For Those Contemplating a BP/W Setup…

[RobPNW]

And you’re obsessing about how hard the transition might be from a traditional BCD… just do it. Took my first backplate on the Philippines trip. Set it up on a table, checked out the fit in a mirror and adjusted a couple times, jumped in the water with it, and was amazed at how much of a non event the first dive was. By the end of the first hour, I already preferred it.

 

[RobPNW]

Super basic DGX SS kit, nothing fancy.

 

[MidOH]

Bpw's are so much better in the water.

Instantly better trim and less weight. No real transition, they are no harder to dive.

Only downside, is some boats have ignorant racks.

 

[rongoodman]

What’s an “ignorant rack”?

 

[MidOH]

The ones that drop your rig too low and pinch flat the wing. I hate those.

Just give us a flat wall with a clip.

 

[MacDuyver]

Took me a couple dives to get my weight right.
I literally dive half the weight I was with a jacket.

*Copy and past OP's post here

never shall i ever go back.

 

[Altamira]

The ones that drop your rig too low and pinch flat the wing. I hate those.

Just give us a flat wall with a clip.

I am now in the habit of tossing a few lead weights in the tank well to keep my tank/wing higher in the tank hole.

 

[Centrals]

I am now in the habit of tossing a few lead weights in the tank well to keep my tank/wing higher in the tank hole.

Better on a weight belt otherwise it might fall out and landed on someone/your bare feet.

 

[MidOH]

I am now in the habit of tossing a few lead weights in the tank well to keep my tank/wing higher in the tank hole.

I might try a beach towel chucked in there, on my next ride.

 

[Altamira]

I might try a beach towel chucked in there, on my next ride.

I don't even carry a towel with me on a dive boat. One more wet/heavy thing to carry off the boat!