Posted by tleemay on July 16, 2001 at 17:38:20:
In Reply to: on webbing... posted by kelphead on July 16, 2001 at 14:25:42:
Curious...?
With the looped material, does it make the
thickness (not the width) thicker than a single
piece - non-looped web strap? Does it make
threading on the buckle and d-rings tri-glides
difficult to install or adjust for those first
few dives?
And how long do you suspect the softer material
will fare at the BP threading points, polished
slots or not?
And one other observation; could you do a doff and
don with the softer straps in a slight current on
the line? It sounds like the softer material wouldn't
hold their 'memory' as well as stiffer ones that
pretty much retain their shoulder shapes when the
diver is out of the rig (perhaps 'memory' isn't the
best term, but I hope you know what I mean).