MLW Measurement

[SPAWNmaster 0]

Hey Guys,

Thinking about getting back into the sport (pretty much only took the winter off...but I did sell my gear so I think that counts as getting out ).

Is the main lift web measurement typically from the hips to where the mudflaps/chest-strap would be? Or does it go from the hips to the shoulders?

Wondering for gear-hunting purposes.

Thanks!
Andrew

[skybytch 273]

Easy way to figure out what MLW should fit you -

Take your height in inches. Subtract your inseam in inches (crotch to floor, no shoes). Subtract 20. The result will be an MLW measurement that should fit your torso.

Example - I'm 5'8" with a 33" inseam. 68-33-20=15. So a 15" MLW should fit me (and it does).

[SPAWNmaster 0]

Awesome...thanks!

In that case...what goes into measuring a perfect fit for MLW? The ideal MLW would extend from where to where...with a little leeway...know what I'm getting at?

You answered my question, I'm just curious about this misc. rigging issue at this point.

[FrEaK_aCcIdEnT 0]

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Easy way to figure out what MLW should fit you -

Take your height in inches. Subtract your inseam in inches (crotch to floor, no shoes). Subtract 20. The result will be an MLW measurement that should fit your torso.

Example - I'm 5'8" with a 33" inseam. 68-33-20=15. So a 15" MLW should fit me (and it does).

Now only because I want to fully understand and I am too lazy to measure my inseem... Where does the 20" come from? Why is it a constant instead of a variable?

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[riggerrob 643]

The 20" is a guess at how big your head is.

[riggerrob 643]

Different manufacturers use different methods to measure the length of Main Lift Webs.

Relative Workshop/UPT/Vector factory wrote one of the first standards.
UPT measures MLW length from the bottom of 3-Ring hardware to the bottom edge of the upper leg strap.
If a Vector has hip rings, then UPT measures MLW length from the bottom edge of the 3-Ring hardware to the bottom edge of the hip ring hardware.

Several other manufacturers copied UPT's method. For example, Sandy Reid worked for the Relative Workshop before he opened the Talon factory (Rigging Innovations), so he copied UPT's method of measuring fixed harnesses (without hip rings), but when he introduced hip rings, Sandy decided to measure from the bottom edge of webbing, where it wraps around (top edge of) the hip ring.