waist connector. Oh, the connectors require passing a steel plate through another plate, which is janky.So, I hate this thing. If you really do believe that ground handling should be taken seriously, then spend the extra money on a real ground handling harness. The Capefree is the one I went with.

Harness works great for kiting. Very comfortable. High and low hook in points. My only complaint is that the D-ring on the back points upward causing it to snag lines and it is very difficult to get them off since it is in the center of your back. This happens frequently when carrying a wing with the lines running over your shoulder.

This is perfect for the price and value you get. The material and buckles are strong and adjustable in every way to make it comfortable as possible. Tried it on and it was easy to figure out how to use the harness. I am so happy with my purchase!The seller delivered it quickly and right before my trip so its exactly what I needed.

In 8 mph wind, this harness, adjusted as instructed, gave me one of the worst “up the butt” experiences I have ever had as the leg strap lined right up ma butt crack. I’m not going to lie, it hurt...a lot. This is in no way a kiting harness, but a slightly modified safety harness. DO NOT try it in a good wind or you will be nursing the same injury I did. Couldn’t wipe for a few days.

I bought this for use as a kiting harness for a paraglider wing. It does work, but I found it inferior to harnesses actually made for this purpose, which I tried during training and now see the difference. It is also definitely not something for flight. Here is why. The kiting clip in points are a bit high. When kiting, because the clips are on your chest you are pulled forward causing a sore back. A real paragliding harness, especially those for flight, have clip in points that are lower and actually pull across you butt. You have much more leverage this way and its a back saver.That said, it is well made, though the chest buckle on mine came un-sewn and fell off the first day of use. Other than that, I feel like if you were using this for utility/safety is unlikely to fail. The straps and buckles are very heavy duty. And, while I said in paraglider kiting it makes you lean over and makes your back sore, it does have back support which did help.So, its not a bad product, just not what I would choose to use for paraglider kiting. I am happy to keep it for other work.