need advice on harness

[gbray]

OK, time for an update. Got some pretty interesting suggestions. I did in fact dive a wet suit prior to this class and thinking the drysuit would require more room I actually did let the webbing out. At this point I am not sure if it was enough but the rig did feel looser than normal during this dive.

I didnot, however, think about having too much air in the suit or BC at the surface. Next time I dive I will have to try this again with less air.

The buckle on the left shoulder strap is a very interesting idea. For no other reason than just curious what do DIR types think of this? After reading the suggestions here
I noticed in my LDS today DiveRite has a semi continuous webbing with a QD on the left shoulder strap. It is called the deluxe harness with QD. Has anyone tried this and what do you think of it? Does it work well with doubles?

Thanks for the input everyone.I plan on getting another back plate (stainless since I now have aluminum) So I plan on trying all of the ideas mentioned above. Yea, more reasons to do more dives (like I really needed more reasons). I'm still open to other ideas also.

 

[RJP]

The buckle on the left shoulder strap is a very interesting idea. For no other reason than just curious what do DIR types think of this?

We don't.

:shocked2:

 

[Scott L]

OK, time for an update. Got some pretty interesting suggestions. I did in fact dive a wet suit prior to this class and thinking the drysuit would require more room I actually did let the webbing out. At this point I am not sure if it was enough but the rig did feel looser than normal during this dive.

I didnot, however, think about having too much air in the suit or BC at the surface. Next time I dive I will have to try this again with less air.

The buckle on the left shoulder strap is a very interesting idea. For no other reason than just curious what do DIR types think of this? After reading the suggestions here
I noticed in my LDS today DiveRite has a semi continuous webbing with a QD on the left shoulder strap. It is called the deluxe harness with QD. Has anyone tried this and what do you think of it? Does it work well with doubles?

Thanks for the input everyone.I plan on getting another back plate (stainless since I now have aluminum) So I plan on trying all of the ideas mentioned above. Yea, more reasons to do more dives (like I really needed more reasons). I'm still open to other ideas also.

Never mind...

 

[RJP]

I noticed in my LDS today DiveRite has a semi continuous webbing with a QD on the left shoulder strap. It is called the deluxe harness with QD. Has anyone tried this and what do you think of it? Does it work well with doubles?

Buckles and straps and d-rings, oh my!

Had one for about 5 dives and then ditched it in favor of single piece harness.

I found the Q-R buckle sat right on my collar bone no matter what I did.
The ability to properly locate chest D-rings is severely limited.
Too much going on near the chest d-rings, resulting in things getting clipped incorrectly or tangled.

Less is more:

 

[ScubaInChicago]

The buckle on the left shoulder strap is a very interesting idea. For no other reason than just curious what do DIR types think of this?

There's no reason to...

 

[captain]

Doesn't everyone know a buckle on the left shoulder strap will kill you. They have killed me several times in the last 50 years.

 

[Teamcasa]

Doesn't everyone know a buckle on the left shoulder strap will kill you. They have killed me several times in the last 50 years.

Me too! I've been killed at least 75 times by my harness system.

 

[coldsmoke]

From a DIR standpoint I'm not sure there is ever a reason to don/doff your rig.

That being said however, I have done it a few times. A class I took required it. Taking it off is easy. In fact you need to be able to do that for small boat exits. Getting it back on is a bit more difficult, but this is what works well for me:
For doffing: Get neutral, un-hook all the junk (bungeed backup, drysuit inflation, and un-wrap the long hose but keep it in your mouth) then grab the valve/manifold and pull the rig over your head while you kind of roll forward.
For donning: Pretty much the opposite. Get your rig neutral or just slightly negative. Face the valve/manifold with regs up towards you. Put long hose in your mouth. Stick your arms through the straps and kind of roll or somersault(?) into it. Think old school donning on the surface over your head.


HTH

Hunter

 

[Web Monkey]

The buckle on the left shoulder strap is a very interesting idea. For no other reason than just curious what do DIR types think of this? After reading the suggestions here

I'm not DIR, but stuff you don't have won't ever cause problems.

You won't die if you add an extra buckle, but assuming you have two shoulders that still work well, a buckle won't really help much either, and it's just something else for your hand to run into when you're looking for the D-ring.

If you have a frozen shoulder or other damage, you might actually need a buckle.

Terry

 

[RJP]

From a DIR standpoint I'm not sure there is ever a reason to don/doff your rig.

Right - wear it every waking second of every day!