DiveRite Transpac + Deep Sea Supply Wing?

[ronscuba]

How much does the Kydex plate weigh ? The Transpac is a soft backplate with removable padding, D-rings, cam bands. The plate itself doesn't weigh much.

http://www.divegearexpress.com/media/bcs/diverite/t2harnesssm.jpg

Their is no way the Transpac plate weight comes close to a 5 lb SS plate. When you buy a Transpac, it comes with the steel cam bands, D-rings, webbing and padding. Take off all that and leave just the plate, it doesn't weigh anything near 5 lbs.

If you want the stability of a hardplate then, yeah the Transpac is not for you. You could go with an aluminum plate to save money over the Kydex.

 

[cool_hardware52]

How much does the Kydex plate weigh ?

About 1.6 lbs for medium.

Tobin

 

[SangP]

The TP is also a very versatile soft pack that if you remove all the padding makes a very light and portable system.

If you are going to consider a plate, why a kydex when a alu plate would do nicely. The OMS alu plate is only $48 or so at cave adventurers & is 700g or bout 1.54 lbs.

SangP

 

[cool_hardware52]

The TP is also a very versatile soft pack that if you remove all the padding makes a very light and portable system.

If you are going to consider a plate, why a kydex when a alu plate would do nicely. The OMS alu plate is only $48 or so at cave adventurers & is 700g or bout 1.54 lbs.

SangP

Wings have standard fittings, or at least all those I've seen have. You can use a wing from any manufacturer.

OK, marginal manufacturers like DSS may choose to be different, but I've sold and used harnesses/backplates/wings from most of the major manufacturers for years and I've never come across a non-standard fitting. They will vary with size, which is why the standard arrangement allows for several alternative attachment points.

Wow,

Lots of advice on DSS gear from folks that apparently don't know much about DSS gear.

DSS wing and plates, when used together offer advantages that are lost if DSS wings are used on 3rd party plates or DSS plates are used with 3rd party wings.

DSS singles wings, when used with DSS plates do not require a STA, and assemble / disassemble in seconds with no loose parts.

https://www.deepseasupply.com/templates/mountwing.html

When using a DSS wing on most 3rd party plates a STA is required. This adds cost and weight, and because disassembly is more involved most leave their wing bolted to their plate via the STA. This increases chances of wing damage during transport.

Tobin

 

[fnfalman]

I don't have a DR dealer near me. I have DSS Torus 26# and 17# lift wings. I want to get a DR Transpac for Caribbean travel. Do I have to buy a DR wing or can I use one of my DSS Wing with the Transpac?

You can mix & match and hope that it fits, or just get the right stuff from the start.

You can buy DR stuff from authorized on-line dealers like Dive Gear Express out of Florida.

Also, if all you want is a soft plate & wing for travel then consider the Dive Rite TravelPac. It's a simplified Transpac with a fixed-in-place small Travel Wing. It's lighter and cheaper than buying a Transpac and a wing. Unless you want to use the Transpac for something else and neededing to get different wings for it, just go with the TravelPac.

SCUBA Diving Equipment for Technical, Sidemount, Rebreather, Wreck and Cave Diving: Dive Rite, Inc - Product Catalog - TravelPac BCD

 

[cool_hardware52]

I don't have a DR dealer near me. I have DSS Torus 26# and 17# lift wings. I want to get a DR Transpac for Caribbean travel. Do I have to buy a DR wing or can I use one of my DSS Wing with the Transpac?

If you have a DSS Stainless Plate my first suggestion would be to use that. A stainless plate is only 3~3.5 lbs heavier out of the water than the typical lightweight plate.

The typical tropical diver in a 3mm suit using al 80's needs about 8 lbs of ballast. A SS plate and harness is about -6 lbs and a regulator is about -2.

We have many users who dive in warm water using only their plate, harness and reg as ballast.

The exception would be if you are diving with no exposure suit, or using steel cylinders. Then a SS plate would over weight you.

Tobin

 

[BigWilly]

You'll find the same problem trying to atach an Oxycheq singles wing to a TP.

I had the same issue trying to use an oxycheq mach v with my apeks harness... was really dissapointed; and i did not want to risk using a sta with a soft pack, just seems like the bolts/bolt holes would not be enough to hold the weight of a tank (although the store i bought the oxycheq from, assured me it would be fine)

 

[WeldonDowd]

It's so easy for people to say "buy all the gear together from the same vendor so it all works together as a system" but the reality is that people already have some of the system and may just want to replace the wing or get another plate for travel.

 

[Kern]

double post

 

[Kern]

How much does the Kydex plate weigh ? The Transpac is a soft backplate with removable padding, D-rings, cam bands. The plate itself doesn't weigh much.

http://www.divegearexpress.com/media/bcs/diverite/t2harnesssm.jpg

Their is no way the Transpac plate weight comes close to a 5 lb SS plate. When you buy a Transpac, it comes with the steel cam bands, D-rings, webbing and padding. Take off all that and leave just the plate, it doesn't weigh anything near 5 lbs.

If you want the stability of a hardplate then, yeah the Transpac is not for you. You could go with an aluminum plate to save money over the Kydex.

When I travel I like to have a plate, harness & wing, etc. A useable set up is what I was referring to when I said a Kydex plate is lighter & an SS DSS plate isn't much heavier. If you want to go on a dive trip with only the cloth plate......

I don't know about anyone else in this discussion, but I own/ed all of the gear I'v talked about, & used them all for years in various applications before settling on what I use today.