Has anyone gone from backplate to standard BC?

[ScoobieDooo]

OK thanks...

 

[TCDiver1]

Boogie711 once bubbled...

Remember those really ugly cars with pickup truck beds that came out in the 80's? That's what a combination wing is - it appears handy and innovative at first glance, but then we realize what a bad idea it was.

I know your not talking about my favorite car of all time, the El Camino, since it has been around for much longer than the 80's.

Don't be dissin da El Camino!

 

[ScoobieDooo]

I liked the El Camino and the Ranchero - I thought they rocked. SO did my old '80 Ramcharger that I retored fully!

 

[Boogie711]

Guys - I said the really UGLY cars.

 

[Northeastwrecks]

In the 80's the only thing I can think of that matches your description would be a Subaru Brat.

But for ugly, you've got to look to the Gremlin and the Pacer.

 

[RichLockyer]

ScoobieDooo once bubbled...
How come Jacques never dove a BP if they were SO good?

Uhh... I never saw him in a stab jacket. Last time I looked, he was using a Mike Nelson style rig

 

[RichLockyer]

gedunk once bubbled...
I know your not talking about my favorite car of all time, the El Camino, since it has been around for much longer than the 80's.

Well... ya... 'cept ANYTHING that Chevy made in the '80s except for the Vette was fugly.

 

[jiveturkey]

MASS-Diver once bubbled...
While the tp's quick releases may make it unsuitable for deep diving....

I dive a jacket. Can you explain this?

 

[Ben_ca]

No never going back

 

[ew1usnr]

wetman once bubbled...
I was wondering if anyone goes back and forth between a backplate and a standard wraparound type bc and what differences they notice?

I swap back and forth all the time because I have couple of each. The wings are nice because they get the air bag behind you and out of the way. But, there is a noticable air shift when rolling from side to side in wings. On a stab jacket, the air is closer to your body so the air shift is not as dramatic. In my opinion, the wings are perhaps better at helping maintain a horizontal position, but the jacket is more maneuverable overall.

Either way, the key is to not swim overweighted. If you have more weight than necessary, you have to put extra air in the BC to counteract it. Then you are struggling with the air shifting and changing volume through the whole dive. Try to weight yourself so that you need minimal air in the BC.
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As an aside:

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Boogie711 once bubbled...

Remember those really ugly cars with pickup truck beds that came out in the 80's? That's what a combination wing is - it appears handy and innovative at first glance, but then we realize what a bad idea it was.
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I agree with Boogie about the BC's, but not so much about the cars. I think that he is talking about the little 1984 Dodge Rampage. It was a two door open back version of the front wheel drive Dodge Charger. I thought that they were kind of nice. There weren't too many sold and they are probably really rare now. I'd love to have one of the Falcon-based 1963 Ford Ranchero's. Those were neat looking cars. The mid-70's El Camino's were called "Cowboy Cadillacs".