Another bp/w thread

[Skydiver1]

I have attached two pics of my homemade travel rig. I only have a house scale, so not accurate to the oz, but it weighs under (probably just under) 5lbs. I prefer the hard backplate to a soft one. This rig has 3 trim weight pockets (holds up to 15lbs).

Nice rig. Just out of interest, on a small point, does the low pressure inflator hose have any "clips" to sit in, like on a conventional BC ?

 

[mahjong]

If you look at the left shoulder strap in my pic you will see a piece of rubber inner tubing--the LP inflator hose threads through there before attaching it to the inflator. This holds the LP hose and corrugated hose in place, while allowing you to lift the inflator/corrugated hose to vent air. This is the way most people do it. Alternatively, you can thread a bungee loop through the left shoulder harness webbing keeper, together with the bent D-ring. Through this bungee loop you can thread the LP inflator hose and/or the corrugated hose itself. This too holds everything in place.

There's also a piece of rubber inner tubing a bit higher up on the corrugated hose--you can't really see it but it's there. The LP inflator hose also threads through this rubber loop in order to keep coupled the corrugated hose and LP inflator hose.

Nice rig. Just out of interest, on a small point, does the low pressure inflator hose have any "clips" to sit in, like on a conventional BC ?