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--=====================_5053187==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At 06:43 PM 4/12/2001 , deepdive wrote: >Billy, > Try threading some mountain bike inner tube over the webbing (slightly smaller diameter then the width of the webbing) ,and then thread this through your tri glide... >sounds easy..haha Paul thanks. But the vanilla model works for me - plain webbing with glides behind the plate. I have the same plate (1/4" 316 ss plate machined on the Lacasse/OMS pattern) as James who asked the question, so I'm trying to figure why his slips and mine doesn't. rgds billyw > >Cut the inner tube so you have a bit of excess that threads completely through the tri glide and also threads through the backplate with about a 5mm "extra" for added protection. >fold the inner tube in thirds overlapping one another as this makes it easier to move along the length of webbing into position...someone assisting helps...if alone grab the webbing in your teeth and put a couple of chopsticks through the bunchfolded inner tube...now pull apart the chopsticks with your hands which stretches the btubing and allows you to pull it along the webbing you are holding firmly in your mouth!when you have the inner tube in the right position unfold the inner tube and stretch the rubber tightly along the webbing then thread through the triglide...,the more stretch the better as it threads easily and avoids any bunching... >it's also good on those high wear shoulder areas too. > >Hope this is of interest... > >Paul Berry >Southern Ocean Explorers >DIR-N.Z. > > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: billy@v3*.co*.au* [mailto:billy@v3*.co*.au*] >Sent: Tuesday, 4 December 2001 1:41 a.m. >To: 'techdiver list' >Subject: Re: Harness Creep Problems > >At 02:24 PM 3/12/2001 , James Dibbs wrote: >>Hi guys. >> >>I have a problem with the webbing on my harness slowly creeping through the >>weight belt retainers (two slot), resulting in one strap longer than the >>other. The creep occurs and the bottom slot where the waist strap come out >>of the plate. >> >>I dove out of a small boat. Donning the gear means sitting down, getting >>into the gear then rolling over onto my knees before standing up. While I am >>doing this, one strap is taking all the force and slipping (slightly). >> >>The end result is unless I make sure the straps are reset before every dive >>I end with the rig slightly skewed on my back which drives me nuts. >> >>Can anyone suggest a way to prevent webbing creep through the weight belt >>retainers on my backplate. > >You weaving it to the front of the plate? i.e. the waist straps coming >forwards out of the outside slots? > >regards billyw --=====================_5053187==_.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" <html> At 06:43 PM 4/12/2001 , deepdive wrote:<br> <font size=4 color="#0000FF"><blockquote type=cite cite>Billy,</font><br> Try threading some mountain bike inner tube over the webbing (slightly smaller diameter then the width of the webbing) ,and then thread this through your tri glide...<br> sounds easy..haha</blockquote><br> Paul thanks. But the vanilla model works for me - plain <br> webbing with glides behind the plate.<br> <br> I have the same plate (1/4" 316 ss plate machined on the<br> Lacasse/OMS pattern) as James who asked the question, so <br> I'm trying to figure why his slips and mine doesn't.<br> <br> rgds billyw<br> <br> <br> <blockquote type=cite cite> <br> <font size=4 color="#0000FF">Cut the inner tube so you have a bit of excess that threads completely through the tri glide and also threads through the backplate with about a 5mm "extra" for added protection.</font><br> fold the inner tube in thirds overlapping one another as this makes it easier to move along the length of webbing into position...someone assisting helps...if alone grab the webbing in your teeth and put a couple of chopsticks through the bunchfolded inner tube...now pull apart the chopsticks with your hands which stretches the btubing and allows you to pull it along the webbing you are holding firmly in your mouth!when you have the inner tube in the right position unfold the inner tube and stretch the rubber tightly along the webbing then thread through the triglide...,the more stretch the better as it threads easily and avoids any bunching...<br> it's also good on those high wear shoulder areas too.<br> <br> <font size=4 color="#0000FF">Hope this is of interest...</font><br> <br> <font size=4 color="#0000FF">Paul Berry<br> Southern Ocean Explorers<br> DIR-N.Z.<br> </font> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <font face="tahoma" size=2>-----Original Message-----<br> <b>From:</b> billy@v3*.co*.au* [<a href="mailto:billy@v3*.co*.au*" eudora="autourl">mailto:billy@v3*.co*.au*</a>]<br> <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 4 December 2001 1:41 a.m.<br> <b>To:</b> 'techdiver list'<br> <b>Subject:</b> Re: Harness Creep Problems<br> <br> </font>At 02:24 PM 3/12/2001 , James Dibbs wrote:<br> <blockquote type=cite cite>Hi guys.<br> <br> I have a problem with the webbing on my harness slowly creeping through the<br> weight belt retainers (two slot), resulting in one strap longer than the<br> other. The creep occurs and the bottom slot where the waist strap come out<br> of the plate.<br> <br> I dove out of a small boat. Donning the gear means sitting down, getting<br> into the gear then rolling over onto my knees before standing up. While I am<br> doing this, one strap is taking all the force and slipping (slightly). <br> <br> The end result is unless I make sure the straps are reset before every dive<br> I end with the rig slightly skewed on my back which drives me nuts.<br> <br> Can anyone suggest a way to prevent webbing creep through the weight belt<br> retainers on my backplate.</blockquote><br> You weaving it to the front of the plate? i.e. the waist straps coming <br> forwards out of the outside slots?<br> <br> regards billyw</blockquote></html> --=====================_5053187==_.ALT-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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