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| Originally Posted by Bardo Where you go from here really depends on how serious you are about 'going DIR'. If you're interested in DIR and simply want to 'cherry pick' some of the good bits to improve your own diving then the Tekwing will do the job just fine.
If, on the other hand, you've made up your mind that you'd like to become a fully-signed up member of the DIR club (ie. get GUE training and dive with other DIR divers) then you may want to move the Tekwing on (they're easy to sell!) and buy yourself a wing/backplate/single peice harness combination. There are a number of 'issues' with this wing that make it less than ideal - the position of the rear dump, for example (it's on the wrong side of the wing!). I know this might sound harsh but trust me - this is the reality of 'going DIR' at times but it'll make the transistion easier in the long run...
If you're just cherry picking, however (which is no bad thing!) then you can cut off the excess lengths of harness strap using a pair of sharp scissors (or trauma shears - they work best!) and then use a lighter to burn the ends to stop them from fraying. You might also want to lose that D-ring attatched to either side of the wing - that's *definately* not DIR! And if the inflator doesn't attatch to the wing using a proper 'elbow' (some do, some don't, I believe), you might want to change that too... 
As I said - it all really depends on how far you want to take your interest in DIR... |
Well I've just got the Tekwing, so I don't want to go selling it and getting a wing/harness combination. I'll sort of cherry pick for now and just do what I can with the things I've got. I will look at cutting and burning the excess on my straps though, and I might cut the 2 crotch straps down to just one. I was looking at whether the wing D-rings should be cut or not. As you say, they are definately not DIR, but I was thinking of hooking a reel onto it for now.
As for the inflator elbow, I'm pretty sure it doesn't have that. It just hooks onto the harness webbing via a plastic hook thing which isn't great. How would I get and install a "proper elbow" for it?