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Harnesses and reserves

Paraglider harness reviews and insights

Supair Evo Lite 2 with and without pod

First Look: Supair’s Evo Lite 2

We take a look at Supair’s Evo Lite 2, a modular harness which can be flown with or without a pod – perfect for progressing pilots
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Advance Lightness 4

Insight: Advance Lightness 4

Advance’s popular mid-weight pod has been updated – complete with brand new fairing. Marcus King clips in to fly it
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Supair Evolite 2 paraglider harness

Insight: Supair Evo Lite 2

Perfect for progressing XC pilots, this works as a sit harness and a pod harness. Charlie King tries out this modular paragliding harness
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Modular Paragliding Harnesses

Modular harness systems for paragliding

Learn how you can adapt one base harness to different modes by adding on cocoons, airbags, and reserve containers.
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Advance Lightness 4 harness review video

First Look Video: Advance Lightness 4

We take a closer look at the Advance Lightness 4, the latest incarnation of Advance's everyday cross-country pod harness
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First Look: Neo Suspender 2.0 pod harness

Neo’s Suspender 2.0 was released last year after three years in development and is a non-faired pod for all levels of XC pilot
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Neo Suspender 2.0 harness

 Insight: Neo Suspender 2.0 

Designed for cross country with input from Maxime Pinot, Charlie King takes a look at this high-end XC harness
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Paragliding competition harnesses

The Harness Files: Part 3

Competition harnesses are developed for maximum performance – but does that sacrifice safety or user-friendliness? 
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Picture of a harness protector using Koroyd.

The Harness Files: Part 2

Honeycomb protectors are fairly new in paragliding harnesses. Bastienne Wentzel takes a long look at these new back protectors
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The Harness Files: Part 1

Bastienne Wentzel dives into the world of harnesses and back protectors – here’s everything you need to know
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