Home Harness Webbing attempt

[ralphy]

I know a fair few of you have made your own continuous webbing/backplate combos and I'd like to know your preferred make of webbing.  I currently dive the standard Halcyon gear which I'm please with, though I'm going to make it a permanent fixture on my twinset, while I make a dedicated singles rig.

As its a singles rig, I've been given a link to a place called something like 'Aquion' (I've lost the link and therefore can't post it here) who custom make a 6mm stainless plate that weighs about 2kg more than the usual 3mm steel one.  Should be good for taking a bit more off the dreaded harness!

Anyway, I've seen one or two links to a decent looking manufacturers that do webbing, though its hard to tell by a little piccy just how "stiff" the webbing actually is.  As per the Halcyon, I'd like it as stiff and durable as poss, so can anyone point me in the right direction?

cheers y'all
Mat

[Gavin Yates]

<font color='#000F22'>The Halcyon webbing's a bit pish to be honest ... I got some Beaver webbing from my LDS and it's good and solid stuff.

To be honest getting good hardware - the sides - is more important. Only use metal ones - I use the ones with teeth and they never seem to move.

[Dominic]

I suspect you're referring to Aleutian's backplate..

Like Gavin, I was unimpressed by Halcyon webbing. The best I've found so far was from my local dive shop, but sadly they don't sell it any more &nbsp;

Shop around, try chandlers and outdoor shops. The stiffer the better. All else fails, try sewing two lengths together to get double-thickness..

[ralphy]

OK chaps, I'll check them out. &nbsp;And yes, Dominic I did mean Aleutian, so cheers for popping the link back on there for me as I could do with getting hold of them to see if they do any of the &quot;hardware&quot; that Gavin mentioned.

Talking of that stuff, I really don't know where to look for any of it and was rather hoping to avoid going to something like a &quot;registered Halcyon dealer&quot; if it meant paying inflated prices for what I could get elsewhere (eg £10 for a buckle, £3 for a D-ring and £7 for a boltsnap). &nbsp;I know you mention things like outdoor shops and &quot;Chandlers&quot; and the like, but you would really not believe how little there is of that nature in Guernsey!!

I'm going to scour the yachting parts stores for anything I can get my hands on in the way of hardware, and I may have moderate success, but I'm fairly sure I'll be out of luck on the webbing front.

We shall see...

[Dr Stevil]

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Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (Dominic @ Mar. 21 2003,11:32)]Like Gavin, I was unimpressed by Halcyon webbing. The best I've found so far was from my local dive shop, but sadly they don't sell it any more  The stiffer the better.

I've got one of those IQ harnesses so don't use webbing
Why is stiff webbing better?

I'm surprised there's not much in the way of &nbsp;Chandlers on Guernsey, aren't there lots of boats? Incidentally, is there much in the way of charter hard boats on Guernsey and how does one get to guernsey? are there ferries from the South Coast?



Chee-az
Steve

[Dominic]

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] ]Why is stiff webbing better?

Because the softer the webbing is, the more it slides and twists around.

As an extreme example, seatbelt webbing is so flimsy it can even twist itself 180 through the buckle just in normal useage.

I tried soft webbing once, and had tospend 5 minutes after donning my harness straightening it all out. And I had to keep re-adjusting it as the webbing slipped straight through all the retainers.

Stiff webbing is SO much better...

[ralphy]

There are many boaty-type shops around, so perhaps I'm being a little pessimistic about my chances of obtaining the necessary gear!

As far as visiting our fair isle is concerned, your best bet is the Condor ferry (fast or slow - you have the choice) which currently travels from Weymouth I believe. &nbsp;Flying is possible but unless you get the right deal and include a weekday in your travelling times, you're looking at either £65 return or about £200 if you're unlucky!

I've never tried to charter a boat, but there are plenty round and a couple of the diveshops do weekly trips during the summer months. &nbsp;There are also numerous boats to and from the neighbouring islands, which makes for good eating/drinking/swimming etc when the weather's fine.

not a bad old place really.