Question about a crotch strap

[Uncle Pug]

SeaJay once bubbled...
I go find that anchor and bring it up for the captain. They love us for it... But you've always got to cut the line off, and there's just no way you're cutting through a one-inch line with a half-inch blade...

I send the line up with a bag. Then pull the anchor from the boat. Course I'm the captain... so I don't get brownie points for it... my wife just sez, "We already have a garage full of anchors!"

 

[SeaJay]

Not me, man.

I always use my BC as a lift bag.

No, wait... I just whip out my redundant bladder and use that as a lift bag.

No, wait... I just tuck it into the folds of my wing... You know... Behind the bungies.

Yes, I am kidding.

 

[RichLockyer]

SeaJay once bubbled...
Don't you guys ever run into the occassional anchor line? I mean, when I find something like that, I go find that anchor and bring it up for the captain. They love us for it... But you've always got to cut the line off, and there's just no way you're cutting through a one-inch line with a half-inch blade...

You'd be surprised at what they can do.

Last May, my buddy and I found an anchor at a local site. I whipped out my "Squeeze Knife" and attempted to cut the line.
No go... I sawed for a while and made NO headway.

Okay... next time.

We returned last August, and it was still there.
This time, the squeeze knfie had been replaced by a genuine DIR knife, complete with the Betty Crocker Seal of DIR Approval on the package.

I sat my butt down on one rock, figuring it would be a while, and laid the rope over another rock for a solid backing.

One slice... cut through like butter. I could have held the line in one hand and cut through the loop.

 

[sylvester]

That car seat belt webbing will suffice?

Hell I can cut some out of her car, dont even have to leave home to get what I need.

 

[Cave Diver]

sylvester once bubbled...
That car seat belt webbing will suffice?

Hell I can cut some out of her car, dont even have to leave home to get what I need.

I dont see why it wouldnt work (unless of course your wife catches you cutting up her car and breaks your hand ).

The purpose of the crotch strap is to limit the movement of the backplate from "lifting" away from your back. I would think that pretty much anything you were comfortable wearing pretty snug would work.

Re: 1" and 2" straps, I hafta agree with SJ on that one. I found the 2" much more comfortable. The 1" seemed to have a "cutting" effect like wearing floss <shudder>.

I haven't noticed a real issue between soft or hard webbing, except if there is a long walk to the water. In that case, the harder webbing seems to chaff a bit, but I solved that problem by just leaving the strap undone til I actually get down to the water.

 

[sylvester]

Folks thanks for the help.

 

[Doppler]

sylvester once bubbled...
Folks thanks for the help.

I did not help... but I will accept the thanks and just add a small reinforcement for previous advice... Halcyon uses 2-inch seat belt webbing for its crotch straps... available in the cave diving section of your local auto accessory store at a few cents per foot!

And it is not sewn but simply 'held together' using weight belt keeper/clip...

Take care

DD=-)

 

[dmdalton]

Black 2" polypropolene webbing (soft as a baby's bottom) at your sewing and notions store at about $0.35 per foot, I've found to be a match for the $35 one. Halcyon's front loop is sewn but you may use small stainless steel bolt & nylock nut with small SS washer on either side of the d-ring weight retainer.

Here's a tip for you boys and girls, run the webbing through the slot in the bottom of the backplate and then up to the lower band bolt. Put a hole in the webbing, or several if you would like it to be adjustable. Slip the webbing over the bolt before putting the backplate on - no muss, no fuss, no slip!

As for knives/linecutters-
http://home.earthlink.net/~toddclagett/NovaTech/knifesheath.htm

Dave D (ILTMS)

 

[Spectre]

SeaJay once bubbled...
Jeez, man... I can't believe I'm giving up my pigsticker... Now you guys think that we should all go down to ground-down steak knives?

SeaJay, what else'll you do with those old steak knives you don't need anymore?

 

[dmdalton]

dmdalton once bubbled...
Black 2" polypropolene webbing (soft as a baby's bottom) at your sewing and notions store at about $0.35 per foot, I've found to be a match for the $35 one. Halcyon's front loop is sewn but you may use small stainless steel bolt & nylock nut with small SS washer on either side of the d-ring weight retainer.

I forgot, the crotch strap can be seen on this site

http://home.earthlink.net/~toddclagett/NovaTech/knifesheath.htm

Dave D (ILTMS)