Thanks for confirming. I saw that site somewhere along the way and will take a closer look. In terms of the S-Tek and my transition from the minimalist/travel Aqualung Rogue: I also ditched the hip pads like
@lexvil. Very comfortable but using up too much valuable real estate. The larger shoulder pads are still on for now but I may put the hip pads up there. I've only been in the pool so far, getting used to donning/doffing in the water and feeling where things are without looking, etc. VERY comfortable overall experience and agree that tank is going nowhere with the grippy STA. Love the carry handle too. Obvious in retrospect but was struck by how quickly the whole thing dried out between sitting poolside indoors and loading into my car. No fabric, duh! For added measure, I'm making the leap to long hose primary/secondary on necklace now too. I have the primary hose routed under my knife which sits on the right waist band. So far so good.
Next up is six dives in Key Largo late March for the real test. Only open question in my mind right now is weighting. I primarily dive in NC with a 3mm, single steel 100s and 8lbs of lead (used to be 4 2's spread across upper back trim pockets and quick release BCD hip pockets on the Aqualung). I'm about 6ft 205 lbs and reasonably free of "bioprene" around my belly. Dry, my SP rig is 6 pounds heavier than the Rogue but I'll be diving more buoyant aluminum 80s instead of steel 100s. Planning to dial that in when in FL.