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Hi BOB!
I too went from a transpac to a SS-backplate, continues webbing and NO QUICK
RELEASES with 2X10/15 steel tanks, a stage tank, with a dry suit and thick
under garment in a roling RIB in cold Danish water with low wiz and
currents, so I think I can understand youre concern.
I found that the shoulder straps needs to be more loose than what I thought
to begin with, what holds my rig into place is a tight waist band and crouch
strap.
Removing the kit in the water i easy, all it takes is tiny bit of practice,
what you do is:
- connect youre self to the RIB with jon line or a spool,
- inflate youre wing so it is neutral, inflate the suit so you can move,
- disconnect the dry suit inflater, pull the regulaters free from youre neck
- lay flat in the water face down - breathe from the primary reg
and pull the rig over head.
- it is easy!
Jesper
PS: to whom it may concern: I�m sorry for the abuse of the english langues
that I may have done writing this, but I didn�t have my dictionary with me.
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.
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