Selachimorpha
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I have a question regarding the selection of a stainless steel vs an aluminium backplate.
My problem is the following, I dive all year round, nearly every day. However, red sea winter is in a dry suit, red sea summer is in boardshorts and rash vest. In between somewhere is usually a 5mm full suit.
Do I buy a Stainless Steel backplate, probably better for the winter, or do I buy an Aluminium backplate, better for the summer?
Don't say both, I am a poor diving instructor....
(I know I will end up getting both, but want a decision for now...)
The problem with getting the steel plate is that in the summer I will be overweighted. I don't like that. When I dive an AL80 with no suit I am pretty negative.
They sell theses weight pockets here for cam bands that look just like the halcyon or xs scuba weight pockets, but are very cheap. I was thinking of putting some pockets on the two cam straps (probably two pockets per strap) then I can play around with the weights.
Like this I could get the aluminium backplate, but still move lots of weight of the belt and to my back for the drysuit.
Any ideas? Anyone dive this kind of configuration with a drysuit?
My problem is the following, I dive all year round, nearly every day. However, red sea winter is in a dry suit, red sea summer is in boardshorts and rash vest. In between somewhere is usually a 5mm full suit.
Do I buy a Stainless Steel backplate, probably better for the winter, or do I buy an Aluminium backplate, better for the summer?
Don't say both, I am a poor diving instructor....
(I know I will end up getting both, but want a decision for now...)
The problem with getting the steel plate is that in the summer I will be overweighted. I don't like that. When I dive an AL80 with no suit I am pretty negative.
They sell theses weight pockets here for cam bands that look just like the halcyon or xs scuba weight pockets, but are very cheap. I was thinking of putting some pockets on the two cam straps (probably two pockets per strap) then I can play around with the weights.
Like this I could get the aluminium backplate, but still move lots of weight of the belt and to my back for the drysuit.
Any ideas? Anyone dive this kind of configuration with a drysuit?