Re: [Paddlewise] LONG - a close(?) call

From: Gabriel L Romeu <romeug_at_erols.com>
Date: Thu, 09 Dec 1999 17:09:07 -0500
>       Thanks Dave for your story and insight into the events.  I've also wondered why crotch
> straps (something like a climbing harness) doesn't seem to be available from the PFD
> manufacturers.  My body shape could be best  likened to a pear.  I've never found a PFD that
> doesn't ride up unless I tighten it down to the point I can barely breathe sitting down.  Once
> I'm in a swimming position the once tight PFD is now loose and up it comes.  The PFD I'm
> currently using is a Lotus and is the best I've found so far, but it's still far from perfect.
> Buying one PFD after another trying to find one that doesn't ride up gets expensive after a
> while.  I know the Coast Guard frowns on making alterations, but maybe a couple of fastex (SP?)
> fasteners for a harness attachment might escape their notice.  Has anybody else solved this
> problem?
>         Rob.  

Hey there Rob,
My shape is more conducive to a vest(pear, but inverted), but will still
ride up if it is no fastened in the sequence that came in the
directions. zipper, belt, side buckles them shoulder straps in that
order.

Maybe velcro?
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