Cam, you need to be using large boltsnaps, the ones which will clip onto 
a 5/8" rope. Also you take your Dring and put it in a vise and bang it 
with a hammer to give it a slight bend. Position the ring so the bend 
holds the end of the ring away from the webbing and allows one-handed 
operation. Don't use butterfly clips, they are as bad as suicide clips, 
not only do they snag mono they also snag fish trap cord very nicely. I 
found this one out the hard way.

 Jim

Sender: Cam Banks  Date: 9/26/99 11:42 PM

>From my understanding, DIR advocates use of bolt snaps and non-fixed
>D-rings.  I find these very hard to manipulate in 5mm gloves.  I'm about
>to rebel against these and go to butterfly snaps and fixed D-rings.  
>
>Can anyone save me?  I know that butterfly clips can snag monofilament,
>but I'll trade that hazard for actually being able to use them.  Also,
>are D-rings hoseclamped to the tank non-DIR, or permissible?
>
>Cam
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