Agir Harpa Loop

The AGIR Harpa Loop:
Easy Harness Adjustment Without Break Points 

The Agir Harpa Loop is a simple yet innovative design that enables a continuous single-piece harness, often used with DIR (Doing It Right) style diving, to be adjustable without creating break points.

Whether on one side or both sides of your backplate, it forms a system that enables easy and quick adjustment of any continuous loop harness without compromising security.

In simple terms, it functions as a "cinch" system. It resembles a creatively shaped (or intentionally deformed) D-ring welded to an elongated plate that slides through the backplate waist harness slot, allowing the webbing to be threaded through.

It’s a more affordable and safer alternative to pinch-clip jacket-style BCDs or standard and “deluxe” wing systems that have breakpoints caused by harness clips. 

This listing is for one (1) Harpa loop and protector strip. If you need more, you can add multiple items to your basket.

Here are the key benefits of the Agir "Harpa Loop" for your diving harness:

·       Effortless Adjustments: The Harpa Loop system allows you to easily tighten or loosen your harness by simply pulling the waist strap. This is particularly useful for divers who find it difficult to don and doff DIR-style harnesses as well as those who switch between different types of exposure protection, such as a wetsuit and a drysuit, and need to adjust their harness for a comfortable and secure fit on the fly.

·       Easy Donning and Doffing: As you’d know if you’d been diving off rigid inflatable boats, a single-piece harness can sometimes be challenging to put on and take off while in the water. The Harpa Loop makes this process much smoother, also for when you're gearing up in tight spaces or on a rocking boat. You can loosen the harness to slide in and then tighten it once you are in position.

·       Clean and Streamlined: The Harpa Loop is a minimalist component that keeps the single-piece harness clean and streamlined. Unlike quick-release buckles, the Harpa Loop integrates seamlessly into the harness webbing.

·       Affordable and Compatible: The Harpa system is an affordable alternative to more complex and expensive adjustable harnesses, such as some high-end Cinch systems. It can be added to many existing standard backplates from various brands, making it a versatile upgrade for many divers.

·       Enhanced Safety: The Harpa Loop offers a safer and more reliable alternative to the pinch clips found on some jacket-style BCDs. By allowing for easy adjustments, the Harpa Loop helps ensure a proper and secure fit throughout the dive. A well-fitting harness is crucial for maintaining good trim and control in the water. 

The Agir Brokk "Harpa Loop" is an elegant and effective solution for divers who value a simple, reliable, and adjustable harness system. It provides the benefits of an adjustable harness without compromising the streamlined design of a single-piece webbing system.

Setting up the Harpa

Most divers will find that a single Harpa Loop on the left-hand side is enough for easy donning and doffing. 

The Harpa comes with a rubber protector strip. This is designed for aluminium backplates, to be placed between Harpa’s plate and the back of the backplate as protection against damage from dissimilar metals (steel to aluminium). 

If using a steel backplate, you can use this protective layer on the front face of the Harpa, which will help to keep it steady in place.

The belt buckle, left-hand D-ring and tri-glide and any rubber bands (snoopy loops) on the waist webbing will need to be removed for the loose webbing to be passed through the Harpa loop. They can then be returned to their original place, where the D-ring and tri-glide will act as an anchor to prevent the harness webbing from sliding out when loosened.

To adjust the harness, pull the webbing down, then up. It’s as simple as that.   

SHIPPING:

We aim to dispatch all in-stock items within 2 working days but will inform you of approximate delivery times should any item on your order be out of stock or on supplier backorder due to current manufacturing or transport delays caused by global shortages and/or impeded production.

Please refer to our Shipping Policy and Returns & Refunds Policy for detailed information on delivery terms and returns.

Our current shipping rates are as follows:

• UK mainland orders £45 and over: FREE
• UK mainland orders under £45: £4.90 Fixed Rate
• Scottish Higland and Islands & Isle of Man: £9.90 Fixed Rate
• Channel Islands & Northern Ireland: £14.90 Fixed Rate
• European Union: £13.90 + 5% of order value (maximum £30)
• Rest of the World: £19.50 + 8% of order value (maximum £55)
• BFPO Post Codes: £20

INTERNATIONAL EXCEPTIONS:

For international orders containing weights, cylinders (excluding suit inflation bottles) and Suex scooters please contact us in advance before placing your order.

These products are not included in our global max-capped shipping rates and are only shipped outside of UK mainland after freight cost is calculated based on total weight, dimensions of parcel, location of delivery and the courier service used. We will let you know what this cost will be before processing any order.

All cylinders we ship within and outside of UK mainland are filled and tested on site before being emptied for dispatch. Cylinders shipped outside of the UK will be empty and will also have their valves removed, requiring reassembly after you receive delivery. Twinset manifolds and bands will also be removed and dispatched together with the cylinders for safe global shipping.

RETURNS & REFUNDS

We offer a 30 day return for any product sold under our Returns & Refunds Policy Please contact us before any return with your order number and date details. Receive our Returns Authorisation Form and instructions and enclose them with your return to expedite a refund. Detailed information is available in our Returns & Refunds Policy.

Email us at sales@dirdirect.com or call us on +44(0)1305 824 555

Note that all returned items are shipped at the customer's own risk and remain the customer's property until received by Underwater Explorers, so please ensure they are packaged well and use reliable postal services with tracking facilities. The goods will be inspected on arrival. 

Return postages are at your own cost and our outbound shipping costs (if items are sold with integrated basic shipping charges i.e. Free shipping for orders £45 and above) the UK shipping rate may be deducted from any UK mainland refund unless linked to a fault/defect claim. 

Please contact us with your order number and name before sending any returns to:

Underwater Explorers – Returns
Unit 1, Maritime Business Centre
Mereside, Portland
Dorset, DT5 1FD 
United Kingdom

Please refer to our Shipping Policy and Returns & Refunds Policy for detailed information.