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NEX Underwater Products Original Harness

Backplate-and-Wing Performance Without Giving Up Comfort

“Our original harness made with comfort in mind.” — NEX Underwater Products

A backplate-and-wing system doesn't have to mean choosing between streamlined performance and comfort.

The NEX Underwater Products Original Harness is NEX's comfort-focused alternative to the minimalist DIR-style harness. It gives divers the benefits of a backplate-and-wing configuration while adding the comfort features many recreational divers actually want.

If you've been interested in moving to a backplate-and-wing system but aren't excited about wearing a bare continuous-webbing harness, this is the NEX harness you'll want to look at first.

Comfort Isn't an Afterthought

Traditional DIR harnesses are intentionally minimalist. That's exactly what some divers want—but it isn't what every diver wants.

The NEX Original Harness takes a different approach.

Designed with comfort in mind, its padded configuration provides additional cushioning around the shoulders, making the harness more comfortable both when gearing up on the surface and while you're diving.

That can be especially valuable when you're carrying a complete scuba system and don't want bare webbing digging into your shoulders.

Easier In. Easier Out.

A continuous-webbing DIR harness achieves its simplicity partly by eliminating much of the additional hardware found on conventional harnesses.

The tradeoff?

Getting into and out of one isn't always as convenient.

The NEX Original Harness provides a more conventional, user-friendly harness configuration, making it an attractive choice for recreational divers—and particularly for divers who don't want to wrestle with their equipment every time they gear up.

For larger-bodied divers or anyone with limited shoulder flexibility or mobility, that additional convenience can make a meaningful difference.

Because your dive shouldn't start with a fight to get into your BC.

The BPW You've Been Considering - Without the Bare-Bones Feel

There's a reason experienced divers love backplate-and-wing systems: they're clean, configurable and allow you to build your buoyancy system around the way you dive.

But choosing a BPW doesn't mean you have to choose the most minimalist harness available.

The NEX Original Harness gives divers another option:

• Designed by NEX with comfort in mind
• Padded shoulder configuration for additional comfort
• More conventional harness design than a minimalist DIR setup
• Easier donning and doffing
• Excellent option for recreational BP/W divers
• Particularly attractive for divers who value comfort and accessibility
• Compatible with NEX backplate-and-wing configurations
• Lets you enjoy a BPW system without committing to a bare continuous-webbing DIR harness

Original or DIR? Choose How You Want to Dive.

NEX offers both because they're designed for different divers.

Choose the NEX DIR Harness when you specifically want the minimalist Hogarthian philosophy—continuous webbing, minimal hardware and maximum simplicity.

Choose the NEX Original Harness when you want your backplate-and-wing system to put a greater emphasis on comfort, convenience and easier entry and exit.

Neither approach is inherently better.

The right one is the one you'll actually enjoy diving.

You Don't Get Extra Credit for Being Uncomfortable.

Dive equipment has to perform.

But you're also the one who has to wear it.

If a minimalist harness is exactly what you want, NEX has one.

If you'd rather have a BPW system designed with your comfort in mind, there's the Original.

More comfort on your shoulders. More convenience getting geared up. Less wrestling with your equipment before and after the dive.

Choose the NEX Original Harness and build your backplate-and-wing system around the person who's actually going to dive it - you.

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