>
> I'm a bit surprised to hear you say that.  I'll I've ever had is the plate
> and STA, but with the new design, I've noticed people having a lot more
> trouble getting things set up.  The STA, if nothing else, seems to slip into
> place properly a lot easier.  Of course some of this may be due to the fact
> that I don't have the new style cam locks either.  I slide everything over
> the top of the tank just as I always have.  They have to hold more than one
> thing in place at the same time or lay everything down flat.  Laying
> everything down flat may be fine when yo've got unlimited space, but it's
> intrusive aboard a cattle boat.  For a company that claims that quick
> releases on the harness are an unnecessary failure point, I find it
> exceptionally odd that they don't feel the same way about one on the tank
> straps they now sell.  Somebody, perhaps Dive Rite, sells a similar cam lock
> that appears to easier to hook and latch.

We just ordered Halcyon rigs for our entire SAR team. I finally beat them all
down and convinced the upper management to turn loose some money. Since I
already had a few sets of the stuff, I did not order new, but I did get a
couple sets of their cam bands to replace mine. These are the best I have ever
used. Solid as rock and easy to lock. Stay locked once locked too. I always
keep at least one rig completely set up and ready to rock. With the old cam
bands, I noticed that over a period of several days without use they would
loosen up a bit. Time will tell about the Halcyon bands as the webbing gets
older but so far they stay locked and tite.

Mike