Sharing Your Current BP/W Gear List

[dberry]

I'm surprised no one mentioned this yet: Hand-held LED Light(s). At least one clipped to your right chest D-ring, with the loose end tucked into a large rubber band.

I love having a light with me, even on bright sunny days in the tropics. There are always little nooks and crannies to look into.

Speaking of rubber bands: Go to a bike shop and get a (used) fat bicycle tire and cut some heavy duty rubber bands from it. Thread those on as you assemble your harness. At least one on each shoulder strap (to secure things dangling from the chest D-rings), and another one on your waist for securing the end of the waist belt (after the buckle.). Just say "no" to danglies.

Also, weight pockets: 2 on either side of my waist belt and 2 on a cam-band.

It's a real PITA when you assemble your rig and find out you left off bands or a D-ring.

 

[runsongas]

generic ss plate and weighted sta
agir blackbird 36
dgx webbing and hardware
apeks DST
apeks tx50
petrel 1
oceanic spg/compass
rubber

 

[certainmisuse]

Cold water
Long FReedom plate
Or long DSS
VDH 35lb wing of FP, diverite 35lb voyager on DSS
Harness I make myself because like the H set up and Cary some lead on the belt.
Atomic ST1 or M1 or T2 or Z2 or Kraken. Usually use an Atomic SS1 ora G250 for octo or 19cf pony with a z2 din first BA 109 second (or G250)
SOL computer but by next week a perdix AI
Love braided hoses
Standard inflator, SPG always come along but aren’t used until/if needed.

Warm water the FP or a VDH flat plate and a VDH 18 lb wing

If you don't mind, how tall are you? I'm 6' 3" and worried about the shorter plates. Thanks

 

[Charred]

It is all fine to find out what people are using but what is really important is what can you get?

DSS is shuttered at the moment and may never return.
VDH has been on back order for wings for months. I've been trying to get a wing since July.

So what the OP really needs to know what are the best BP/W options he can actually get?

Who makes the best BP/W you can order tomorrow?

 

[Marie13]

Halcyon Infinity BP/W with 40lb wing - won at an event 2 years ago

AL Legend LX Supreme DIN first stage with 2 identical 2nd stages. I run a 5ft long hose (works well for my height for OW).

Basic brass & glass SPG

Computer: Perdix AI with transmitter

Rubber hoses

 

[rhwestfall]

You tell my wife, and I will find you.....

1. Backplate: DSS SS Long, DSS SS X-Long, DSS Kydex Long, VDH Vintage, OxyCheq Dogbone, OxyCheq ULTP
2. Wing: DSS LCD30, HOG 32, HOG 23, HOG 50, DR CCR xt, VDH 18, OxyCheq MachV 30, Deep6 30, Deep6 23
3. Harness: DR Transplate (bad choice), DR Deluxe (pivot rings, no QR), standard continuous, custom H, custom adjustable (like my own tweaks and mods)
4. Primary 1st stage: SP MK-17, SP Mk-20, SP MK-10, SP MK-5, Poseidon, USD PRAM, Argonaut Kraken, HOG D1 Cold, SP MK2, SP MK-3, SP MK-15, other vintage stuff
5. Primary 2nd stage: various SP G250 models, SP 109/156, SP 108HP, Poseidon XStream, SP D-series, SP S600, HOG Classic & Zenith, SP Pilot, SP Air1, SP G200b, likely others....
6. Computer: Mares Puck, Cochran EMC-20, Oceanic Veo 180-Nx, Sheerwater Petrel1 & Pedrix AI
7. SPG: doesn't matter, they are all made by the same factory in Italy.... have a bunch of different ones, old and new....
8. Hoses: everything and anything... beginning to transition back to all rubber... multiple configurations (9', 7', 5', 40", 20", etc.)

 

[kelemvor]

1. Apeks aluminum plate
2. Diverite Rec Exp
3. Diverite Deluxe, plus diverite ditchable weight pouches
4. Scubapro mk25
5. Ocean Reef G.Divers FFM
6. Scubapro Galileo Luna
7. spg's are for squares
8. Miflex braided hose. Slightly longer than normal to route under my armit. XS "captured" swivel.

 

[JBFG]

OMS ss plate
Hog 32 wing
Single piece harness
Hog D1 and D2
Hog zenith
Mares puck pro, Perdix ai
1.5” spg, 2” Spg
Rubber hoses

 

[StefinSB]

DSS steel with optional weight plates when using drysuit
DSS 35lb for single tank, DSS 20lb for warm water
DSS webbing harness
Atomic B2 or Conshelf/Titan
Scubapro 156/108
Shearwater Petrel
DGX brass and glass
Rubber hoses

 

[Magnus Lundstedt]

BP: Agir 3mm SS plate + STA (could use something lighter when diving warm water)
Wing: Agir Blackbird 16kg/36# (could probably use 12kg when diving warm water)
Harnes: Agir Single Piece webbing, 4 D-rings, Dirzone Crochstrap.
1st stage: DIN: Aqualung Titan LX Supreme, Poseidon 2960, 3960. Yoke: Aqualung Cousteau SEA, Conshelf SE2, Poseidon 2960, 3960.
2nd stage: Poseidon Jetstream (somtimes AL Titan LX Supreme)
Computers: Suunto D6i + Suunto Cobra.
SPG: Suunto D6i + Suunto Cobra
Hoses: 2.1m longhose 72cm for backup. (could probably use shorter backup hose)

OMS pockets far back on belt for camera and thingies.
Smal dirzone knife on right side close to center.