11-05-2004, 07:51 PM
Florentius,<br>
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There are four buckles on my harness: one to join the main straps, one to join the torso straps and one close to each end of the main strap unit, with about eight inches of strap extending beyond each of these last two to go around the handle and back through the buckle. The idea of using a strap and buckle arrangement around the handle was that I would be able to release each handle strap from its buckle simply and quickly to release the shield, to be used as usual without straps hanging off it to get in the way. I found however that I had not allowed enough length for the straps and so a very short length of about three inches was left to project from each buckle once done up. This meant that I did not have much to take hold of when I wished to release the straps and the weight of the shield meant it was reasonably difficult to undo each buckle. When I revise my harness I will be allowing more length beyond the buckles to ensure that when done up around the handle enough strap will still project from each buckle that I am able to get better leverage than at present. Hopefully this may solve the problem. If this still does not work, moving the main strap buckle to the back strap should still ensure that a fairly quick release is possible by undoing the main and torso strap buckles, although the harness would still remain attached to the shield.<br>
Hope this helps,<br>
<br>
Crispvs <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=crispvs>Crispvs</A> at: 11/5/04 8:53 pm<br></i>
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There are four buckles on my harness: one to join the main straps, one to join the torso straps and one close to each end of the main strap unit, with about eight inches of strap extending beyond each of these last two to go around the handle and back through the buckle. The idea of using a strap and buckle arrangement around the handle was that I would be able to release each handle strap from its buckle simply and quickly to release the shield, to be used as usual without straps hanging off it to get in the way. I found however that I had not allowed enough length for the straps and so a very short length of about three inches was left to project from each buckle once done up. This meant that I did not have much to take hold of when I wished to release the straps and the weight of the shield meant it was reasonably difficult to undo each buckle. When I revise my harness I will be allowing more length beyond the buckles to ensure that when done up around the handle enough strap will still project from each buckle that I am able to get better leverage than at present. Hopefully this may solve the problem. If this still does not work, moving the main strap buckle to the back strap should still ensure that a fairly quick release is possible by undoing the main and torso strap buckles, although the harness would still remain attached to the shield.<br>
Hope this helps,<br>
<br>
Crispvs <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=crispvs>Crispvs</A> at: 11/5/04 8:53 pm<br></i>
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