Hi guys... I've got a dakine seat harness, and it would be great if every 20 minutes or so I didn't have to pull it as low as possible..
ok, I don't wanna have children, but this harness is taking the choice off me!

any tips on how to limit it's destructive action? (beside buying a waist harness, since my bank account is so empty that echoes..)

mm I'll try that, thanks! it's starting to annoy me to be high-pitched after every session xD

Silence said...

Hi guys... I've got a dakine seat harness, and it would be great if every 20 minutes or so I didn't have to pull it as low as possible..
ok, I don't wanna have children, but this harness is taking the choice off me!

any tips on how to limit it's destructive action? (beside buying a waist harness, since my bank account is so empty that echoes..)

Which one? Dakine sell 2.. I think the fusion and storm, if my memory serves me correct. Unless you have a huge gut, get a renegade waist. Many guys try one on in the shop, and they big 1 size too big. I have a 32 inch waist and use a small, NOT a medium. For most waist/seat harnesses to fit correctly the straps should only just fit, and you shouldnt be able to put a whole hand down your back between the harness when done up tight. When kitesurfing 2 things happen, your gut shrinks, and the neoprene in the harness does also. Most guys need to buy a second harness later on for these 2 reasons.

Any seat harness that doesnt have neoprene reinforcements around the nut-straps is cheap and nasty in just my opinion. Harnesses are like womens clothes, a size 8 is not a size 8 in another brand.

My best advice was to try a mates harness that is around your size for a few runs. They are like boxing gloves or a pair of expensive leather shoes, they need to be worn in.

Seat harnesses used to be the best for learners in the old days when doing the walk of shame with a c-kite that has no depower, now most guys should buy a waist harness straight up, of course depending on their shape.

Depending on the model and it's age some Dakine seats have an adjustment strap at the back between the legs. Try a session with it done tight and another loose to see which is best.

Also Dakine spreaders tend to have really long hooks which increases leverage on the bar. Try-
- leaving the bar straps a little loose but the other straps tight.
- Another spreader bar with a shorter hook
- A pivoting hammerhead bar

If your harness is the wrong size none of these things will help.