Short of trimming back the length of the free ends of the straps, the free ends of each strap are each currently about 4-5 inches long when buckled, so they stick out quite a bit. I suppose I could try wrapping the straps around something round, like a dowel, to reverse the curl a bit, to at least get the worst of the outward curl out of the straps. At the moment they just strike me as curly cat's whiskers, sticking out so far from my body. LOL