Check your harnesses for UV damage if they live in the truck bed

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Ran into a harness on a job last month where the webbing looked fine at first glance - no cuts, no chemical exposure, no visible wear. But the nylon was stiff and the color had faded from bright orange to almost pink on one side. It had been sitting in the back of a pickup under a tonneau cover with a cracked window for over a year. UV breaks down nylon and polyester webbing from the outside in. By the time you can feel the stiffness the tensile strength is already shot. The scary part is it ...