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Has anyone ever done this or what do you think...

Taking a 3-ring rig and attaching a set of risers to the large(or mini) ring in the same manner as the leg loops are attached on an articulated harness...

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I have disabled the 3 rings, two 3x wraps of 2mm cordage through the little loop then holding the small ring on the grommet. saves any sewing, and you can replace the risers. ends up being the same weight as Lbars.

i use 2-3 wraps of break cord to attach the risers to the large ring, i back it up with 4 wraps of old VHS porn tape that BASE 75 gave me. i use zig zag paper for bumpers to trap my slider. works like a bridge day pilot chute. your results may vary.

Any photos?

Thanks

I think it would be rather easy. Simply feed the type 8 through the harness ring, slap on a confluence wrap and stitch it up. I doubt it would work as well if the harness was built with mini rings.
Locking up the 3 ring assembly is probably a little more versatile though.

What about the white loop that holds it all together? If that failed, then no matter how you lock it up, you just lost a riser. You could use a mini-link to lock it up, but if that white loop fails...

If one is that worried about a premature 3ring release, but wants the flexibility of swappable risers, they really should get Lbar-ed riser attachment.

unfortunately, as of yet, there is no solution that addresses all concerns between 3rings and integrated risers.

on the note of white loop - maintain your gear well, and inspect it often (like.... every packjob). white loops are fairly easy to spot damage to way before such damage gives you soiled underwear under canopy.

not true. just tie the small ring down tightly with a piece of cord gerth hitched to it. pretty simple and you can bypass the white loop all together. if you do then need to cutaway, you just have to hook knife the cord off.

Its more of "I was just thinking one day", than worried about it, and I agree about the inspection part whole heartedly.



Brilliant!

tried that, but then what do you do with the little loop? one cord holds the the loop and the ring, the other holds just the ring. it also protects the loop since the 2mm (or 3mm) is thicker than the little loop, making it abrade before the loop.

or just cut the loop off I guess.

Firstly if the white loop fails you deserve what comes next.
Secondly, maybe you could use wax thread to hand tack the little ring onto the riser to lock it instead of using the white loop at all (or just as a back up to the loop). Seems like a hassle though.
What are you trying to achieve? If the riser can not be cut away in an emergency then why even use 3 ring risers at all? If you are looking for that extra secure feeling then suck it up and go with integrity risers or L-Bars. You should even be able to swap the large ring on you harness with an L-Bar to perform that conversion. Again it seems like a hassle.

Like I said before, Its more of "I was just thinking one day", than worried about it, and I agree about the inspection part whole heartedly.

I got a bout of sudden paranoia about a month ago and tied all my 3 rings shut. you should have seen the look on the gear checkers face at BD. he said "What is this?" and I replied "I dont know. just grabbed some guys rig and decided to jump!"

I used a piece of spectra and put it through the loop behind the cable. Then tie it in front of the riser. that way it makes a 3 step cut away. so if you were hanging, you knife the spectra then pull the handle for a simultaneous release. (in theory)

Now you jerks have me worried about the little loop breaking and I wont be able to sleep. Why dont they make that loop out of spectra?

I still think cocaine would have been cheaper and less hassle than BASE.

the load on the loop is not a problem, the riser itself would tensile overload long before that loop would break. the problem with the loop is abrasion.