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Josh, In a message dated 97-08-05 18:58:49 EDT, you write: << I have just aquired my new OMS BC and I love it! My straps, as they came from the factory, are, shall we say, a tad too long. I was planning on cutting and melting the ends to a better length, but I want to be sure that I do not cut off too much. Does anyone know of anyway to use up some webbing so that if I ever need more (get fetter, add rings or gear, etc), then I just undo it? Any other thoughts on this matter would also be appreated! i.e. What is a good length to have hanging? What are some other ways of running the webbing? It there anything I might not have thought of? Thanks in adv, Josh >> -------------------------------------------------- To get more strap without it hanging off just put some short pieces of bicycle innertube over the wast strap between the buckle and the backplate in a couple of spots and then run some excess back along the inside of this section under these pieces of tubing after running it through the buckle. Essentially you are using a rubberband to hold some excess neatly against the functional part on the inside of the wast section. These pieces of innertube are also handy for holding things in place on the webbing if it is ever needed. Check them periodocically for deterioraion. You can stick the excess that runs beyond the buckle latch when you don the rig under a piece of this tubbing also but don't make it hard to get out or confusing to a rescuer who may have to remove your gear. As you change shape or the webbing wears where it goes through the backplate you can shift it around a couple of inches before it is tattered enough to cause a problem and get a lot more life out of one length of webbing. Maybe someone else knows a way to prevent the ware here in the first place. Hope this helps, Chuck -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send list subscription requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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