Continuous Webbed Harness

[eric myers]

Beat me up if you want to but I use a plastic quick disconnect on my left shoulder and it is definitely easier to get off!

Now that may not be DIR but sometimes you have to decide for yourself rather than just follow some strict guideline that you don't agree with. People need to be more personally responsible and weigh each decision they make about their gear configuration carefully. Whimsically following a DIR concept without understanding the pros/cons is just useless. Think it through...if this happens then what...how would I respond...is there something I can do to avoid that result...what should I do now.

In my own case, I think it goes like this: if the plastic quick disconnect buckle were to cataclysmically fail during a dive would the rig be divable to effect an appropriate and safe egress? My answer is yes because I still have a belt, a crotch strap and at least one arm. Could I improvise if need be? Yes, I could use a use something like a small landyard or a SS spring clip to hold the two pieces together temporarily.

Basically it comes down to situational awareness and keeping a calm, cool, and collected attitude in the event of a failure of any piece of gear during a dive.

The other piece of advice I have here is...get a f*ing dive ladder!