Talked to the owner, good man.Piranha has freaking everything.
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Talked to the owner, good man.Piranha has freaking everything.
So I actually met someone with the belt a couple of days ago and it was super easy for him to tighten. Any time underwater he wanted to tighten again it was just a pull not like the buckle.One issue worth noting with this style buckle...and why I’m assuming it isn’t popular in scuba diving circles...is that it requires a fair amount of dexterity to operate the buckle. If you have to get out of it in a hurry (ex. Weight belt or BP/W belt), you may run into issues.
So I got into contact with him and his words where "I never made them just used it for diving." He said it's been over 4years since he has used them and he couldn't remember what they where called.Andrew Goering from Sump UK makes it. Last time he had them I ordered like 5 of them and have them on my BPW's and sidemount rigs. SUMP UK
So I actually met someone with the belt a couple of days ago and it was super easy for him to tighten. Any time underwater he wanted to tighten again it was just a pull not like the buckle.
With how hard the webbing is on the Xdeep waist I have a feeling that it should be easy. With that being said know someone people in this thread are probably thinking to themself “that’s so stupid go with a regular waist buckle what if someone needs to rescue you.” My reply to that is if you took the rescue course you should know the very first part of rescuing someone is the predive safety check. Back to the topic... according to the guy I met he said they are very easy and it’s just simply pushing it the opposite way. My understanding is that it’s sleek and simple. I will keep this forum updated if I find someone who can manufacture or intends to start selling the product.It’s very easy to tighten. My question for that person would be “how easy is it to loosen and remove that belt/buckle with one hand?
I wear one on the reg. I like them. Just not something that I’d want to dive with.
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My reply to that is if you took the rescue course you should know the very first part of rescuing someone is the predive safety check.
What does that have to do with a diver's ability to get your rig off of you in the water, when you're unresponsive?
According to what is shown at that link, you have to press both sides of the active part a the same time, to get it to release. Maybe it would be easy enough for you to do for yourself. But, that looks more complicated for someone else to do in an emergency. In my book "more complicated" is not good - especially if it doesn't offer any solid advantage over a simpler way. So, what advantage do you see in the QRF buckle over a "standard" scuba waist belt buckle?
I have the XS Scuba Clear-Path buckle on all my rigs. Been using them for several years. I think they are the Bee's Knees. Not shiny. Lightweight. Strong. Don't make loud clanking noises when I'm moving my rig around.
XS Scuba Clear-Path Buckle
Oh no that was me lol, when I posted this I was really out of it.Deleted. Joke that no longer makes sense since mods changed the thread title.