A while back I posted this thread:
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/deep-sea-supply/235749-thoughts-new-purchase.html
Where I talked about minor concerns about the heat warning on the kydex plate:
"The kydex BP comes with a warning to not expose it to high heat or leave too long in direct sun exposure ( I am paraphrasing here), as the thermoplastic can warp. That sounds like one of those things where you probably won't know how much is too much until it has gone too far. I am assuming that leaving it on the dive deck of a boat for a day in FL is not too much, or I may be concerned since many boats do not have shade."
We were on a liveaboard in BVI 2 weeks ago with the rig and am happy to report that it had no problems with the heat at all. When getting ready for the trip, I wanted to take the rig with me, but was mildly concerned if it would affect my dives if the plate warped. I decided to take a second aluminum plate on this trip as a backup, just in case. With how expensive the trip was I didn't want to take a chance that i'd have a problem. Turns out I didn't need that backup at all. I didn't treat the DSS rig any differently than I normally would because of the kydex plate, so it spent the entire week on the back dive deck in the carribean sun. There was almost no shade to speak of, although I'msure it was in the shade some of the time just as the boat turns into/away from the sun, but I didn't do anything differently to make sure it was kept in the shade. There was no hint at all of any warping, loosening, or weakness in the plate, and it came back looking as good as when I bought it. I would not hesitate to make the trip next time without a backup backplate. Just thought I'd post my experience since it is something that I and others had brought up before.
EDIT- Meant to add that I love the setup and will definitely be using it for travel from now on.
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/deep-sea-supply/235749-thoughts-new-purchase.html
Where I talked about minor concerns about the heat warning on the kydex plate:
"The kydex BP comes with a warning to not expose it to high heat or leave too long in direct sun exposure ( I am paraphrasing here), as the thermoplastic can warp. That sounds like one of those things where you probably won't know how much is too much until it has gone too far. I am assuming that leaving it on the dive deck of a boat for a day in FL is not too much, or I may be concerned since many boats do not have shade."
We were on a liveaboard in BVI 2 weeks ago with the rig and am happy to report that it had no problems with the heat at all. When getting ready for the trip, I wanted to take the rig with me, but was mildly concerned if it would affect my dives if the plate warped. I decided to take a second aluminum plate on this trip as a backup, just in case. With how expensive the trip was I didn't want to take a chance that i'd have a problem. Turns out I didn't need that backup at all. I didn't treat the DSS rig any differently than I normally would because of the kydex plate, so it spent the entire week on the back dive deck in the carribean sun. There was almost no shade to speak of, although I'msure it was in the shade some of the time just as the boat turns into/away from the sun, but I didn't do anything differently to make sure it was kept in the shade. There was no hint at all of any warping, loosening, or weakness in the plate, and it came back looking as good as when I bought it. I would not hesitate to make the trip next time without a backup backplate. Just thought I'd post my experience since it is something that I and others had brought up before.
EDIT- Meant to add that I love the setup and will definitely be using it for travel from now on.