Sewing on a buckle to your webbing

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I'd like to see the pictures if you have time. Getting out of my rig on the surface is easy getting in on the surface is almost impossible. Getting in on a boat is easy getting out on a boat is very difficult. Sure I can get some help but I want to be able to do it myself.

I'll take some pics this evening. But I don't think it would help getting in to your rig. I suspect the QR buckle location would make it very difficult to fasten the buckle blind. I'm also surprised you have a hard time getting out of the rig on the boat. Mine slips off much easier than it slips on when not in the water. I just slip it off one shoulder and gravity seems to be a big help for the rest. I'm having a hard time picturing how I do it so I guess I'll have to hit the pool before I can describe it.

 

[cool_hardware52]

I'd like to see the pictures if you have time. Getting out of my rig on the surface is easy getting in on the surface is almost impossible. Getting in on a boat is easy getting out on a boat is very difficult. Sure I can get some help but I want to be able to do it myself.

Shoe repair. They have the sewing machine you need. 2nd choice is a sail maker. 3rd choice, me! we have sewing machines that will sew two yard sticks together!

Good luck,


Tobin George

 

[CALI68]

Shoe repair. They have the sewing machine you need. 2nd choice is a sail maker. 3rd choice, me! we have sewing machines that will sew two yard sticks together!

Good luck,


Tobin George

Thanks! I'll look for a shoe repair place if not I'll contact you. I love your back plates by the way! The plastic "liners" in the slots are brilliant! Are your plates pollished, brushed or available in both?

 

[HammerNoMore]

Getting out of my rig on the surface is easy getting in on the surface is almost impossible.

I like the "over the head" method for both of these. Float your rig tank side down with the valve closest to you. Put your arms through the straps and quickly dunk your head under as you flip the rig over on to your back. You might have to practice a couple of times but once you get the hang of it it works quite well. Do the opposite to remove.

Getting in on a boat is easy getting out on a boat is very difficult. Sure I can get some help but I want to be able to do it myself.

Try slipping the straps over your shoulders and then just stand up out of it with your arms loose at your sides.

James

 

[cool_hardware52]

Thanks! I'll look for a shoe repair place if not I'll contact you. I love your back plates by the way! The plastic "liners" in the slots are brilliant! Are your plates pollished, brushed or available in both?

Thanks for the kind words. All of our plates are deburred in a large vibratory finishing machine. Kinda like a hugh bowl filled with abrasive pebbles that shakes like mad. The greatest effect is on the edges, but it does impart an overall "matte" finish.


Tobin

 

[CALI68]

I like the "over the head" method for both of these. Float your rig tank side down with the valve closest to you. Put your arms through the straps and quickly dunk your head under as you flip the rig over on to your back. You might have to practice a couple of times but once you get the hang of it it works quite well. Do the opposite to remove.


Try slipping the straps over your shoulders and then just stand up out of it with your arms loose at your sides.

James

Thanks for the info! Two problems thought with standing up to get out of the rig.

1) I use Pressed Steel 80's (they are very short)
2) I don't want to damage my Drysuit Dump Vale

 

[HammerNoMore]

1) I use Pressed Steel 80's (they are very short)

Well if your rig is to short to sit in with the tank on the bench, that might be a problem. No answer there.

2) I don't want to damage my Drysuit Dump Vale

Where is your dump valve? If it's nice and high on the arm you should be able to slip the webbing past it before you stand out of the rig.

James

 

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Well if your rig is to short to sit in with the tank on the bench, that might be a problem. No answer there.

James

That reminds me how I do it. I remain standing. I push the left shoulder strap out off the shoulder so it is just hanging and the bottom of the tank starts to tilt to the right. I reach behind me with my right hand and support the bottom of the tank (works OK with Al 80 & Al 63). I hold my right shoulder strap with my left hand and push it out so it slides down my right arm. Right hand at the bottom of the tank and left hand holding the right strap, I set it down, usually on a bench but I can take it to the ground if necessary. The occasional minor bruising on the right bicep disappears in a couple days

 

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I must be a digital camera challenged dinosaur. The pictures are not going to move from my A80 to my PC tonight.

But it did make me take a look at what I did. I used a couple SS d-ring keepers to hold the buckles in place. I remember now trying to thread the webbing thru the buckles which didn't work. The keepers secure each of the buckles and the loop of webbing is loose behind the buckle until you undo the QR. The loop then tightens and gives you whatever extra lengh you set-up.

After looking at it again and having not used it in ernest since I did this over a year ago, I'm going to take some time this WE and take it off.

I'll try the download on my work computer tomorrow if you are still interested.

 

[CALI68]

That reminds me how I do it. I remain standing. I push the left shoulder strap out off the shoulder so it is just hanging and the bottom of the tank starts to tilt to the right. I reach behind me with my right hand and support the bottom of the tank (works OK with Al 80 & Al 63). I hold my right shoulder strap with my left hand and push it out so it slides down my right arm. Right hand at the bottom of the tank and left hand holding the right strap, I set it down, usually on a bench but I can take it to the ground if necessary. The occasional minor bruising on the right bicep disappears in a couple days

That's interesting. I'll give that a try sometime.