cmalinowski
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Not sure I understand the need for a bent, rigid d-ring*Floater*:
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Many good points....thank you.
Trying to think DIR, if there is a problem with a configuration, it should be avoided. The height of the billy ring I have is about 1/2 that of the standard d-ring...therefore, I am not sure it represents any more of an entanglement hazard. A DIR diver is a thinking diver, and before I make a decision one way or another, I want to understand the plusses and minuses. I will likely practice using the side of my thumb until thats solid and then decide I use the d-ring the BP/W manufacturer included or a billy ring. Either way, I will use the same technique (not replacing training with equipment) but I might decide that a rigid ring will less height is actually safer than a floating one with a greater height.
I am concerned that with a stage bottle or two clipped off, there won't be enough d-ring to attach to on the smaller (rigid) one.
Trying to think DIR, if there is a problem with a configuration, it should be avoided. The height of the billy ring I have is about 1/2 that of the standard d-ring...therefore, I am not sure it represents any more of an entanglement hazard. A DIR diver is a thinking diver, and before I make a decision one way or another, I want to understand the plusses and minuses. I will likely practice using the side of my thumb until thats solid and then decide I use the d-ring the BP/W manufacturer included or a billy ring. Either way, I will use the same technique (not replacing training with equipment) but I might decide that a rigid ring will less height is actually safer than a floating one with a greater height.
I am concerned that with a stage bottle or two clipped off, there won't be enough d-ring to attach to on the smaller (rigid) one.
Robert Phillips
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I've noticed this more since switching to the less rigid 'H' webbing on my harness (my old rig had the more rigid weight belt webbing) making the d-ring more apt to stay laying closely to the waist strap either forward or back after unclipping. It can be annoying at first, but I just remember to flip the d-ring forward if it is laying back and clip. It doesn't take more than a fraction of a second to flip it forward if you remember to feel where the ring is at every time. After a while, it is no longer an annoyance, just an extra small step that becomes part of clipping the gauge.
If it is a major issue for you that you can't resolve, switch to a stiffer harness. Go to a shop and buy 15' of weight belt webbing and re-thread your back plate.
If it is a major issue for you that you can't resolve, switch to a stiffer harness. Go to a shop and buy 15' of weight belt webbing and re-thread your back plate.
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