Fitting Backplate Webbing

[eweingarden]

I ran the webbing through my BP and have quite a bit of excess on the waist belt. How does one cut the excess off, and, is there anything that needs to be done to the cut ends?

With respect to adjusting the webbing to fit me, should I do it with my wet suit on? I dive in either a 7mm, or 3mm suit. If I should fit it with a suit on, does it matter which one it is? Thanks.

 

[WarrenZ]

Good shears and a lighter to melt the end and you will be good to go.

 

[Tony387]

Trim it to fit...burn the edges with a lighter, so it doesn't fray or unravel. I would fit it so as to comfortably wear my thickest suit. You want to be able to get out of it easily.

 

[cool_hardware52]

I ran the webbing through my BP and have quite a bit of excess on the waist belt. How does one cut the excess off, and, is there anything that needs to be done to the cut ends?

With respect to adjusting the webbing to fit me, should I do it with my wet suit on? I dive in either a 7mm, or 3mm suit. If I should fit it with a suit on, does it matter which one it is? Thanks.

Sharp scissors and heat seal the end with a lighter. Leave a bit to spare for now in case you decide to lengthen the shoulder straps latter, much easier to cut off more later. Hogarthian harnesses are not fitted super tight. I don't do anything other than snug the waist strap a bit more in thinner suits vs my drysuit. You need to *go diving* likely more than once to get your harness dialed in.

Good luck,


Tobin

 

[RJP]

Trauma shears or tin-snips work nicely for a clean cut. But you'll still want to burn the edges as mentioned above.

Also:

1.) Keep it a little on the L-O-N-G side for now. You can always trim further... but you can't "add back"
2.) I like to round-off the end of the webbing; easier to pass through buckle with no corners to get hung up.

 

[TSandM]

Just to add another voice . . . leave it long at first. I spent several years with a harness that was hard to fasten because I ended up lengthening the shoulder straps, which made the waist strap too short.

 

[Dave616]

Kinda overkill, but I use a soldering gun with a cutting tip. It does a better job of "sealing" the nylon fibers; it's basically a poor-mans version of a webbing cutter used by parachute riggers.

 

[eweingarden]

Thanks