Pilot Waist Strap Config at DVinfo.net

Joe Lawry · July 14th, 2009, 05:47 PM

I rented my pilot out the other week to an operator i trust. However the vest came back with a very weird setup on the waist strap and i cant for the life of me get it back to its original configuration, which i found worked really well for me.

If anyone able to post some pics of how the strap looks like when you first get it from the factory?

Cheers

Danny O'Neill · July 15th, 2009, 08:55 AM

The waist strap config? But isnt yours just velcro straps you can do with as you wish? The rest is fixed and cant be changed?

Tom Wills · July 15th, 2009, 11:47 AM

I'll go grab some pictures for you, once I remember where I put my camera.

Joe Lawry · July 15th, 2009, 02:49 PM

Thats the problem, i liked the factory setup and cant get it back to that.

Cheers Tom!

Don Bloom · July 15th, 2009, 04:17 PM

doesn't Tiffen have a bunch of pics on their website that shows someone putting on and securing the vest?
Actually here it is. Page 8 of the Pilot manual at Steadicam - Tiffen
HTHs

Joe Lawry · July 15th, 2009, 04:23 PM

Yes but it doesn't give you detailed enough pictures. Its just photos of someone putting the vest on in different stages.

Thanks though.

Tom Wills · July 15th, 2009, 07:25 PM

Here's the Pilot/Merlin vest strap config, at least as far as my vest has it set up. There's one strip wound around the plastic part and back onto itself, and then another on the other side. Then there's a flat "extension" on one of the sides.

Hopefully the pictures explain it, and if they don't, I can try to explain it better.

Joe Lawry · July 15th, 2009, 07:47 PM

Cheers Tom, your photos and description did the trick.

I cant believe i couldnt figure that out on my own. Oh well.

Thanks again.

July 14th, 2009, 05:47 PM	#1
Joe Lawry Major Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 418	Pilot Waist Strap Config I rented my pilot out the other week to an operator i trust. However the vest came back with a very weird setup on the waist strap and i cant for the life of me get it back to its original configuration, which i found worked really well for me. If anyone able to post some pics of how the strap looks like when you first get it from the factory? Cheers

July 15th, 2009, 08:55 AM	#2
Danny O'Neill Major Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: Northampton, UK Posts: 915	The waist strap config? But isnt yours just velcro straps you can do with as you wish? The rest is fixed and cant be changed? __________________ mintyslippers.com

July 15th, 2009, 04:17 PM	#5
Don Bloom Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,609	doesn't Tiffen have a bunch of pics on their website that shows someone putting on and securing the vest? Actually here it is. Page 8 of the Pilot manual at Steadicam - Tiffen HTHs __________________ What do I know? I'm just a video-O-grafer. Don

July 15th, 2009, 07:25 PM	#7
Tom Wills Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 326	Here's the Pilot/Merlin vest strap config, at least as far as my vest has it set up. There's one strip wound around the plastic part and back onto itself, and then another on the other side. Then there's a flat "extension" on one of the sides. Hopefully the pictures explain it, and if they don't, I can try to explain it better. Attached Thumbnails

July 15th, 2009, 11:47 AM	#3
Tom Wills Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 326	I'll go grab some pictures for you, once I remember where I put my camera.

July 15th, 2009, 02:49 PM	#4
Joe Lawry Major Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 418	Thats the problem, i liked the factory setup and cant get it back to that. Cheers Tom!

July 15th, 2009, 04:23 PM	#6
Joe Lawry Major Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 418	Yes but it doesn't give you detailed enough pictures. Its just photos of someone putting the vest on in different stages. Thanks though.

July 15th, 2009, 07:47 PM	#8
Joe Lawry Major Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 418	Cheers Tom, your photos and description did the trick. I cant believe i couldnt figure that out on my own. Oh well. Thanks again.