Apeks WTX harness/integrated weights/backplate...

[mikeguerrero]

Hi all,

Just wanted to share my pics with you since I went with the Apeks line... I added the diverite bolts to my Apeks back/plate because I wasn't comfortable with just the velcro holding it in... It is now very secure and if I want to remove the backplate, a simple quarter rather than a screwdriver works best, it's off in 3 minutes...

Mike...

 

[Scubakevdm]

Weren't you the guy with the elevator BCD?

 

[mikeguerrero]

Weren't you the guy with the elevator BCD?

No,

I'm his evil twin... J/K... As I began diving deeper and experienced Monastery Beach at 97 feet I felt the greater urge to have more freedom in my waist...

Even though the Pro QD i3 has given me 45 dives in cold water Monterey, I didn't like the fact that I couldn't see my pockets on the jacket nor could I open them underwater...

I feel I have left novice behind and will be training my Advanced Open Water first week of October, once I complete my Nitrox and Stress and Rescue I should have enough dives for Master Diver...

The Pro QD i3 is a great BC but I only recommend it for divers that don't mind the Jacket feel and think that it's a great warm water BC...

Monterey for me is calling for more demanding equipment and I want to go a lot further in this extreme sport than just a recreational diver...

MG

 

[Scubakevdm]

Cool. Well the new one looks pretty darned snazzy. Have fun with it man!

Looks like you're missing a tank strap though.

 

[mikeguerrero]

Cool. Well the new one looks pretty darned snazzy. Have fun with it man!

Looks like you're missing a tank strap though.

I had to remove one of the tank straps to attach the Diverite bolt... Once the bolt was fastened to the steel back/plate I replaced the strap... You just don't see a picture of the BC from behind once I'm done...

MG

 

[Teamcasa]

Sweet, looks like mine!

 

[mikeguerrero]

Sweet, looks like mine!

Dave,

I don't think so... Mine will look like yours when I have earned my dives on it... I hope to get as many logged dives as you have in the great future...

Dave do you have bolts on your harness also? What lift do you have on your wing? I ordered the WTX 4 and will have it soon, 45 lbs of lift.

I hope I made the right decision. I opted not to leave the dive shop with the standard 32 lb lift it ships with.

I dive the Worthington HP 100 steels and have a set of PST HP steel 80's I can convert to doubles so that is why I went with the bladder that can do both.

Just hope it's not as huge as the WTX 6 or the WTX 8, those wings can fit a 747 Jet liner...

MG

 

[RoyN]

I dive a HP100 double using the WTX4. Thats all you need, the WTX6 in my opinion is for wetsuits but with drysuits, the WTX4 will provide a good lift.

As for the bolts, it is a good idea to have the bolts a little longer because it goes through the fabric/backplate/ and fabric on the harness. Otherwise, this is the best BC I ever have.

 

[hobodiver]

I had to remove one of the tank straps to attach the Diverite bolt... Once the bolt was fastened to the steel back/plate I replaced the strap... You just don't see a picture of the BC from behind once I'm done...

MG

Does that bolt get in the way of the cam band?

 

[Teamcasa]

Dave,

I don't think so... Mine will look like yours when I have earned my dives on it... I hope to get as many logged dives as you have in the great future...

Dave do you have bolts on your harness also? What lift do you have on your wing? I ordered the WTX 4 and will have it soon, 45 lbs of lift.

I hope I made the right decision. I opted not to leave the dive shop with the standard 32 lb lift it ships with.

I dive the Worthington HP 100 steels and have a set of PST HP steel 80's I can convert to doubles so that is why I went with the bladder that can do both.

Just hope it's not as huge as the WTX 6 or the WTX 8, those wings can fit a 747 Jet liner...

MG

<Shrug, thanks!>
Both my wife and I use the WTX with 30lb lift wings and HP100 steel tanks. We dive both dry and wetsuits with the same wings. And I do not use any bolts, just the tank straps to secure the wings.

I don’t use it for doubles, my wife does not like doubles one bit.

A note of caution, insure the wing you use for doubles is capable of floating your kit. 45lbs may be very close.