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This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --------------InterScan_NT_MIME_Boundary Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C17E52.A76E5B50" ------_=_NextPart_001_01C17E52.A76E5B50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" If you are getting abrasion on your harness you may want to look at the edges of the cut outs on your backplate. Halcyon and others don't do a particularly good job of smoothing these off. A dremel tool is best but a small file and sand paper would likely work. If you get a chance look at backplates made by Gary Hoadley and you will see a big diffrence here. Gary McRae > -----Original Message----- > From: deepdive [SMTP:deepdive@xt*.co*.nz*] > Sent: December 5, 2001 8:44 PM > To: TECHDIVER > Subject: FW: FW: Harness Creep Problems > > My original webbing wore badly even after only a few dives so I replaced > it with some heavy duty weight belt webbing and havn't had problems with > "creep" with either types. > I simply use the inner tube to stop the abraision on the harness webbing. > > Paul Berry > Southern Ocean Explorers > DIR-N.Z. > -----Original Message----- > From: Manos Manoli [mailto:cytech@ma*.co*.cy*] > Sent: Wednesday, 5 December 2001 7:13 p.m. > To: deepdive > Cc: TECHDIVER > Subject: Re: FW: Harness Creep Problems > > > I don't know why everyone is making it to look like rocket Science ?????? > Dont use the soft staff that you often see on traveling languages... > Thicker webbing will do the job with any kind of weight belt > retainers...... > I just use silver or white marker to mark the webbing so if i have to > adjust it or remove it to know where it was before........ > > I never had any problem of " slowly creeping " harness ..... > > GET A THICKER WEBBING..... > > Manos Manoli > www.smiley.cy.net/cytech > > 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 > > 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*> [ > <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 > > > > > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C17E52.A76E5B50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META NAME=3D"Generator" CONTENT=3D"MS Exchange Server version = 5.5.2653.12"> <TITLE>RE: FW: Harness Creep Problems</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">If you are getting = abrasion on your harness you may want to look at the edges of the cut = outs on your backplate. Halcyon and others don't do a particularly good = job of smoothing these off. A dremel tool is best but a small file and = sand paper would likely work. If you get a chance look at backplates = made by Gary Hoadley and you will see a big diffrence here.</FONT></P> <P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Gary McRae</FONT> </P> <UL> <P><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">-----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">From: </FONT></B> <FONT = SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">deepdive [SMTP:deepdive@xt*.co*.nz*]</FONT> <BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">Sent: </FONT></B> <FONT = SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">December 5, 2001 8:44 PM</FONT> <BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 = FACE=3D"Arial">To: </FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=3D1 = FACE=3D"Arial">TECHDIVER</FONT> <BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 = FACE=3D"Arial">Subject: </FONT>= </B> <FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">FW: FW: Harness Creep = Problems</FONT> </P> <P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">My original webbing = wore badly even after only a few dives so I replaced it with some heavy = duty weight belt webbing and havn't had problems with "creep" = with either types.</FONT></P> <P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">I simply use the = inner tube to stop the=A0abraision on the harness webbing.</FONT> <BR><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">=A0</FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">Paul Berry</FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">Southern Ocean = Explorers</FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">DIR-N.Z.</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">-----Original Message-----<BR> </FONT><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">From:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D2 = FACE=3D"Tahoma"> Manos Manoli [<A = HREF=3D"mailto:cytech@ma*.co*.cy*">mailto:cytech@marlow.com.cy</A>]<BR= > </FONT><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">Sent:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D2 = FACE=3D"Tahoma"> Wednesday, 5 December 2001 7:13 p.m.<BR> </FONT><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">To:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D2 = FACE=3D"Tahoma"> deepdive<BR> </FONT><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">Cc:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D2 = FACE=3D"Tahoma"> TECHDIVER<BR> </FONT><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">Subject:</FONT></B><FONT = SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma"> Re: FW: Harness Creep Problems<BR> <BR> </FONT> <BR><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">I don't know why everyone is making it to look = like rocket Science ??????<BR> Dont use the soft staff that you often see on traveling = languages...<BR> </FONT><B><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">Thicker webbing</FONT></B><FONT = FACE=3D"Arial"> will do the job with any kind of weight belt = retainers......<BR> I just use silver or white marker to mark the webbing so if i have = to<BR> adjust=A0it or remove it to know where it was before........<BR> <BR> I never had any problem of=A0 " slowly creeping " =A0harness = ......<BR> <BR> </FONT><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Arial">GET A THICKER = WEBBING.....</FONT></B><BR> <BR> <FONT FACE=3D"Arial">Manos Manoli<BR> www.smiley.cy.net/cytech<BR> <BR> deepdive wrote:<BR> </FONT> </P> <UL> <P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">Billy,</FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 = Try threading some mountain bike inner tube over the = webbing=A0(slightly smaller diameter then the width of the webbing) = ,and then thread=A0this through your tri glide...</FONT></P> <P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">sounds = easy..haha</FONT> <BR><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">=A0</FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">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></P> <P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">fold=A0the 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=A0you 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...</FONT></P> <P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">it's also good on = those high wear shoulder=A0areas too.</FONT> <BR><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">=A0</FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">Hope this is of = interest...</FONT> <BR><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">=A0</FONT> </P> <P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">Paul Berry</FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">Southern Ocean = Explorers</FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">DIR-N.Z.</FONT> <BR><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">=A0</FONT> <BR><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">=A0</FONT> <BR><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">=A0</FONT> <BR><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">=A0</FONT> <BR><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">=A0</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">-----Original Message-----<BR> </FONT><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">From:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D2 = FACE=3D"Tahoma"><U></U></FONT><U> <FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 = FACE=3D"Tahoma">billy@v3*.co*.au* <<A = HREF=3D"mailto:billy@v3*.co*.au*">mailto:billy@v3.com.au</A>></FONT>< ;/U= ><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma"> [</FONT><U></U><U> <FONT = COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma"><<A = HREF=3D"mailto:billy@v3*.co*.au*">mailto:billy@v3.com.au</A>></FONT>< ;/U= ><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">]<BR> </FONT><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">Sent:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D2 = FACE=3D"Tahoma"> Tuesday, 4 December 2001 1:41 a.m.<BR> </FONT><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">To:</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D2 = FACE=3D"Tahoma"> 'techdiver list'<BR> </FONT><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">Subject:</FONT></B><FONT = SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma"> Re: Harness Creep Problems<BR> <BR> </FONT> <BR><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">At 02:24 PM 3/12/2001 , James Dibbs wrote:<BR> </FONT> </P> <UL> <P><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">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.</FONT> </P> <BR> </UL> <P><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">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<BR> <BR> </FONT> </P> <BR> </UL> <P><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">-- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list = to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to = `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.</FONT></P> </UL> </BODY> </HTML> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C17E52.A76E5B50-- --------------InterScan_NT_MIME_Boundary-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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