sillygrendel
Contributor
After doing a lot of reading and thinking I've decided to give the BP/wing setup a try. I hope I like it better than Scuba446!
Last night I set it all up and have a couple of questions...
First -- so the top of the plate is supposed to be at your second vertebrate, you're supposed to be able to reach back and touch the top of the plate. I have it set so its about and inch lower... I'm used to tight fitting harnesses (rock climber for 10 yrs). But I have a largish upper back and if I position it that high it won't rest on my lower back.
Second -- I'm still practicing horizontal ascents and descents. If I need to dump air in a head up position will bungeeing the the inflator to the left harness reduce its dumping capacity? I've been wondering if I should leave it unbungeed until I have the horizontal thing down completely. Of course I've never used a BP/wings before so I'm hoping it will be much easier!
I'm hoping to be able to try out this new toy this weekend! Any hints or suggestions I may not have thought of?
We shall see how this works...
Last night I set it all up and have a couple of questions...
First -- so the top of the plate is supposed to be at your second vertebrate, you're supposed to be able to reach back and touch the top of the plate. I have it set so its about and inch lower... I'm used to tight fitting harnesses (rock climber for 10 yrs). But I have a largish upper back and if I position it that high it won't rest on my lower back.
Second -- I'm still practicing horizontal ascents and descents. If I need to dump air in a head up position will bungeeing the the inflator to the left harness reduce its dumping capacity? I've been wondering if I should leave it unbungeed until I have the horizontal thing down completely. Of course I've never used a BP/wings before so I'm hoping it will be much easier!
I'm hoping to be able to try out this new toy this weekend! Any hints or suggestions I may not have thought of?
We shall see how this works...