Hello, I just found out that I am going to have the opportunity to live in Kosrae, Micronesia for a year and am excited about all the diving. I am from Oregon, so when I bought my set up I bought a DSS 30ish lb wing with a SS backplate and a OMS comfort harness. I have used it both in the San Juans and on a few trips to tropical places and enjoyed it.
My question now is whether I should buy a new travel/tropical oriented BC or just get a new backplate? Would I notice the difference going from SS to Al enough to justify spending 100 bucks? I was looking at the Oxy travel plate that is just fabric but I don't think that it will work with my DSS wing? Is there anything else similar to that, a nice soft light backplate that I wouldn't mind diving with in a thin exposure suit?
Thanks for any thoughts
My question now is whether I should buy a new travel/tropical oriented BC or just get a new backplate? Would I notice the difference going from SS to Al enough to justify spending 100 bucks? I was looking at the Oxy travel plate that is just fabric but I don't think that it will work with my DSS wing? Is there anything else similar to that, a nice soft light backplate that I wouldn't mind diving with in a thin exposure suit?
Thanks for any thoughts