orientation of biner on New tribe harness

At work I use a Buckingham that orientates my biner parallel to my body while my New Tribe 'Tengu' (favorite harness) orientates it perpendicular.

I have been trying out different friction hitches lately on my 'Tengu' and the orientation can limit how they work.
anyone else have orientation issues?
How did you get around it?
Cheers

You can try putting a swivel on the screwlink and attach to that. The large size 36k Petzl swivel accepts 3 biner attachments on one end of the swivel. This is very good when you're double crotched, you can pivot 360 degrees under the swivel. Some climbers don't like that much rotational freedom while they're on rope. It should help get your biner in the right position for a closed hitch.
-moss

My first choice for gate position is to have the gate towards my body. On some harnesses or climbing configurations this isn't possible. If I need to change the 'phase' of a biner 90 degrees I'll use a small shackle, ring or screwlink on the harness.

Another option is to get a small Paw by Petzl. I've just started to using the N.T. harness for my rec. needs. I love it! But two small issues for me are: 1. I too like my biner being oriented horizontal to my torso,(like on my work saddle). 2. I often use a split tail system, and the delta link makes for a bit of a tight fit when using 2 or more biners when going up.

I don't have a Paw yet. But it's on my Christmass list. I definately want one.

Ron