Continuous Webbed Harness

[WICaveDiver]

I have made a few trips to North Florida for technical & cave training, and I have heard numerous discussions about continous, webbed harnesses, and having a buckle on either shoulder to assist with removing the harness. Somthing to consider is during the WKPP when the DIR system was widley adopted by that team they were diving in 72 Deg. water. When I was cave diving I had a thin skin under my dry suit, and it was a lot easier to remove the set of doubles. I the great lakes we have a thick bulky insulation system under the dry suit which makes it significantly more difficult for me to remove my doubles. Hence I have a buckle installed on the left shoulder strap. The buckle allows me to get out of my doubles in a timely matter. Not every diving situation is the same, and we need to analize our configuration for each and every situation. It is prudent to remain some what flexible, and open minded in our gear configuration.