It may very well be enough to cause your list, but since I am no expert on this, we will have to wait until Rob checks back in with his input.You may be right . . . is 1/2" enough? I don't know how it happened.
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It may very well be enough to cause your list, but since I am no expert on this, we will have to wait until Rob checks back in with his input.You may be right . . . is 1/2" enough? I don't know how it happened.
Welcome to the madness that is fine tuning a sidemount rig.I'm feeling like all sorts of a loser!!
If the shoulder straps are even, the chest strap is off level; one side is 1/4" higher than the other. :w-t-f:
Am I losing my mind?
Heh, don't worry about it too much.. I really have no idea if my shoulder straps are within 1/2"s or not. It's not guaranteed that you won't roll if everything is equal on both sides... I had the same issue actually and I just fixed it it by moving my weights off the one side on my belt, that should be enough.
Bigger issue is trimming your tanks.
:shocked2: Rob's going to tie knots in my brand new bungees?
:joke:
Ugh. I'm still listing (yawing?) to the left. And I forgot the camera.
The ankle weights were wrapped tightly on the upper D-ring, so it wasn't them.
I took off the bungees, and it seemed I was straight . . . not sure I gave it enough time, though, because I didn't return to the deep end of the pool.
I took off everything and examined the bungees. They are equal length and seem equally strong. I switched them. I still list left.
I took off everything again. I checked all the straps, etc, to ensure everything is equal. It is. I took off everything extraneous. Back in, and I still list left.
BTW - I test the list by hanging 'dead' in the water.
Finally, I took the tanks off and switched them. I still list left.
The only thing left is I screwed something up with the rig. The only thing I've done lately is lengthen the shoulder straps. Grrrr-r-r-r-r-r-r.
Dang, I never thought of that! Is there a better solution?2. If the shoulder straps are too tight, then they may also restrict air flow between the two sides. If air trapping is in fact the issue, you might consider loosening the shoulder straps just a bit to allow air flow. Some explorers prefer their harness a little bit loose so they can move it around when snagged in tight places.
Jax, measure the distance of the dog houses from the harness. My guess is your left one is closer to the harness than your right one. Make them even and the tanks will even out as well. Also, the tank trim is an easy fix...once we get rid of those new bungees...