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25 July 2013, 03:23 AM | #1 |
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OEM kevlar dive strap
Just got a 305 and I tried on the second strap that comes with it (the kevlar strap with the friction buckle). The strap seems really long (which I guess makes sense if you are wearing it over a wet suit). At first I thought it was going to be a cool alternative strap...but I can't imagine I'll use this strap for day-to-day usage. Does anyone use this aside from when diving?
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25 July 2013, 05:05 AM | #2 |
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25 July 2013, 05:08 AM | #3 |
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Never even mounted mine. The length is to accomodate a wet suit. I just keep it fresh with the box / manuals etc.
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25 July 2013, 05:54 AM | #4 |
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Btw, how do you fit your strap in the box? It seems like it's too long to fit in w/o bending it... |
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I keep the short side of the Kevlar inside the box under the keeper on the right side. The long side I just sit on top of the inner wooden box before closing it up with the black outer cardboard box. |
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25 July 2013, 11:48 AM | #7 |
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I had a regular black dive strap and it's definitely sized LONG. I sold it.
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25 July 2013, 02:21 PM | #8 |
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Definitely had the same problem, but I wanted to use the "friction" buckle as you call it. Found a generic strap on amazon that isn't ideal but makes do.
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29 August 2013, 12:25 AM | #9 |
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Follow up question: is the buckle fitted to the dive strap intended to be removed from the strap? I don't think the included screw driver fits the screw attaching it to the strap.
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10 July 2014, 06:10 AM | #10 | |
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It was so long ago I don't remember what I used, OEM driver or a million other precision ones I own. It did however leave some screw wear unfortunately. |
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