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Steve,

I've had two ideas on solving this one (I've already tried the first)

1) Make sure that there is no lead on the back of the belt.  Keep the lead
forward on your body near the hips.  This way the belt can lay flat
underneath the backplate.  Yes, this is a little tricky to ditch, possibly
even impossible since the weightbelt is underneath the crotch strap.  This
worked well for me two weeks ago when I was in California and had to rent
a 20# belt.  Of course, I didn't have to ditch the belt, either.

2) Use the waist strap on the backplate as your weight belt.  ( hear me
out on this one, Cobb)  Depending on how much weight you need , you can
split it up between the two sides.  For example:

You need 12# of lead.  Get four 3# bullet style weights (this idea won't
work with the block style).  Put two of them on the buckle side behind the
D-ring.  Put the other two on the other side where a canister light would
normally go (I suppose you could do this in addition to a cannister light,
but how much lead do you really need?)  Put the rig on like normal.  If
you need to ditch lead, pull the buckle, and let the lead fall.  You'll
only be able to dump 6# of lead, but that should be enough to get you up,
in a controlled way.

K.I.S.S.?  Sure sounds like it.
Have I tried this yet?  No.  
Do I plan to?  Yes


This is what I've come up with, and if noone sees any major logic flaws in
it, I think it can effectively eliminate a weight belt altogether.

Anyone care to critique this in a _civilized_ way?

~Rob Sluys

 On Mon, 15 Mar 1999, Steve Lindblom wrote:

> Has anybody tried the Halcyon weight system? I've always had problem when I
> have to use a weight belt with a backplate - the backplate tends to have a
> "ratcheting" effect on a belt, with the lower edge catching on and pushing
> the belt further and further down until I either have to stop and waste a
> minute of two getting everything back into position, or the belt drops to
> my knees. Suspender are the obvious answer, but then the belt isn't
> ditchable.
> 
> The Halcyon system looks like it might be a good alternative to DUI's
> overpriced suspenders, but no one around here stocks them, so I've never
> been able to examine one.

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