BP/W new harness?

[Diving Dubai]

I currently Dive a hogarthian harness, coupled to a dive rite voyager wing, Al plate, and STA at. Home I use a 15l Steel cylinder and with a full 3mm am slightly negative with no weights if I use my 5/7 I'm pretty much neutral.

As much as I love my harness Im considering a new harness, currently my choice is between the Dive Dite Transpacific XT and Apex WTX (same as scubapro XTek) the reason apart from I want one is to perhaps sheaf more weight having just treated myself to a set of Shark skin full suit, vest and top which are all neutral thus I'll be slightly more over weighted.

I'm guessing that with both harnesses I can use my STA but leave the plate off, I like the rigidity and a Steel 15l is 24kg (52lb) full out of the water. With my current rig I need to add 3lb into my cam belt pockets if diving an AL80 on vacation. Is it possible with the transpacific to use a plate if I want too as well as the STA?

Also does anyone have anyone have any positive or negative experiences of either?

im not worried about saving weight for travel as I get 50kg as standard (110lbs)

If may may next year get a tropical dry suit so the harness should cope with that too.

Look ok forward to your opinions

 

[tbone1004]

You can not use an STA with either of those harnesses. They will become very unstable. If you are trying to shave weight, I would switch to the Dive Rite SS Lite plate, or a DSS Kydex plate and stay with the hard plate if you want to continue using an STA.