Matt S.
Contributor
While we're on the subject of hog harnesses, I have a fit question.
Per my reading the top of the backplate should be about an inch below the bump at the base of your neck. For me to get my backplate riding at this height, I have to keep the shoulder straps pretty tight... Tight enough that I can't don the rig without a buddy to help me guide an arm through one strap. (Being in a bulky drysuit with big dry glove rings doesn't help.)
If I loosen the straps enough to make the rig easy to don, then the plate sits lower, and the tank feels a little wobbly on my back.
Of course, when I used a BI BCD, I still needed a buddy's help to get the second arm strapped in, so I'm no worse off than I used to be in this regard.
Per my reading the top of the backplate should be about an inch below the bump at the base of your neck. For me to get my backplate riding at this height, I have to keep the shoulder straps pretty tight... Tight enough that I can't don the rig without a buddy to help me guide an arm through one strap. (Being in a bulky drysuit with big dry glove rings doesn't help.)
If I loosen the straps enough to make the rig easy to don, then the plate sits lower, and the tank feels a little wobbly on my back.
Of course, when I used a BI BCD, I still needed a buddy's help to get the second arm strapped in, so I'm no worse off than I used to be in this regard.