BP/W Harness Packed Up or Down in Dive Crate

[Dubious]

Greetings All,

I picked up a halcyon infinity off of scubaboard. When putting the assembled backplate and wing into my dive crate (rubber made tote), should I have the harness up or down? With the rental bcd, the harness was always placed up in the dive bag. Maybe I am just overthinking this. I tried to find this answered elsewhere but most threads seemed to be discussion luggage. It also seems to be that wings are much tougher than many assume.

Dubious.

 

[Storker]

For the last 100+ dives (i.e. ever since I swapped my jacket for a BP/W), I've always packed my rig wing down, harness up. Whether I've packed my gear in a bag or in a crate.

It's still doing great.

 

[Dubious]

For the last 100+ dives (i.e. ever since I swapped my jacket for a BP/W), I've always packed my rig wing down, harness up. Whether I've packed my gear in a bag or in a crate.

It's still doing great.

Thank you. I have been overthinking all of this.

Dubious

 

[RayfromTX]

Don't let your wing get pinched between the edge of the plate and or any two hard objects leaks can form. It's a function of lbs per square inch and object shape. The other thing is that creases pressed and stored for long periods may weaken the material in a line. Not much else to worry about. I take my wing off for travel and hang for storage.

 

[Goingforsound]

I have a SS plate. I put harness and plate down, wing up. I want to lessen the chances of the bladder be pinched between whatever hard surface and the heavy plate.

 

[1atm]

I’d think it really doesn’t matter which way round you put it. However, I would think again of leaving it assembled IF you have an alu plate and dive in salt water. You’ll likely find galvanic corrosion between plate and bolt/sta.

 

[Dubious]

I’d think it really doesn’t matter which way round you put it. However, I would think again of leaving it assembled IF you have an alu plate and dive in salt water. You’ll likely find galvanic corrosion between plate and bolt/sta.

Thanks. I thought about just removing the wing each time. I do have a SS plate. So far I have had the halcyon in the pool only. Will be at a quarry next weekend. When in the pool, with steel 80 I had to pull the weight on the STA or I would have been way overweighted. I was surprised by how easy it is to disassemble.

I have a SS plate. I put harness and plate down, wing up. I want to lessen the chances of the bladder be pinched between whatever hard surface and the heavy plate.

That was my initial thought, but why I don't know.

Don't let your wing get pinched between the edge of the plate and or any two hard objects leaks can form. It's a function of lbs per square inch and object shape. The other thing is that creases pressed and stored for long periods may weaken the material in a line. Not much else to worry about. I take my wing off for travel and hang for storage.

That is my fear.

 

[JBFG]

Wing up, harness down. That’s how I put mine in my crate.