glbirch
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I did take a look at the DSS Kydex hybrid. Interesting, but much more expensive. I'd want to try one on before buying it.
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if you want lightweight, go with titanium backplate. you might have to fabricate one from one of those pentag0n toilets though.
if you want lightweight, go with titanium backplate. you might have to fabricate one from one of those pentag0n toilets though.
Thanks all for the replies, looks like I be ordering an aluminium backplate. Crazy brand options these days, HOG, DiveRite, and OMS seem to be the ones that are easier for me to get my hands on. Of those the HOG looks nice, just need to confirm the specs.
with the same care you would give the steel the al holds up just fine. the options are there for the weight. yes steel is stronger but the stregnth differences are not a factor in the environment you are using or miss using them in. Kydex may be something else but like the al plate i have not had problems with it either.
Titanium is NOT lighter than AL. Density is 4.5g/cm^3 for Ti vs 2.7g/cm^3 for Al. So Ti is 50% heavier for the same plate.
Again, they don't use steel for strength, they use it for weight. Making it thinner would defeat the purpose, which is to move some ballast to your plate (and off your belt, usually).Titanium is not lighter than AL, but since it is so much stronger, you can use one that is much thinner. They should make steel ones out of those quilted or stamped with those perpendicular pattern like those giant lunch boxes behind pickup trucks, so they can make it thinner while retaining the same strength.
Again, they don't use steel for strength, they use it for weight. Making it thinner would defeat the purpose, which is to move some ballast to your plate (and off your belt, usually).