Continuous Webbed Harness

[Carvendive]

I think you've hit the mark with this one statement.  If you take a look at the environment you dive in, the conditions, and the person, you'll soon realize that one and only one rig does not work for all dive profiles.  (I'm beginning to feel that DIR is limited to the 18-40 age group.)

I dive a plate wing 1 piece harness.  Personally I have no problem with it.  But...

I'm in that over 50 group and as such require bifocals (if I want to know how much gas I have or what heading I'm on).  I MUST have a long hose on my SPG in order to bring it to where I can read it.  I also use an oversized snap clip on it so that I'm not fighting it or (worse yet) not checking my gas because it's such a pain to clip and unclip.  I digress...

I say that as long as you use a GOOD SS buckle where you actually FEEL the cam lock the webbing, you've done the best you can.  You seem like the type of person who checks their gear and wouldn't hesitate to replace something you feel is at it's half life.

My Puget Sound dive buddy has a problem with both sholders (from birth) that limits his movement.  He CAN NOT get out of his gear in the water.  I see him in pain as he removes his rig on land but he refuses to modify his DIR rig.  Our agreement is that if he need to get out of it - I'll cut him free.  In my opinion, one buckle would eliminate this problem which potentially includes me in a un-necessary increased risk situation.  Is that being a good buddy?