Articulated hip rings

[jrcolo 0]

What are the pros and cons??

[phoenixlpr 0]

Is there search....?

[JohnRich 4]

Pro: Flexibility.

Con: Instead of a solid continuous piece of webbing, you have three sewn joints on your main harness at each hip ring - each joint a potential failure point that could be catastrophic...

[feuergnom 29]

pro: if your lestraps are worn out (for whatever reason) changing them is rather easy. on a "normal", non-articulated rig, this would be more than a major repair

as for johns con:
even if the u.s. jumpers just moved to a 180-day reapck and inspectioncycle any wear on the stitching at these exposed points should be easily visible. even for a jumper with little understanding, more so for any rigger who is worth his ticket

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[Squeak 17]

What are articulated hip rings?

on a harness the hip ring IS the articulation, or are you referring to something else?



Hip rings allow for a more comfortable fit (IMO) and better flex at the juncture

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[riggerrob 643]

Leg straps normally wear first where they rub against the hip ring. Inspecting the chaffing strip will quickly confirm if there is any damage to structural webbing.

RWS/UPT warned us about the other common wear point several years ago. sometimes leg straps rub against each other as you walk towards the airplane. This wear is even easier to detect.

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Honest miss, I was not staring at your @$$, rather I was inspecting your leg straps for fraying.

Either type of damage is easier (than a straight harness) to repair on a ringed harness. Just ask your friendly neighborhood Master Rigger to replace the lower leg strap.

[jrcolo 0]

Cool thanks guys.

[notchbac 0]

Can you add hip rings to a regular setup?
Cost estimate?

[riggerrob 643]

Yes!
A Master Rigger can install hip rings, but the process is as expensive as replacing the Main Lift Web.
MLW extends all the way from the reserve connector links down to the bottom end of the leg straps. Adding rings increases labour and material costs.

[riggerrob 643]

Back in the good-old-days, parachute main lift webs were simple with a single piece of webbing transmitting loads between the two connector links. That single piece of webbing wrapped under your butt. All the other chest straps, back straps, etc. we're secondary because all they did was prevent you from falling out of your solid saddle.
Then - during the 1930s - those pesky Japanese introduced hip rings. Ever since then harnesses have only gotten more complicated and more expensive!

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