Installing a reserve
Fitting a reserve into a harness must be
done by a skilled person – your safety de-
pends on it! The PROGRESS 3 manual ex-
plains the steps required in detail. Make
sure that your reserve conforms to the vol-
ume range certified for your PROGRESS 3:
Sizes S & M: 2.5 to 6 litres,
Size L: 3 to 6.5 litres.
As a rough approximation you can use the
reserve weight/volume factor (reserve
weight in kgs x 2.7 = volume in litres).
Depending on packing technique and skill
a reserve that conforms to the certified vol-
ume limits – if calculated by this formula -
may still not release properly. In every case
a personal test release (compatibility test)
is the only way to make sure that a par-
ticular reserve will work with the
PROGRESS 3.
Caution:
If the volume of the packed
reserve lies within the upper third of
the certified volume range, it is
especially important to observe that
the reserve has been correctly folded
to conform to the length of the inner
container!
Caution:
Use only the original re-
serve handle which is permanently at-
tached to the inner container.
