skyyhi 0 #1 March 9, 2004 I am buying a used rig. The MLW fits me great, the yoke is the perfect size for my shoulders, the hip rings actually are at my hips. . .the only exception is the leg pads are too long for me to tighten the leg straps down enough, and the leg straps could be shortened some. Is this something a rigger can fix? Thanks!________________________________________ Take risks not to escape life… but to prevent life from escaping. ~ A bumper sticker at the DZ FGF #6 Darcy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DShiznit 0 #2 March 9, 2004 Yup, and can be done rather inexpensively as well - $30-$40 total. I'm having the same done to mine. They aren't TOO long but by maybe an inch. I can tighten them all the way, but the slightly overlap. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyyhi 0 #3 March 9, 2004 Yay. . .that is exactly what happens to mine, the pads overlap by about an inch when tightened down. . .glad it's not too expensive also. . .________________________________________ Take risks not to escape life… but to prevent life from escaping. ~ A bumper sticker at the DZ FGF #6 Darcy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DShiznit 0 #4 March 9, 2004 All it is is cutting and resewing. No big deal, really, as long as the person doing it knows what and how to measure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 259 #5 March 9, 2004 I had the manufacturer shorten up my legstraps and pads a few months ago. I'm not 100% sure on this, but I "think" that's a master rigger thing. I could be wrong. Definitely would need to be done by someone who has both a harness machine and a binder. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyyhi 0 #6 March 9, 2004 Thanks Lisa. . .________________________________________ Take risks not to escape life… but to prevent life from escaping. ~ A bumper sticker at the DZ FGF #6 Darcy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 0 #7 March 9, 2004 Shorten the straps, you are correct. Shorten the pads no. Pads are just pads.My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #8 March 9, 2004 QuoteI had the manufacturer shorten up my legstraps and pads a few months ago. I'm not 100% sure on this, but I "think" that's a master rigger thing. I could be wrong. Definitely would need to be done by someone who has both a harness machine and a binder. Master rigger or the manufacture on the leg straps. (alteration) SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Milo 0 #9 October 5, 2009 QuoteShorten the straps, you are correct. Shorten the pads no. Pads are just pads. So does this mean I could shorten my own pads if I didn't affect the integrity of the straps? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,340 #10 October 5, 2009 I think no. It's a job for a rigger. Even though you aren't intending to do anything that would affect the integrity of the harness, the possibility of a mistake (and the consequences of that mistake) make it a job for a rigger. I learned more about what not to do and how not to do things while getting my rating than anything else."There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 261 #11 October 6, 2009 Quote So does this mean I could shorten my own pads if I didn't affect the integrity of the straps? Pads are just pads... but they are usually sewn to leg straps pretty much at both ends of the pad. That's where you don't want to make mistakes when removing stitches. Hence the suggestion to find a rigger. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
