[Monkey]

My COPIS MEG Arrived.... and I am in awe at the quantity of Velcro Attachement points on the Counter Lungs....

I am afraid if I turn my back it will sprout more...

Since I have no manual and will not be getting with Tom Mount for another month....

what may I ask have other people done with the googolplex of Velcro?


Wait I just found two more...!!!


BAM

[Padipro]

ROFLMAO!!!

That was my thought exactly when I saw the CL's for the first time. I started diving the rig and changing the hose routing as I would find that one configuration didn't work so well. As I did this I started cutting off the unused straps. When I finally settled on a hose routing I cut off everything except for three, the upper outside two on the inhale CL which holds the O2 manual add hose and the upper outside one on the exhale CL which holds the wing inflator hose. I run the SPG's down between the CL and the padded back side of the lungs.

Once you have everything trimmed up it's not bad but when you first see these things you're like MY GOD...what in the hell were they thinking?

[Chris]

Quote: (Originally Posted by dartagnansmith)

what may I ask have other people done with the googolplex of Velcro?


BAM

A VERY sharp pair of scissors and a steady hand
But wait till you finish your training and are comfy with the Rig, you don't want to be cutting off points you might later need.

Cheers
Chriso

[jo_c]

I ended up cutting them all off. I use a loop of bungee from the harness to keep hoses in place.
Some of the velcro on the cl`s was catching on my neo drysuit and shredding it.

[trob09]

My meg has/had the 'older' velcro attachments - they are much smaller and less obtrusive than the newer ones. Still I cut nearly all of them off. I say nearly because I still have the outer ones on the exhale lung. I use these to tame the O2 line, which I've re-routed to the manual add valve on the exhale lung.

I put 30 - 50 hours on my meg before I started cutting things off....

[wedivebc]

I think I waited until after about 20 hrs before I cut them off. I also cut off the fastex buckles and now use dog clips to secure the bottom of the CLs. I was diving a brand new rig last week (not my own) and remembered what a PIA all those velcros are. Some folks like them though and it is far easier to take stuff off than put it on.

[PaulTG2]

Hello,

Definitely wait until you are trained and have dived the rig for a while before cutting. I found the "normal" hose routing put the hoses against my face and neck. I rerouted the hoses along the outside of the counter lungs and it was fine.

I take the loops I am not using and roll up the outside facing tab tight against itself tight. I then fasten the inside facing tab around it that. It holds nice and the loop material is out of the way. No real need to cut it at all.

-p