Freedom Plate Divers Roll Call: show us your rig!

[happy-diver]

and make some adjustable MMOs, made my own stabilisers

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coo coo, coo roo, coo coo, coo roo

 

[happy-diver]

and put some wet & dry on a pad on a grinder, and the rest

bolts to give MAXIMUM purchase to the bands and to affix the MMOs with nuts welded to their rears

Imagine having that done

 

[happy-diver]

what about some work on the wing, don't want it to feel left out

looks like an abalone, hmmm mmm, anything else

The hole in the middle does get bound and a 50mm webb run down the middle

 

[bassplayer]

and put some wet & dry on a pad on a grinder, and the rest

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bolts to give MAXIMUM purchase to the bands and to affix the MMOs with nuts welded to their rears

Imagine having that done

that looks awesome, nice work

 

[happy-diver]

You're hired.

DONE!

Haha hahaha if I were so privileged to be over there man, I'd be at the shop half a day or day every week
or two giving you a hand and probably some heart murmurs too but especially I'd be PURPing every and
all weekends, when the weather is a happening, maybe when it's not, in the corner, directing new people
yelling at them, calming them down and youse will not have laughed so hard I would say in quite a while

Those on the surface with masks on head and regs out would be gasping water to the point of drowning
ha ha ha ha ha

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Pop up dive this coming Sunday 7/14

With news of bull kelp sprouting in Stillwater cove, We decided to do another dive this coming Sunday 7/14 @Stillwater, meet time is 8:00. If you have any questions at all please ask. There is another dive scheduled for 7/21 as well We might be diving every week now that we see kelp is trying to...

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[happy-diver]

that looks awesome, nice work

Thanks brother afficionado, here's a present for you



In case you missed it chief

 

[Eric Sedletzky]

Makes sense! I'll keep it as-is then



This looks like an older design of the plates, no? The latest AL contour has 3 slots for the left/right hip webbing, right? @Eric Sedletzky

Yes that’s right. No more keepers.

 

[Eric Sedletzky]

DONE!

Haha hahaha if I were so privileged to be over there man, I'd be at the shop half a day or day every week
or two giving you a hand and probably some heart murmurs too but especially I'd be PURPing every and
all weekends, when the weather is a happening, maybe when it's not, in the corner, directing new people
yelling at them, calming them down and youse will not have laughed so hard I would say in quite a while

Those on the surface with masks on head and regs out would be gasping water to the point of drowning
ha ha ha ha ha

Google Search

Pop up dive this coming Sunday 7/14

With news of bull kelp sprouting in Stillwater cove, We decided to do another dive this coming Sunday 7/14 @Stillwater, meet time is 8:00. If you have any questions at all please ask. There is another dive scheduled for 7/21 as well We might be diving every week now that we see kelp is trying to...

scubaboard.com

You’ll even get your very own personal custom Eric Sedletzky Professional style Freedom Purple Urchin Gauntlet Rake! Featuring the “Claw” for pulling those little bastards out of the cracks.
Yet to be officially approved by the grand master proffesional urchin diver friend of mine, another Erik, because I only finished it today.
Featuring the open forearm style swiveling forearm stop so you don’t risk breaking your arm from an unexpected surge like with the old style rakes.

 

[happy-diver]

Whoah, hope they still play a tune!

Magnificent!


"Hey love could you go find those open ended tickets to the States for me thanks."

"Have you seen my passport."


"Hey love do you remember when my immigration ban ends."

 

[Soloist]

We are prepping and packing gear for another trip to Indonesia. Carryon weight is limited to a meager 15 pounds. My travel regs and BP/W are essential carryon items (for me) and are stowed in a gutted Kelty Redwing Tactical 50 backpack. I've been hellbent on reducing the weight of my BP/W assembly for the previous and upcoming trip.

If anyone is interested here are the results: stainless steel Lightweight Contour Plate, wedge, one piece hogarthian harness, DGX 30# wing with inflator, 3x ridged bent serrated D-rings, 2x standard D-rings, 2x plastic sliders, nylon buckle, crotch strap and 2x nylon cam bands hits the scale at 6.3 pounds.

The naked large Contour plate weighs in at 2.16 pounds. For our previous trip I carved and hollowed out a new thick wedge from a phenolic tree wedge. It has the same height, width and angle as the welded rails on my original Freedom Plate and that of the bolt-on rail for the Contour. Finished weight 6 ounces.

Bought the DGX wing after reading numerous recommendations and laudatory reviews on SB. The detailed descriptions and specifics on materials provided by Eric are spot on. The wing is well constructed, robust, streamlined and super LIGHTWEIGHT. Essentially the same narrow profile as the OxyCheq 30# at the weight of a VDH 18# wing. The latest iteration (sold after November 2024) has new coarse threads for attaching the lower pull dump and standard inflator elbow to the wing (no shoulder dump thankfully). I prefer these threads over the fine. Used the DGX in Cozumel a couple a weeks ago and couldn't be more pleased.

Seemed like an opportune time to post some pics, so here is my latest travel rig (sans pockets, light and reel). Thanks @Eric Sedletzky for the incredible backplates!