The question has come up recently whether you can cross your Beco shoulder straps.  The answer is YES, but it’s not as comfortable as wearing the straps the way they were designed.

Beco Cross Straps

To cross the straps, unthread the webbing, cross the straps into an X, and rethread the webbing through the opposite D rings.  Pop the carrier over your head and pull your arms through the arm openings, making sure that the chest strap buckles are not under the shoulder straps being pushed into your back.  The nature of the straps means that when they are crossed, the straps ride up on your neck, and also remember not to use this crossed strap technique with a back carry if you are nursing since the straps will put pressure on your milk ducts.  The hood is completely useable with the crossed straps since the snaps on the hood straps are universal for either strap.