Just wanted to throw this out there and see what the more experienced have to say on this matter:
For years now I've attached my crotch strap on the 'buckle' side of the waist belt like this:
http://www.baue.org/images/equip/crotchlength.jpg
Since I'm a PADI instructor I also find wearing a weight belt a handy habit. I wear it under the crotch strap (because it's more comfortable, it can't be dropped by accident and I have a pinch clip on the crotch strap) - in the buddy drill I explain that to ditch my weight, simply pinch the clip then open the weight belt as normal.
During a buddy check the other day someone asked me why I don't just attach the crotch strap on the strappy side of my waist belt instead (the buckle would need to be to the left of my center to make this possible). If I did, then to ditch my weight you just have to pull open the waist belt then the weight belt (which is basically the same motion just performed twice - possibly a better solution for a stressed rescuer).
Once the waist and weight belts have been opened, the ditched weight would just pull the crotch strap off the waist band and be free to fall away.
In a nutshell, my question is: is there an advantage to having the waist belt set up with the buckle to the right so that the crotch strap attaches to the buckled section of the belt? Seems like it might make a quicker rescue the other way.
(Hope that all makes sense!)
For years now I've attached my crotch strap on the 'buckle' side of the waist belt like this:
http://www.baue.org/images/equip/crotchlength.jpg
Since I'm a PADI instructor I also find wearing a weight belt a handy habit. I wear it under the crotch strap (because it's more comfortable, it can't be dropped by accident and I have a pinch clip on the crotch strap) - in the buddy drill I explain that to ditch my weight, simply pinch the clip then open the weight belt as normal.
During a buddy check the other day someone asked me why I don't just attach the crotch strap on the strappy side of my waist belt instead (the buckle would need to be to the left of my center to make this possible). If I did, then to ditch my weight you just have to pull open the waist belt then the weight belt (which is basically the same motion just performed twice - possibly a better solution for a stressed rescuer).
Once the waist and weight belts have been opened, the ditched weight would just pull the crotch strap off the waist band and be free to fall away.
In a nutshell, my question is: is there an advantage to having the waist belt set up with the buckle to the right so that the crotch strap attaches to the buckled section of the belt? Seems like it might make a quicker rescue the other way.
(Hope that all makes sense!)