Transpac II cummerbund clip

[lukemillar]

Hi all,

New to the forum and have just bought a Transpac 2 harness! Until today (and reading this forum), I thought that the Transpac 2 was newer than the Transpac! Nevermind, it is brand new, so I'm sure I will get a lot of dives out of it

I am having a few issues though with the cummerbund clip. I removed it to fit the weight system and now I can't figure out how to get it back on. The cummerbund itself is incredibly stiff being new and hard to work.

Looking at the clip with the clasp open, I have 3 vertical slots. I thought it would work like a motorcycle helmet i.e from underneath through the right most slot and into the left most slot from above. Then the strap folds back on itself and comes up through the centre slot from underneath before folding into the right most slot again (as it is slightly wider)

It is way to stiff to do this though. I can make a more simple loop (like threading a D ring) but then this seems like it isn't locked properly and will get quite loose when the strap starts to break-in.

If anyone has any pics, then that would probably sort me! Until then, I'm going to keep on playing

Thanks all
Luke

 

[fnfalman]

It's called a buckle and not a clip. There's really no secret way to do it, you run the waist belt through one slot and leave the middle slot open and go through the other far end's slot. The belt isn't going to slide anywhere even after broken in.

 

[lukemillar]

It's called a buckle and not a clip. There's really no secret way to do it, you run the waist belt through one slot and leave the middle slot open and go through the other far end's slot. The belt isn't going to slide anywhere even after broken in.

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Thanks for your help

 

[Dive Rite]

Hi Luke,

Thanks for posting! We get this question a lot, which reminds me that we need to produce a video showing how to re attach a buckle (or clip as you Kiwis call it!) and post it on our website.

Let me try to explain in writing:

With the TransPac facing you, front side up, shoulders farthest away, waist belt buckle attachment webbing on your right side.

Insert the waistbelt webbing DOWN into the first slot of the buckle (the slot on the end farthest away from the hinge/clip).

Bring the webbing back UP through the middle slot and then back DOWN through the third slot. If you are certain of the position of the buckle (after trying on the TransPac, etc.) you can now lock the buckle into place by weaving the remaining "tail" of the webbing back UP through the first slot you began with, running it behind the waistbelt and if necessary, cutting off some of the extra (you'll want to leave several inches for future adjustment).

I hope this helps and I'll get working on a photo slide show or video!

Best,
Kathleen​

 

[lukemillar]

Hi Luke,

Thanks for posting! We get this question a lot, which reminds me that we need to produce a video showing how to re attach a buckle (or clip as you Kiwis call it!) and post it on our website.

Let me try to explain in writing:

With the TransPac facing you, front side up, shoulders farthest away, waist belt buckle attachment webbing on your right side.

Insert the waistbelt webbing DOWN into the first slot of the buckle (the slot on the end farthest away from the hinge/clip).

Bring the webbing back UP through the middle slot and then back DOWN through the third slot. If you are certain of the position of the buckle (after trying on the TransPac, etc.) you can now lock the buckle into place by weaving the remaining "tail" of the webbing back UP through the first slot you began with, running it behind the waistbelt and if necessary, cutting off some of the extra (you'll want to leave several inches for future adjustment).

I hope this helps and I'll get working on a photo slide show or video!

Best,
Kathleen​

Hi Kathleen,

Big thank you! That makes perfect sense

Thanks
Luke