Thanks Scott. I think the wetsuit might be the padding I need. Dont think that I am hating on Zeagle products. I briefly owned a zeagle ranger this summer, got it cheap, and sold it for more than I paid for it. Its a good product, just not the kind of think I like.ScottZeagle:
backplate HURTS!
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Scubaroo
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More cheeseburgers. You need some padding on the hip.
ShakaZulu
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Cool_Hardware52 gave me this advice, just stand on it and bent the lower part a little flatter. Worked for me.........
SZ,
I feel your pain, back pain, lower back pain. I'm not trying to sell you anything, just trying to pass on what I learned while developing our plate.
Most BP have toooo much bend. Too much bend = pain in lower back. Notice how some plates (don't think the DR however) have two small bends at the lower corners?
(These kinda kick the lower edge awat from your back)
The real cure is a flatter plate. Maybe you can flatten yours? SS is very duticle so you should be able to "unbend it" with out harm.
Regards,
Tobin
SZ,
I feel your pain, back pain, lower back pain. I'm not trying to sell you anything, just trying to pass on what I learned while developing our plate.
Most BP have toooo much bend. Too much bend = pain in lower back. Notice how some plates (don't think the DR however) have two small bends at the lower corners?
(These kinda kick the lower edge awat from your back)
The real cure is a flatter plate. Maybe you can flatten yours? SS is very duticle so you should be able to "unbend it" with out harm.
Regards,
Tobin
Mandy3206
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I'm not a big man, just 5'6" and I notice my OMS SSBP only when I'm climbing the ladder back in the boat.
To walk around, I just bend foward a bit (less than with the jacket style) and walk around with the BP in the boat.
Due to the weight, I can't walk straight with a tank on my BC, if I did, I probably would fall back !!lolol.
In the water, I don't feel the rig at all, it amazes me when I exit the water and realize that I got this rig on.
Go diving and test yours.
To walk around, I just bend foward a bit (less than with the jacket style) and walk around with the BP in the boat.
Due to the weight, I can't walk straight with a tank on my BC, if I did, I probably would fall back !!lolol.
In the water, I don't feel the rig at all, it amazes me when I exit the water and realize that I got this rig on.
Go diving and test yours.
I use a backplate pad on mine. Would not even think of diving without it now, out of the water it really does make the rig so comfy.
http://homepage.mac.com/myprism/equipment/rec.html
Cheers
Chris
http://homepage.mac.com/myprism/equipment/rec.html
Cheers
Chris
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