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I have tech fins (negative) that I use when diving dry. I am a big fan of tuning my gear to fit me rather than the other way around. Since the Kydex BP doesn't seem to have much function right now I am trying to figure out whether it can be removed with no impact. I was hoping someone has...

Either a single AL80 or doubled AL80s depending upon environment. I don't currently have a sidemount harness or dive sidemount. I am thinking about buying a harness and then modifying it to work for backmount. I'm trying to figure out whether this will work since the weight of a backplate is...

I currently dive a BP\W. I am head heavy and use tank weights\tail weights for trim. For singe tank, wet diving I normally dive a custom long BP that I built out of Kydex. For drysuit diving I am currently using a standard SS backplate but find the weight spread over my upper back is not...

I am looking for either a used DSS Long Pattern or FredT XL SS BP. PM with price if you have one you want to get rid of.

I converted over one of my D1s to yoke the other day. I setup a spare D1 on another tank to show the difference. By the eye it looks to be a little more than an inch reduction by using the native yoke compared to using the converter. Although I am not using the Hog conversion kit on mine...

We do the same thing. We put our BCD and BP\W on and the rest of the gear goes into the mesh diving backpacks. We have done our best to minimize the weight of our other gear so it usually only weighs 15 pounds or so each. We usually use shorty's for diving. Depending upon how we get back to...

I was able to get my hands on Apek XTX50 Yoke Parts that someone had sitting aside when they converted their regulator to DIN. They seem to be a perfect fit for my Hog D1 as a replacement for the DIN. It reduces the amount the regulator sticks out by approximately an inch. I did a shallow (20...

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Thanks for the update. Definitely looking forward to getting my hands on a couple of these.

I would like to buy those parts that are leftover when the Apeks First Stage XTX50 is converted from a yoke to a din regulator. There should be two parts. The yoke nut that screws into the regulator and the yoke itself. If you have these parts sitting around and don't have any plans to...

Do you have a projected timeframe for shipping these to your dealers?

This is actually what I am transitioning away from. Lots of reasons but the big one for me is that I want to maintain all of my own gear and I don't dive enough when on vacation to warrant the cost of buying 4 additional sets of regs to dedicate to this purpose. I already have 2 sets for...

I got it. I was taking the term yoke nut literally. There is a actually a lot more to it than that. Not something I am going to pick up at the local hardware store :depressed: I just took a look at a schematic of the Apex T50 to get a better understanding of what I will need to get my hands...

Makes sense but what are you suggesting that I screw the yoke nut to? The upper part of 6 is smooth and the lower part screws into the base of the regulator. Or are you saying that the yoke nut actually screws into the base of the regulator in place of 6?

On my D1 reg, 6 is completely smooth on the outside but threaded on the inside. 5 is threaded on the outside but smooth on the inside and is what screws into the tank valve. 2 screws into 6 to hold 5 onto the regulator but still allowing it to rotate when you screw it into the regulator. The...

From what I can see there isn't really anything for the yoke nut to screw on to. I suspect that the part labeled #6 (which is currently smooth) would need to be threaded.

I had followed that thread with interest but my interpretation of what Chris said was he wasn't planning on releasing a conversion kit for the Hog Regs. Rather he was planning on selling a din to yoke converter like you can already buy at lots of places. Hopefully I just misunderstood. I...

I have a couple of D1 series Hog regulators. I would like to convert one of them over from DIN to yoke without using the adapter. I don't like the extra weight and how far out the adapter pushes the regulator. Any suggestions on where I might be able to pick up parts to do this conversion?

I am also up for trying a Kayak dive in the Tampa\St Pete area as well. I have a 15' SOT Kayak and of course my own scuba gear. Haven't tried combining these two hobbies yet but looks like lots of fun.

+1 I like the ability to customize my gear based on my own perceived needs or desires as well as ability to maintain it myself. I will always support a manufacturer who understands that by providing me with options. Like several in this thread, I also have converted over all my family's regs...