Mark Vlahos
Contributor
hola, does anybody know off hand how many feet of webbing I'll need to reweb my rig?
any pros or cons with the sleeves that fit over the webbing that resists wear against the backplate? (that's why I'm replacing the webbing).
As far as the sleeve material is concerned use 2 inch tubular webbing. First place the sleeve material on the flat webbing in the approximate places you will want it to be, to make this easier hold your old webbing side by side with the new stuff and get it close using the bends in the old stuff as a guide. Now thread the whole thing through the plate, start at the top near your shoulders and work out from there.
I would recommend that you use a different color for the inner webbing, and the outer sleeve material. That will make it easier to spot any wear where the outer sleeve has been sliced through.
I have one plate where the original webbing started to get cut after a couple of years. In my case I used RED sleeve webbing and BLACK flat webbing, if I see the black through the red I know the sleeve has been compromised. So far it has been about three years and everything is as good as new, a little wear from normal use, but no sharp cuts.
As is always the case with webbing sear the ends with a heat knife or the flame from a lighter to keep the material from unraveling. The added thickness will be hard to fit through the slots so take your time and have a tiny screwdriver handy to help with the tough bits.
Mark Vlahos