Back plate weight pockets

[Grrigoriy]

Hello,

I am interested to see if somebody had experience how to mounted weight pockets to the backplate.

I know I can use a belt and weight harness but it is a different conversation. I want to know how the weight pockets on backplate work. Pros, and cons.

Thank you.

 

[Marie13]

I have weight pockets on my harness waist belt and trim pockets on my top cam band. My Halcyon came with them.

 

[kablooey]

Same as above, but I put them on my bottom cam band. Closer to my center of gravity (pivot).
But that's a personal choice which works for me.

Have you looked into a spine weight?

 

[eelnoraa]

Keep in mind, putting weight onto your rig instead of wearing a weight belt will increase your wing lift requirement because your wing needs to be able to float your rig without you in it. Depend on how much weight you are taking about, put some one weight belt is usually a good idea

 

[ams511]

@Grrigoriy , If I understand your question correctly, you want to know how to mount weight pockets on a a backplate. The answer is it varies, some like Apeks and Zeagle the pockets attach to holes on their plate. For universal pockets such as the Dive Rite and others, the pockets come with an attached tri-glide which you run between where the webbing comes down from the shoulders and the turn where it becomes a waist strap, this keeps it anchored. you then run the waist strap through the loops of the pocket. Other pockets you may need to supply your own tri-glide to keep it locked into position. Here is a video of it with a Transpac, it is easier to do with a regular harness

The weight pockets will use up space on the belt, so you may not have enough space to carry a can light or a pocket. Also you may not be able to use webbing sliders because the pocket will stop the webbing from sliding through the plate.

 

[MichaelMc]

Do you mean attaching them to the plate harness or to the plate itself?

I have felt that attaching small pockets to the plate center back on either side would be the ideal way to compensate for differing tank buoyancy (ST72/LP85/AL80), as you add remove weight from where the tank/air weight is added removed. I have not yet done that but small holes drilled (in AL) for some zip ties and gorilla tape is the plan.

 

[Scared Silly]

If you are diving a back plate with a single tank look at Trim Weight Pocket

They can be attached to the tank bands. If one places them "upside down" and if one has reasonable dexterity one can dump the weights.

 

[scrane]

If you are diving a back plate with a single tank look at Trim Weight Pocket

They can be attached to the tank bands. If one places them "upside down" and if one has reasonable dexterity one can dump the weights.

I think this particular pocket has the opening flap in line with the strap it's mounted to, making upside down a complicated concept unless mounted to the shoulder strap.

 

[JamesBon92007]

Like ams511 said, it varies. I've seen some Cressi weight pockets that were a nightmare. Zeagle has some that attach to the backplate with a couple of plastic or SS screws that look good but they cost $110/pair. Personally I'm futzing around with some $4 universal weight pockets that can be placed on the tank band, shoulder straps, waist strap, or on the back of the plate where the webbing threads through the way ams511 described. Since the pockets take up room on the waist strap I'm putting my auxillary pockets on hooks with quick-draw straps around my thighs. Since I have a small wing I need to keep in mind what eelnoraa pointed out.

 

[eelnoraa]

My recommendation is don't go to fancy stuff. If you dive cold water, use SS plate + weight plate if you have DSS, or get a weighted STA, or use trim pockets mentioned above on cam bands. Put the rest on weight belt (can't be that much after the above) as ditchable. those fancy quick dump pockets most of the time don't work any better than the simplest solution.