Question about a crotch strap

[Cave Diver]

dmdalton once bubbled...


Hey Cave Diver, I think we found Wormtongue!

Gandalf the Grey (Dave D)

Does that make DIR TechDiver Bill Ferny?

<wondering who Butterbur is gonna turn out to be>

 

[dmdalton]

SeaJay once bubbled...


Nobody said anything about the innertube. The stitching is very different. The D-rings are different, too... Thicker, no welds, more rust-resistant, and they're smaller, too. They don't move as easily when you try to clip off to them, and they don't stick "way out" when they're sitting perpendicular to your body.

But most of all, the crotchstrap is waaaay different than the picture you posted ( http://www.wkpp.org/images/pina_equip/backplate_top_r.jpg )

The Halcyon crotchstrap is not a 1" crotchstrap. It's a 2" one. I could go into why to dive a 2" instead of a 1", but why bother when I can be entertained watching you pick your a** all day?

Okay, your Lord of the Rings mention was funny, but you're wrong about the strap... The Halcyon one is quite different. If yours works for you, then great... I'm tellin' ya that I can't do a standard 2" crotchstrap... At least, not for long. A 1" is better, but the Halcyon 2" "supersoft" crotch strap is heads and tails above all others for me.

Dive however you want... Why would I care? Don't bust on my choices, though... And certainly don't lie and tell people they're all the same, 'cause they aren't!

Sam (SeaJay), remember this is all in fun


The picture I posted was the Dark Lord Sauron's (GI's - remember this is all in fun) crotch strap not mine.

I would opine that "lie" is a rather strong word to use here especially when we are talking opinions. Opinions are like armpits, everyone has a couple and they all stink!

You CAN find the soft 2" Halcyon webbing at my local sewing & notions store, I know it is the same because I have 2 Halcyon BP and have compared, it is the same. D-rings don't have to be forged in the fires of Mordor, they come in diferent sizes and thicknesses and quality. I didn't stitch the one I made, I followed the example of the Dark Lord Sauron (except I used 2" so you wouldn't get to watch me pick it out of my a$$) and used bolts.


Alas, I have no more my crotch strap woven of mithril with d-rings forged in the fires of Mordor. I sold it this eve! I must now be content to feel the soft caress of the Halcyon crotch strap between my thighs!

In closing, other than being a smarta$$, the point I was TRYING to make is not that all crotch straps are the same, but only that the materials from which Halcyon crotch straps are crafted, may be found quite readily.

Gandalf the Grey

 

[JeffAustin]

Cool, who's next??

 

[Cave Diver]

JeffAustin once bubbled...
Cool, who's next??

Someone just graciously pointed out in a PM that Gollum is still missing...

And does that mean that the dark steeds of the RingWraiths are actually Gavins?

 

[Divesherpa]

Hey Pug, I need to get a few more of those Victorinox knives. I've only got a couple left. Any suggestions?

Also, are so many people scootering that we need all these crotch straps?

This is a funny thread.

I'll be TreeBeard!!

Cheers

 

[JeffAustin]

In this episode of "Lord of the D-Rings" I'm guessing they would be very sensitive to things regarding D-Rings. They would hunt down the unfaithful, those believers that have fallen away, that have misused their D-rings or adorned themselves with improper or too many D-rings. They take great joy in trampling over the equipment and techniques of those that use ankle weights and dive in a vertical position. They can be nasty, swooping in and even nipping at believers butt rings without provocation! Once sniffed out, ringwraiths would most likely avoid trolls.

I was going to say I'd be Frodo, since I have sting, but then I'd be with Sam all the time, I mean I like him, but all those stories... anyone have any pieces of lembas waybread I can stick in my ears!?

 

[Fetch]

*shrug* Personally, I found the crotch strap helps pull the webbing of the harness into proper position around my hips, and increases stability (for me) for single-tank diving.

But then, I also found that FredT's thick 2" stiff webbing made a fine crotch strap... I'm not what you'd call "beefy" or "muscular"

Divesherpa once bubbled...

Also, are so many people scootering that we need all these crotch straps?