Steve-

I don't have a problem with this as long as it does not get in the way of 
donning and doffing your cannister light. But my viewpoint is that if you 
are going to use unditchable weight you might as well use a V and/or P 
weight, it would seem to be a less convoluted and less hassel than 
weights on the belt.

 Jim

Sender: Rob Sluys  Date: 3/15/99 7:46 PM

>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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