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I made my own harness too. FWIW I bought the webbing from a local supplier (regular weight belt webbing, don't know what the difference is). The webbing for my crotch strap I salvaged off an old BC, chose this because it was stiffer. I use 2 inch webbing. If you want to see how I attached it to my backplate (I have one of the OMS BP's with the 1 inch slot (I think this was the only alum plate I could get at the time)) here is an image and explanation... http://wwwdev.scu.edu.au/schools/rsm/staff/pages/shartley/projects/gear/stra p.jpg Using the 2 inch webbing, plastic weight retainer (or stainless if you can find one that fits two thickness' of webbing), stainless d-ring and aluminium backplate with 1 inch crotch strap slot. 1) I start by passing the webbing through the weight retainer once (I put the d-ring on at the same time so the webbing goes through one side of the weight retainer, through the d-ring and back through the other side of the weight retainer), 2) I then pass the webbing through the slot in the backplate (the slot on mine is only 1 inch so I folded each edge of the webbing in and fed it through the slot). BTW I have the loose tongue of the webbing to the inside so the webbing goes in through the back of the back plate, 3) I then pass the webbing back through the weight retainer (and d-ring) ending up with a few inches overhang. This in itself is probably strong enough however I bolt the webbing too for extra strength (I often lift my gear onto a boat by the crotch strap or hang the wings/harness by the crotch strap to dry), 4) Drill a hole through the webbing below the weight retainer (opposite side to backplate, obviously the hole goes through both thickness' of webbing), 5) Melt the webbing around the hole with a flame or soldering iron to seal the thread around the hole, 6) I put a stainless washer on each side of the hole to further protect the webbing and run a stainless bolt with self locking nut through the hole and tighten (so far I've managed to get the holes exactly the right size so the bolt screws tight through the hole, probably not important), 7) Cut the extra length of bolt of and smooth with a metal file and sand paper to remove sharp edges (Note: Stainless steel work hardens so cut quickly and forcefully (obviously not so forcefully you break the blade of your hack saw though)), 8) Finally I use electrical tape to secure any loose webbing (wrapped around the crotch strap). Hope this helps. Simon Simon L Hartley RSM Website Coordinator\First Year Course Coordinator Associate Lecturer School of Environmental Science and Management Southern Cross University P.O. Box 157 Lismore NSW, Australia 2480 Ph: (02) 66203251 or (61 66) 203 251 Fax:(02) 66212669 E-mail: shartley@sc*.ed*.au* http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/esm/staff/pages/shartley/ http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/esm/ -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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