Considering a Freedom Plate

[rhwestfall]

Effectively Irreplaceable!

I dive a custom length Freedom Plate, a no longer available VDH wing, and 1958 DA Aquamaster with all modern VDH internals. A loss of such a rig would be unfathomable...

 

[Eric Sedletzky]

Well, here are a few tidbits that will give you heartburn

A gal contacted me a while back and an airline lost all her baggage and her Freedom Plate was in there.

I sent a plate to a guy and UPS lost it somewhere in Bakersfield. It was never recovered.

Another guy bought two plates and UPS lost them. After almost two months and the plates being found and sent back to me, I finally got them to him via USPS.

The gross incompetence of the shipping companies now has me very scared.

 

[-JD-]

A loss of such a rig would be unfathomable...

I see what you did there ...

 

[Eric Sedletzky]

There was also a guy here in SB who was a prolific poster and seemingly nice guy, funny, and knowledgable. I reached out to him and he agreed to try one then do a review of it. This was back when I couldn’t give one away.
Never heard a peep.
Turns out he was a big DIR type koolaider but it also came out that he was never officially GUE trained he was just a wannabe.
He tossed the plate in a closet and never gave it another thought. He never had any intention of using it since he was all about Halcyon and was just looking for a freebie.
He’s not here anymore because he’s in prison for distributing child porn.

Hey, here’s a thought. You guys want one?
Did you know that both Robert Couvillon (Couv) and Dennis (Lowviz) were avid FP fans and had plates. Both were good internet friends and I miss them greatly.
I’m sure either of them would have loved nothing more than to know that somebody here was using and cherishing their plates and for them not just to be sitting in a closet somewhere.
Do your homework.

 

[Lorenzoid]

Eric, I always thought it was just an expression, but maybe that bit about having to "pry my cold dead hands off it" could prove to be real.

 

[Boarderguy]

There was also a guy here in SB who was a prolific poster and seemingly nice guy, funny, and knowledgable. I reached out to him and he agreed to try one then do a review of it. This was back when I couldn’t give one away.
Never heard a peep.
Turns out he was a big DIR type koolaider but it also came out that he was never officially GUE trained he was just a wannabe.
He tossed the plate in a closet and never gave it another thought. He never had any intention of using it since he was all about Halcyon and was just looking for a freebie.
He’s not here anymore because he’s in prison for distributing child porn.

Hey, here’s a thought. You guys want one?
Did you know that both Robert Couvillon (Couv) and Dennis (Lowviz) were avid FP fans and had plates. Both were good internet friends and I miss them greatly.
I’m sure either of them would have loved nothing more than to know that somebody here was using and cherishing their plates and for them not just to be sitting in a closet somewhere.
Do your homework.

Or we beg and plead for another run of them...

 

[rhwestfall]

Hey, here’s a thought. You guys want one?
Did you know that both Robert Couvillon (Couv) and Dennis (Lowviz) were avid FP fans and had plates. Both were good internet friends and I miss them greatly.
I’m sure either of them would have loved nothing more than to know that somebody here was using and cherishing their plates and for them not just to be sitting in a closet somewhere.
Do your homework.

That would be a real treasure!

I dive with pieces of gear from a dear friend who we lost in the pandemic. Every dive with it is special.

 

[Bob DBF]

It is evolving functional artwork, the freedom plate that I got back in the day is not the same as the pieces he makes today, but I won't give mine up either.

 

[uncfnp]

Effectively Irreplaceable!

Exactly! I also had one of Bryan’s 18# wings on it.

 

[brsnow]

Well, here are a few tidbits that will give you heartburn

A gal contacted me a while back and an airline lost all her baggage and her Freedom Plate was in there.

I sent a plate to a guy and UPS lost it somewhere in Bakersfield. It was never recovered.

Another guy bought two plates and UPS lost them. After almost two months and the plates being found and sent back to me, I finally got them to him via USPS.

The gross incompetence of the shipping companies now has me very scared.

I did mention I am happy to pick one up in person