Halcyon Infinity harness - (big pics)

[Gombessa]

Got my first look at the Halcyon infinity harness today. Pretty interesting way to keep the single continuous harness and yet allow easy adjustability.

Essentially the system consists of a bottom plate that bolts to the back of a Halcyon backplate (it probably won't fit any other plate) and provides a smooth, rounded surface for the waist strap of the harness to slide. The can light and left hip d-ring are held in place by separate sections of looped webbing that bolt directly to the backplate, with the main harness running through the loops to maintain positioning/tension.

I took a few pictures that I think better-illustrates the details of the system:

Overview with waist harness partially unlooped:

Closeup of sliding mount for waist harness:

Can light buckle on separate section of webbing bolted to backplate:

Holding onto the separate can light webbing (you can see the buckle module is looped through the continuous harness - the buckle would slip through the section being held to secure the can light).

Personally, for the price of a Halcyon plate and Infinity, I'd just buy separate backplate/harnesses for warm and cold water diving, but I can see how this could be beneficial for rental fleets, or for those with mobility problems and find it difficult to get into and out of standard harnesses.

Sorry for the huge pics, figured it would help to show the detail.

 

[netmage]

I picked one up this past weekend from Extreme Exposure after seeing it at the NACD Seminar.....
With the drysuit on, it cinch's up quite nicely. and I was able to keep my existing MC storage pack and buttplace intact for carrying bailout.... But I found the loosening up not quite so easy.... Maybe I still need to work it in a bit, we'll see... Very nice piece of kit tho... If your harness is giving you fits or you keep breaking off the inner tubs holding your lights in, this will make rethreading often easier...

 

[Scott L]

I had assumed this new peice of equipment was directed at the DR Transpac market but with all the engineering and subsequent cost ($820) who is their intended market?

 

[rongoodman]

I had assumed this new peice of equipment was directed at the DR Transpac market but with all the engineering and subsequent cost ($820) who is their intended market?

The upgrade to the Cinch harness is only $100. That $820 is for BP/W, harness, padding, and STA.

 

[Guy Alcala]

Thanks for the photos, Kenn. I take it this was at Any Water? I'm heading down there tomorrow to get a pocket for my drysuit, and plan to take a look at the harness as I definitely have some mobility issues that make putting the harness on and (especially) taking the damn thing off a bit of a trial, especially on a moving RIB. Some more slack would help an awful lot.

Guy

 

[Gombessa]

Yep, this is at AWS. They have it set up in the classroom. It was pretty easy to slide the harness tight or loose. I imagine having a tank on the back would create enough tension to prevent the harness from slipping if you don't buckle it up, but I'll let someone else try that test

I also imagine that once you're in the water, the weight should be off the harness so it should be pretty easy to uncinch for in-water or underwater don/doff, if so inclined.

 

[Scott L]

The upgrade to the Cinch harness is only $100. That $820 is for BP/W, harness, padding, and STA.

Thanks. I am going to stop in local LDS tomorrow to take a peek. Looks like a fanatastic peice of equipment but if not intended for tec crowd good luck selling to recreational market at that price...

 

[ZzzKing]

Thanks. I am going to stop in local LDS tomorrow to take a peek. Looks like a fanatastic peice of equipment but if not intended for tec crowd good luck selling to recreational market at that price...

I don't know, you could package it with a titanium regulator set and some $300 fins and tell them it's "life support equipment".

 

[vjanelle]

I picked one up. I can't for the life of me figure out how you'd use the vertical pockets AND the light holder though, unless you never want to take the light off.

 

[lyonfish]

This is my first BP/W (figured I'd save up and get a good and highly-recommended one.) I just picked up one of these today and I've gotta say it feels much better than the jacket-style BCs I've used. The price was steep, but it seems worth it for the comfort and control it offers. The tank didn't move around, and I could spin around and stay horizontal (looking either down and up) with no tilting or dragging of my feet. The whole rig felt cleaner than the jacket and I felt more in control of my movement. These are just my own thoughts, and I'm still new to scuba so I don't know how much weight my review carries, but figured I'd share my experience.