hello everyone
i want to get rid of my jacket style bcd and switch to either a less cluttered back inflate bcd (like the dive rite voyager pac as example) or go to a bp/w set up (like the dive rite trans pac or transplate harness, or the hollis solo harness as example). i have a few different questions i hope someone can help me with. just fyi....i am diving cold water in a drysuit at home but it would be nice to have a set up i can use or modify to use when diving warm water on vacation.
- dive rite has told me "NOT" to use a back plate with their transpac harness. and yet i see (for example) the scuba pro xtech harness being sold/used with a s/s plate on different web sites. why is this ?? i would have thought using a harness like the transpac would be more comfortable then a plate alone and would leave the option of using only the harness/wing for warm waters. what am i missing?
- what is the deal with the single tank adapters ? the dive rite web site says you do not need one. but i see other sites stating you have to have one. i am assuming most back mount doubles divers use a plate and that is why plates are sold without a tank adapter for singles. but do i really need one ? or does it depend on the plate design ? they all seem to look about the same to me.
i think what i am looking for is a simple, uncluttered but comfortable harness for single tank use that i can use a plate for the extra weight, but also use without the plate if travelling. what do you guys think is my best option ?
from all the stuff i have looked at online it seems the DR transpac may be best but when DR told me not to use a plate with it i figured i would have to look elsewhere.
i hope all this makes sense. it's tough to know which way to go when you don't have a local shop to see the options in person
thx
rick
i want to get rid of my jacket style bcd and switch to either a less cluttered back inflate bcd (like the dive rite voyager pac as example) or go to a bp/w set up (like the dive rite trans pac or transplate harness, or the hollis solo harness as example). i have a few different questions i hope someone can help me with. just fyi....i am diving cold water in a drysuit at home but it would be nice to have a set up i can use or modify to use when diving warm water on vacation.
- dive rite has told me "NOT" to use a back plate with their transpac harness. and yet i see (for example) the scuba pro xtech harness being sold/used with a s/s plate on different web sites. why is this ?? i would have thought using a harness like the transpac would be more comfortable then a plate alone and would leave the option of using only the harness/wing for warm waters. what am i missing?
- what is the deal with the single tank adapters ? the dive rite web site says you do not need one. but i see other sites stating you have to have one. i am assuming most back mount doubles divers use a plate and that is why plates are sold without a tank adapter for singles. but do i really need one ? or does it depend on the plate design ? they all seem to look about the same to me.
i think what i am looking for is a simple, uncluttered but comfortable harness for single tank use that i can use a plate for the extra weight, but also use without the plate if travelling. what do you guys think is my best option ?
from all the stuff i have looked at online it seems the DR transpac may be best but when DR told me not to use a plate with it i figured i would have to look elsewhere.
i hope all this makes sense. it's tough to know which way to go when you don't have a local shop to see the options in person
thx
rick