DUI Weight and Trim II- Any users?

[BlueDolphin]

They hang below it. Makes the whole setup a bit bulky IMO. Sort of begins to deminish the whole concept of keeping it streamlined and simple. I mean after awhile you start to head towards a regular BC IMO.

I personally am going to get back to putting more weight on my rig and less ditchable and go with small pouches on the harness belt or a weightbelt.

The DUI harness is comfortable, but it just has too many danglies, and looks bulky.

 

[TRIG]

Where do the weight pounches rest relative to to BP/W waist strap? Are they above it or below it?

Here's a photo

 

[BlueDolphin]

The photo looks pretty good, except it hides the extra strap that hangs from the shoulders and the waist.

 

[BigJetDriver]

Thanks everyone for all the great feedback. I think I'll pick one up when I'm ready to climb into the drysuit. Gotta do some warm water diving first though. Thanks again, Ken :42:

Doc,

Even with the warm-water diving, you will like the harness. It is really comfortable, and takes the weight off the hips and lower back.

Rob Davie

 

[yakivet]

Doc,

Even with the warm-water diving, you will like the harness. It is really comfortable, and takes the weight off the hips and lower back.

Rob Davie

BJD69-

Thanks for the warm water advice. I'll look forward to my acquisition. Ken :42:

 

[divenut2001]

Doc,

Even with the warm-water diving, you will like the harness. It is really comfortable, and takes the weight off the hips and lower back.

Rob Davie

Wearing a harness for the small amount of weight used in warm water diving seems like a little overkill to me Rob. I only started wearing one myself when I got my drysuit and had to use alot more weight than with my 7mm wetsuit.

 

[BigJetDriver]

Wearing a harness for the small amount of weight used in warm water diving seems like a little overkill to me Rob. I only started wearing one myself when I got my drysuit and had to use alot more weight than with my 7mm wetsuit.

I use it in warm water for two reasons:

(1) Even with a four pound weight in each side pocket which admittedly is not much, I still find it more comfortable to keep it off my lower back.

(2) If I need to get rid of some weight for any reason, I can grab the handle and lose one-half of that easily, or all if I so choose.

The system has a lot of strap length, so until you get the location right on your body, you will have to fuss with the excess. Then you can cut off the un-needed length.

I keep mine high on my body. I can reach the handles on either side by reaching under my counter-lungs. With a jacket BC the positioning is a little more difficult. You have to locate the handles so that you can reach them through the arm cut-out area on the jacket.

The DUI weight harness is just so darned comfortable that sometimes you have to remember to take it off. I find myself walking around on the deck talking to people while still wearing my weights.

If I slipped and fell overboard, it'd be quite a ride until I ditched the weight, and darned embarrassing too!!! :11:

Rob Davie

 

[BlueDolphin]

It seemed like to me that if I cut the excess strap material from the shoulder adjustment area, that the harness could slip off. On my shoulder strap adjustments, after I tighten the straps up (raise the weight belt where I want it), I notice that after some time... it slips back down. I suppose I could sew in something at the ends to keep it secure, or perhaps tie a knott in the end of the strap (it is quite thin and flexible at the shoulder straps). Or even putting on some keepers that fit that size strap material would work.

So, cutting off the excess could take care of the danglie problem I spose.

It is a VERY comfortable way to wear your weight.

 

[BigJetDriver]

It seemed like to me that if I cut the excess strap material from the shoulder adjustment area, that the harness could slip off. On my shoulder strap adjustments, after I tighten the straps up (raise the weight belt where I want it), I notice that after some time... it slips back down. I suppose I could sew in something at the ends to keep it secure, or perhaps tie a knott in the end of the strap (it is quite thin and flexible at the shoulder straps). Or even putting on some keepers that fit that size strap material would work.

So, cutting off the excess could take care of the danglie problem I spose.

It is a VERY comfortable way to wear your weight.

Keepers would be a more elegant solution. I just throw a couple of half-hitches in the ends.

Rob

 

[divenut2001]

The DUI weight harness is just so darned comfortable that sometimes you have to remember to take it off. I find myself walking around on the deck talking to people while still wearing my weights.

HA!HA!HA! I've done that myself a couple of times. What surprised me was that none of my "buddies" pointed it out to everybody so that I could be the brunt of the laughter.