Short waist belt straps: Does anyone have a problem with the waist belt straps being too short?
263265
my son weighs 18 pounds and he still fits in the straps and they still could get longer if we needed them to. maybe there is something wrong with the straps you have?
195849
Probably. I've noticed that these diapers seem "short" - they don't go as high on the waist as they should.
840273
I'm 200lbs and the straps are currently set to the smallest it can be, so i would say yeah i dont see it being a problem for the shoulders. The waist strap may not though.
1123950
The strap is too short to wear across the body. I extended it by adding the shorter strap to the long strap. It's still a little short, but it works.
1041587
No Way! The strap is way short and they won't eplace it with a longer one. I called an suggested that they send me a proper length strap and they said no.
249085
I wondered about that too; my dog has a broad chest but narrow waist. I figured it was easier to go too big rather than too small. I got the medium, and it adjusted nicely and the buckles stayed tight; it was really perfect. I think if you play it safe and go bigger, you can always take the straps in with a couple of stitches wherever you need to adjust a little more.
316008
I'm 5'4", 25" waist, and there's still room to tighten it. It's pretty short too - the bottom of it hits around my belly button. Shoulders are pretty narrow and wouldn't be a problem. If this doesn't work, I remember seeing some with a neoprene carrier that were super that looked good. I know a few people with mir vests, and everyone really likes them
1593564
I have had no problems w/straps slipping. The only time I have slipping, is when I use my rashgard shirt underneath my suit. SRC
436227
Hi! I too am "un-petite", a 44 or so belt and I personally find it depends on where exactly you are measuring your waist and how marsupial like you might hang over the waist. That being said I can fully extend the length of the buckles and the belt is still loose. I can tell you I have travelled frequently with the bag and like it more and more. I recently bought a Vanguard 100 series carbon fiber tripod and ball head and the legs strap on easily and I'm not nailing people with it when I turn around while moving through airports. One thing I did notice about the bag is I have to be careful of the straps when the bag goes through X ray machine, they can get snagged on the rollers. I'm thrilled with the Flipside even more now that I'm using it more, very ergonomic and comfortable. With the Amazon return policy my advice is get one and see how you like it. Good luck.
265694
No, the straps are not long enough. You would have to find longer straps or add straps to the existing ones.
554055
We did not experience that problem, sorry, no help there.But you can adjust the 'snugness' for the straps....effectively preventing the problem occurring.
670950
I have a long torso and had that problem with this one. But I have bought others that do the same. I ended up with one that has shoulder straps.
1862807
Yes, the straps are good, but wish they were a bit longer. They don't include front and rear tie downs, though, which would have been nice.
1176534
Hi, I am 5'8", but weigh 175 with a 32-33" waist. I had to tighten the shoulder straps to the maximum, and the belt loop pretty tight to fit. The only difference is I added the condor hydration pack to it so the fit rides higher on me. The swivel clips do not even support at this time.
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I personally found this was great for a taller, broader-shouldered person (like my husband, who's 5'11" and has a runner's build), but I couldn't get the straps to be small enough without them turning on their edges for my shoulders (I'm 5'6" and have a slim build). But I've read a lot of reviews where that smaller people wear this just fine! The adjustability of the straps seemed ample as having plenty of extra webbing to feed through the straps, but we returned it because the straps seemed stiff/turned on their edges and dug in. We ended up getting an Ergo, which had squishier straps but still fit us both. If you can try on a variety somewhere, that was the most helpful when we were looking. I personally found this was great for a taller, broader-shouldered person (like my husband, who's 5'11" and has a runner's build), but I couldn't get the straps to be small enough without them turning on their edges for my shoulders (I'm 5'6" and have a slim build). But I've read a lot of reviews where that smaller people wear this just fine! The adjustability of the straps seemed ample as having plenty of extra webbing to feed through the straps, but we returned it because the straps seemed stiff/turned on their edges and dug in. We ended up getting an Ergo, which had squishier... » Read More I personally found this was great for a taller, broader-shouldered person (like my husband, who's 5'11" and has a runner's build), but I couldn't get the straps to be small enough without them turning on their edges for my shoulders (I'm 5'6" and have a slim build). But I've read a lot of reviews where that smaller people wear this just fine! The adjustability of the straps seemed ample as having plenty of extra webbing to feed through the straps, but we returned it because the straps seemed stiff/turned on their edges and dug in. We ended up getting an Ergo, which had squishier straps but still fit us both. If you can try on a variety somewhere, that was the most helpful when we were looking. « Show Less
1565366
I'll try to explain this. I'm a 34" waist so I put the pack on and made the waistband as large as it can go. I clipped the buckle and there is 6" of clearance when I pull the buckle away from my waist. Hope that helped.
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Janice the straps are pretty long, but I would say it woud depend I guess on how large your waist is. My waist, is 41 inches and I have plenty of strap ends left. Hope this helps. Christina..