Suggestions for harness quick release clip?

[Houseplant]

The AP Valves press clip seems about the best, where do you get 'em?

Any alternatives?

[String]

Originally Posted by Sipadan

The AP Valves press clip seems about the best, where do you get 'em?

This may seem silly but...AP Valves. ring them, tell them its for your buddy jacket and they'll send free usually

Any alternatives?

I've found the normal fastex style pinch clips better than the press ones for ease of use with thick gloves.

[RogerViking]

Originally Posted by String

This may seem silly but...AP Valves. ring them, tell them its for your buddy jacket and they'll send free usually



I've found the normal fastex style pinch clips better than the press ones for ease of use with thick gloves.

aye i second that

[Diver Rick]

Have just got a couple from Robin Hood Watersports. about a couple of quid a go. Give them a call 01924 444888.

Richard

[Digger]

Personally, I find the Buddy clips are actually fairly crap. Much better is a decent pinch clip, available from any decent dive shop.

I don't know where she got it, but Jen used to have a pinch clip with a button release on the front of it, so it effectively locked unless you pushed the button up, and the pinch clip could be pressed then. But no idea where from.

Digs.

[Mal Bridgeman]

Originally Posted by Sipadan

Any alternatives?

Yep....leave the webbing in one piece

[japandiver]

Rather than having a break in your harness webbing and using an AP or Fastex type QR clip you can use a robust metal weight-belt clip which allows you to release a 6" loop when required. This much slack in the webbing allows you to easily wriggle out of the harness, the clip is almost bomb-proof (unlike plastic clips that don't respond well to having a twinset on top of them) and if you forget to retighten the slack loop then your harness will still stay on your back.

Clip is best mounted at the bottom of one of the chest straps where it will be out of the way. To fit, you will need to feed the webbing through the clip slots such that you can then pull a loop through the hinge-end of the clip and then close clip to secure loop.

And to protect myself from some flaming ... there is no need for QR's if you are shore / cave or hardboat diving but QR's are a god-send if you are diving from a RIB when you routinely need to get out of your harness in the water when boat is moving every-which-way and typically the cox want's you out of the water PDQ so they can be elsewhere (pub, slip or possibly even picking up other divers)

Hugh

[Odin]

I prefer the pinch clips, love 'em, never had a problem. Got my at the local Chandlers.

Paul

[Silty Bottom]

There's a guy on ebay sells Lumb Brothers pinch clips for £2.95 delivered, he'll also combine p&p, his username is paddlesat16. He lists them as a Side Release Buckle.

[Houseplant]

thanks for the replies. anyone use anything different (e.g. double enders) regularly (versus just as a back for when you drop a twinset on the plastic buckle )