Dive Rite Transpac II

[Mandy3206]

Does the tank have a tendency to sway around? For my single rig I currently have an al BP/trek wing/comfort harness/sta. For some reason I am drawn to the transpac as a singles rig. It seem the bp/w and sta pulls my tank too far off my back. My only concern with the transpac is that it won't be very stable with respect to the tank.

I only use my DR TP for travel due to ease of packing, but if I didn't had the DR TP, I wouldn't get one and stick with my BP, BP is more stable than a soft pack and IMO feels better.

If your BP have camband slots, you can eliminate the STA and pull the tank closer to your body.

I prefer the STA due to added clearance from the 1st stage, my DR TP have the problem that due to the tank sitting so close to my back, I keep hitting the 1st stage with my head, many divers report the same problem.

 

[RonFrank]

I'm sick of hearing this failure point stuff. Marketing.

No DIR!

 

[Fish_Whisperer]

I only use my DR TP for travel due to ease of packing, but if I didn't had the DR TP, I wouldn't get one and stick with my BP, BP is more stable than a soft pack and IMO feels better.

If your BP have camband slots, you can eliminate the STA and pull the tank closer to your body.

I prefer the STA due to added clearance from the 1st stage, my DR TP have the problem that due to the tank sitting so close to my back, I keep hitting the 1st stage with my head, many divers report the same problem.

What is STA?

 

[Mandy3206]

STA = Single Tank Adapter.

Is a v shaped piece of metal or plastic (Dive Rite) with studs that bolts to the Back Plate adding extreme stability to the Tank.

 

[Fish_Whisperer]

Ah.. Thanks. I have a doubles adapter like that, but doubt if I will be using them in the near future... I'm going to look for an STA on Dive Rite Express. I don't know that I've got one...