Dive Rite Question

[Mandy3206]

Plastic buckle does not mean quick release buckle. I was just noting that I've never seen a pack other than a daypack with quick release buckles on the shoulder straps.

Plastic buckles, yes. And I've seen several of those plastic buckles break. If you're on a day hike, NBD. If you're on something more extensive, you should have zip ties and a sewing kit which can fix virtually any broken plastic buckle (yes I've had to do this before). A broken plastic buckle on your pack should not be anything more than a minor inconvenience. On dive gear, it could mean you're sitting out for the day (or several days while you wait for it to get fixed) and possibly waste your charter fee.

But that's not even the real issue. The real issue is that they *can* break and *you don't need them*.

In the end it usually doesn't really matter at all, but using a Denali Pro as an analog to a Transpac and drawing conclusions about the system from the analogy is tenuous at best.

I have used QR buckles all my life and the only way I've broken some of those delrin pieces, is when I accidentally close the car door with my fannypack or Back Pack on the car seat and the QR is in the way of the door, and then you hear a CLACK, then you know some delrin got it. It has happened twice in my life.

I've used Jacket Style BCs for yrs (all came with delrin QR buckles in the shoulder straps), never had a failure of one of those, the last 15 yrs I've used for every day carry a high quality weapons fannypack (I work in a construction enviroment) and this fanny pack gets abused all the time and the QR buckle have never failed until I crushed it with the car door a couple of yrs ago.
Many of my Back Packs have the QR buckles on the shoulder straps, and never fail. My Akona dive bag got more than 8 yrs of getting pretty heavy with 2 full scuba gear sets (mine and my daugthers, no tanks) and the QR buckles never failed.

I guess it can happen, but seems like a very remote posibility if you're using quality gear.

 

[DrDuktayp]

Another option is to add a quick release on one side. I've seen a one piece webbing modified so that there was one 2" quick release. That one quick release made it easier for the diver to get out of the rig once they were out of the water. Even if the quick release failed I don't think you are going to lose the rig.

DrDuktayp

 

[Captain CaveMan]

well i didnt go with the traspac i went with OMS bp. the dive instructor that was helping me get everything read dint want to put plastic clips on because he said he had a couple brake under water when carring his stage tanks so i got a OMS continous harness with croth strap. for the wing i got a diverite venture wing. i would also ivest in getting a tank adapter for the bp so when you go and change tanks its esayer to do and it also lines the tank up just right.

 

[Swan1172]

FWIW, I bought the Dive Rite Deluxe Harness w/o the quick release. It is the exact same harness, but does not have the release on the left strap. I realize that it is not DIR compliant, but it is comfortable and suits my purpose.

 

[cornfed]

I mean the deluxe system has everything the Transpac does with the exception of a soft back harness. Is the transpac worth the extra $$$$. What are everyone's thoughts?

Someone may have already said this so I've I'm repeating anything just ignore me...

When I bought my BC I was essentially making the same decision. I decided to go with a backplate and simple harness because it was cheaper. If I decided I didn't like it I could sell the plate, get the transpac and not loose much money when I sold the plate. The same can not be said going from transpac to BP. As it turns out I love my BP and I never had to test my theory.

 

[Tanked]

When I bought my BC I was essentially making the same decision. I decided to go with a backplate and simple harness because it was cheaper. If I decided I didn't like it I could sell the plate, get the transpac and not loose much money when I sold the plate. The same can not be said going from transpac to BP. As it turns out I love my BP and I never had to test my theory.

Thats good to know, I just got back from the dive shop, I just ordered the bp, and harness. I was thinking the same thing, if I didn't like it I would order the transpac.