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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C05FE2.86208660 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Whatever the DIR guys say it is definitely more difficult to get a harness/backplate off on a RIB than a transpac!! Don't believe that just drop your shoulder and flip it over your head bullshit However the in water stability, safety (no quick releases to snap open) and the ability to use the rig for all circumstances mean that for me it is a no brainer to use the backplate / harness on all my dives. Yes it is a bit trickier to get off on a RIB - best to remove wrist mounted gauges / slates first and don't have the straps too tight - then it is perfectly feasible. Finally, getting the rig on is no problem. Regards Mark -----Original Message----- From: Bob Cooper [mailto:bob@bo*.fs*.co*.uk*] Sent: 06 December 2000 12:10 To: techdiver@aquanaut.com Subject: Backplate harness Thanks for your replies to my previous post "which backplate?". I have another question regarding a backplate/harness/wing arrangement: My current kit configuration uses a Transpac II and twin steel 10's or 12's. Most of my diving is in a dry suit from RIB's off the UK coast. Donning the Transpac is made relatively easy because it has adjustable shoulder straps. However, this is sometimes difficult in a rolling RIB in UK waters despite the extra length of the shoulder straps. When everything is pulled tight it is very comfortable in and out of the water. Removing the Transpac in the water is easy because it has quick releases on both shoulders and on the chest. It is a simple matter to remove my kit alongside the RIB and have the crew haul it aboard. A one piece harness has no releases right? and it is not adjustable (at least not whilst wearing it). Therefore it must be very difficult to put on (especially in a rolling RIB) and virtually impossible to remove in the water (especially in a dry suit with a thick undersuit). If the shoulder straps are left loose, making donning and doffing easier, this would result in a sloppy fit. If the shoulder straps are adjusted so that the harness fits snugly it must be virtually impossible to don and doff? Am I missing something here? Any advice would me much appreciated. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C05FE2.86208660 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D810555723-06122000>Whatever=20 the DIR guys say it is definitely more difficult to get a = harness/backplate off=20 on a RIB than a transpac!! Don't believe that just drop your = shoulder and flip it over your head bullshit</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D810555723-06122000></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D810555723-06122000>However=20 the in water stability, safety (no quick releases to snap open) and the = ability=20 to use the rig for all circumstances mean that for me it is a no brainer = to use=20 the backplate / harness on all my dives. Yes it is a bit trickier = to get=20 off on a RIB - best to remove wrist mounted gauges / slates first and = don't have=20 the straps too tight - then it is perfectly feasible. = </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D810555723-06122000></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D810555723-06122000>Finally,=20 getting the rig on is no problem.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D810555723-06122000></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D810555723-06122000>Regards</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D810555723-06122000></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D810555723-06122000>Mark</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV align=3Dleft class=3DOutlookMessageHeader dir=3Dltr><FONT = face=3DTahoma=20 size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Bob Cooper=20 [mailto:bob@bo*.fs*.co*.uk*]<BR><B>Sent:</B> 06 December 2000=20 12:10<BR><B>To:</B> techdiver@aquanaut.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> = Backplate=20 harness<BR><BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks for your replies to my = previous post=20 "which backplate?".</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have another question regarding a=20 backplate/harness/wing arrangement:</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My current kit configuration uses a = Transpac II=20 and twin steel 10's or 12's. Most of my diving is in a dry suit = from=20 RIB's off the UK coast. Donning the Transpac is made relatively = easy=20 because it has adjustable shoulder straps. However, this is = sometimes=20 difficult in a rolling RIB in UK waters despite the extra length of = the=20 shoulder straps. When everything is pulled tight it is very = comfortable in and=20 out of the water. Removing the Transpac in the water is easy = because it=20 has quick releases on both shoulders and on the chest. It is a = simple=20 matter to remove my kit alongside the RIB and have the crew haul it=20 aboard.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>A one piece harness has no releases = right? and it=20 is not adjustable (at least not whilst wearing it). Therefore it = must be=20 very difficult to put on (especially in a rolling RIB) and virtually=20 impossible to remove in the water (especially in a dry suit with a = thick=20 undersuit). If the shoulder straps are left loose, making = donning and=20 doffing easier, this would result in a sloppy fit. If the = shoulder=20 straps are adjusted so that the harness fits snugly it must be = virtually=20 impossible to don and doff?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Am I missing something = here?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Any advice would me much=20 appreciated.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C05FE2.86208660-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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