A couple of quick Zeagle BP/W questions

[rye_a]

I travel quite a bit for work and would like to adjust my gear so I can take opportunistic dives. As an example, I will be in the Palm Beach area for a few days next week, and would like to sneak in a night dive at Blue Heron Bridge/Phil Foster park. I currently use a Zeagle Stiletto for buoyancy control, but I find it to be quite bulky for packing and am considering changing to a BP/W because it looks like I can carry on all my gear and a couple days of clothes if I fashion one of the jury rigged backplate/backpack setups as one of my carry-ons. This leads me to my questions:

• Will I find a BP/W to be significantly less bulky than my Stiletto for carry-on?

• I'm thinking of picking up a Zeagle BP and harness and using my Stiletto wing because of the obvious cost savings. Would this result in a good setup, or would I be better off buying a whole new DGX or Zeagle BP/W? The Complete new setup could be useful on family dive trips for my son (the whole family of 5 dives) who is 13, 5'11" and is a beanpole but is quickly filling out.

 

[lowwall]

Is the Stiletto wing removable? If it is, does it have slots for cam bands?

 

[Cheizz]

It looks like the Stiletto wing - if at all detachable - is very much one unit with the harness. The bungees that keep it from flapping for instance. Not sure if that wing would work as well on a classic backplate.

 

[rye_a]

It comes off quite easily. Here are photos of the wing as well as a video on how to attach it to a BP:

Zeagle Wing Attachment Video

 

[rye_a]

I forgot to mention that my SMB is still attached to the bungee (the strange bulge in the first photo).

 

[rye_a]

Is the Stiletto wing removable? If it is, does it have slots for cam bands?

The wing actually attaches via the cam bands to the Stiletto harness.

 

[lowwall]

I found a picture of the wing. If this is it, then it won't work with a standard backplate.

 

[rye_a]

I found a picture of the wing. If this is it, then it won't work with a standard backplate.

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That's it. Zeagle makes a backplate it will attach to per the video link in post #4.

 

[Centrals]

Simple BP/W is a lot less bulky than the Stiletto but not sure for carry on.

DGX Custom - DGX Gears Singles Harness / Backplate / Wing Package

A basic DGX backplate/wing/harness package for single tank diving at a value price.

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Big difference.

I believe Zeagle used to make composite backpack for its tec wing.