I have eliminated the grommets on version 4 in favor of sewing. I originally thought that the grommets would allow some pivoting of the different parts, but I think that is not necessary. The grommets were also a bit hard to align properly on all three pieces of the webbing.
Thanks, Chris, always enjoying your tinkering, tips & tricks. Personally, I'm a big fan of Sump UK; Andrew's approach to leg loops is simply elegant (as are most of his designs). I can't judge which system is more comfortable, both are diverting the strain to the hips, similar to climbing or safety harnesses. But I understand that we (divers) want to be able to get out of the harness relatively quickly & easy. I have nothing against quick-release buckles, but I do believe that metal buckles should be preferred in technical diving. Not that plastic ones are unreliable or unsafe, but they can break, usually during transport or handling, and this, you normally find out when donning (been there).
@@mattvish2591 Hello Matt. Thanks for the input. I will have to check those out. There is a milspec plastic buckle manufactured by Cobra. I use those on my DIRish plate and wing. Those are solid plastic and pretty heavy duty. I may make a set of the leg loops with those instead of the normal plastic buckles which I know what you are talking about, having experienced that once.
I will be making both unfinished, unsewn kits and fully assembled ready to use kits for version 4.0 described in video #175. If you are interested contact me at divezonescuba@yahoo.com. The unfinished parts kits with standard buckles are $50.00, the complete assemblies with standard buckles are $90, and the complete assemblies with mil-spec buckles are $120. $10 for shipping.
@@alzahraniabdulrahman hello. I am not sure if I understand your question. Are you saying that your body rolls upside down when you descend horizontally in proper trim from the surface?
@@divezonescuba yes , when i was using BCD jacket style, i can sink without any problem but now when i try to learn with wing backplate , i try to sink from surface , i deflate the wing , breath out , then i sink but the tank rotate me is there any advise for that
@@divezonescuba i have all of them in the back of the tank around 12 kg distributed evenly in pockets and cam weight in the end of the tank and i use normal harness with D ring to keep my camera buckled
@@alzahraniabdulrahman if you are loaded like that, what you are experiencing is not abnormal. Try moving the bottom weights to your belt and the ones on the upper tank band as close to the plate as possible on the back.
Always love seeing your innovations! Do you have a video on how you sew and add the eyelets?
I have eliminated the grommets on version 4 in favor of sewing. I originally thought that the grommets would allow some pivoting of the different parts, but I think that is not necessary. The grommets were also a bit hard to align properly on all three pieces of the webbing.
Thanks, Chris, always enjoying your tinkering, tips & tricks.
Personally, I'm a big fan of Sump UK; Andrew's approach to leg loops is simply elegant (as are most of his designs). I can't judge which system is more comfortable, both are diverting the strain to the hips, similar to climbing or safety harnesses. But I understand that we (divers) want to be able to get out of the harness relatively quickly & easy. I have nothing against quick-release buckles, but I do believe that metal buckles should be preferred in technical diving. Not that plastic ones are unreliable or unsafe, but they can break, usually during transport or handling, and this, you normally find out when donning (been there).
@@mattvish2591 Hello Matt. Thanks for the input. I will have to check those out. There is a milspec plastic buckle manufactured by Cobra. I use those on my DIRish plate and wing. Those are solid plastic and pretty heavy duty. I may make a set of the leg loops with those instead of the normal plastic buckles which I know what you are talking about, having experienced that once.
I will be making both unfinished, unsewn kits and fully assembled ready to use kits for version 4.0 described in video #175. If you are interested contact me at divezonescuba@yahoo.com. The unfinished parts kits with standard buckles are $50.00, the complete assemblies with standard buckles are $90, and the complete assemblies with mil-spec buckles are $120. $10 for shipping.
Can you advise if i rotate allover when i decent from serface
@@alzahraniabdulrahman hello. I am not sure if I understand your question. Are you saying that your body rolls upside down when you descend horizontally in proper trim from the surface?
@@divezonescuba yes , when i was using BCD jacket style, i can sink without any problem but now when i try to learn with wing backplate , i try to sink from surface , i deflate the wing , breath out , then i sink but the tank rotate me is there any advise for that
@@alzahraniabdulrahman ok. Tell me how much and where you have your weights placed and what kind of harness are you using one piece or adjustable.
@@divezonescuba i have all of them in the back of the tank around 12 kg distributed evenly in pockets and cam weight in the end of the tank and i use normal harness with D ring to keep my camera buckled
@@alzahraniabdulrahman if you are loaded like that, what you are experiencing is not abnormal. Try moving the bottom weights to your belt and the ones on the upper tank band as close to the plate as possible on the back.