Eric Sedletzky
Contributor
I wanted to make a few old school strap harnesses for some tanks I have.
Here are my results.
I found some 1 1/2" green cotton military harness webbing at a salvage company. They have rolls of the stuff and sell it by the pound (cheap). I thought it would make excellent retro harnesses. I made my own 1 1/2" D-rings out of 3/16" stainless rod and tig welded the seams together. I made my own twin D-ring waist buckle with the folded back tail for quick release. It works pretty darn good.
I like having the tank right on my back. With my thick wetsuits and the spine pad it doesn't bother me at all. I made my own J Rods, and the stainless bands I also found at the salvage company. I think they were originally something off an electrical component, but I got them cheap ($2.00 Lb.) I had the do some fab work to make them into bands.
One tank is a 72 and the other is an 8" LP 95. I like the 72.
I'm going to get rid of the 95 as soon as I get it back from hydro.
Here are my results.
I found some 1 1/2" green cotton military harness webbing at a salvage company. They have rolls of the stuff and sell it by the pound (cheap). I thought it would make excellent retro harnesses. I made my own 1 1/2" D-rings out of 3/16" stainless rod and tig welded the seams together. I made my own twin D-ring waist buckle with the folded back tail for quick release. It works pretty darn good.
I like having the tank right on my back. With my thick wetsuits and the spine pad it doesn't bother me at all. I made my own J Rods, and the stainless bands I also found at the salvage company. I think they were originally something off an electrical component, but I got them cheap ($2.00 Lb.) I had the do some fab work to make them into bands.
One tank is a 72 and the other is an 8" LP 95. I like the 72.
I'm going to get rid of the 95 as soon as I get it back from hydro.