CT Sean
Contributor
Another vote for using tri-glides and I spent a little while filing the slot edges on my plate so the primary source of harness wear is gone.
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I have done ALMOST the same thing. Instead of a big ring, I use two stacked tri-glides which have no teeth. It still slides well, but the belt won't twist like it will with a big ring. It is such a useful modification, I'm not sure why more people don't do it.At the risk of the purists out there chanting "Burn the witch!", I have gone a slightly different direction, but one which allows for almost infinite adjustability.
I have looped a short (12-18 inches or so) piece of webbing with a D-Ring through the hip openings on my BP and then secured that with a keeper. Then, I threaded the harness through the D-Ring. I can pull it as snug as I want (or keep it loose) and at the end of the dive, I can loosen it to get out of it almost as easy as "popping the latch" on the shoulder strap of a traditional BCD. I have also threaded (Hog) weight pockets onto these loops.