right on! and this reflects the experience of almost everyone I know who has tried it. There are a few people who prefer a fixed hook (which is an optional setup with the Dynabar), but it's nice to have the versatility if you want to ride all disciplines.windtzu wrote: I was going to make my own "Dynabar" and decided after the cost of an effective-safe snap shackle, sacrificing a spreader bar, etc., it would cost only a bit more to buy something already tried, proven, and safe. After being on the Dynabar for many a session, it does enhance my kiting experience. If it did nothing else, I love how easy it is to walk up the beach with a sliding hook and how much easier it is to body drag with. The toeside turn experience is night and day verses the fixed hook. I use it on both my boardshorts harness riding strapless (sliding hook should be standard equipment on a seat harness) and my waist harness. I find the waist harness tends to ride up less with the Dynabar.
I expected an adjustment period the first time out, but there was nothing to it. It's automatic, doing what it's suppose to do when you need it too and I forgot it was even there. Newbies would also benefit from the sliding hook. If you're into hardcore wakestyle perhaps there's a debate over the pro's and cons, but for the rest of us mere mortals, it's in the category of "try it, you'll like it."
I use mine with the Power Wave Bar. It's smooth and I like the fact there's one less thing that can fail on the water verses rope failure over time.
No offense, but I would never trust something like that.ronnie wrote:There is a stainless steel panic snap with a swivel.
The stainless one is hard to come by but it does have a better release system. It would be a possible release.
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that carabiner looks flimsy, make sure you leash is good...justbob wrote:Here's my untested poor man's version. 18 kn carabiner and 1/4 amsteel.
Have to step into the harness though, hoping to try it out this weekend.
It's only 18kn if you load it along the spine and the gate is closed, make sure it doesn't twist and the gate doesn't stick open when it fills with sand. Also is aluminum and you'll probably wear though and alarming amount of it in a few days.justbob wrote:Here's my untested poor man's version. 18 kn carabiner and 1/4 amsteel.
Have to step into the harness though, hoping to try it out this weekend.
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