countryboy:
Yeah basically you and your gear should all be neutral. Unless the straps are somewhat tight. But the idea of the plate is not to have "slop" either.
heat loss with backplate?
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Yeah basically you and your gear should all be neutral. Unless the straps are somewhat tight. But the idea of the plate is not to have "slop" either.
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I have a crushed neo DS and I have more than plenty undergarment I am sure.
What I'm feeling is a sensation that the steel is colder than the water. It's not bothering me, just something I noticed.
So it makes me wonder will steel be colder than the water temp and could its properties steal warmth?
Perhaps its not normally noticable. I have weight plates which fatten up the plate.
Also, I don't have the sensation of the rig bearing weight on my back, thus compressing the loft, nor of it pulling away due to buoyancy. The rid rides tight, but not overly tight.
Some good points coming in though, I'm still digesting them...
What I'm feeling is a sensation that the steel is colder than the water. It's not bothering me, just something I noticed.
So it makes me wonder will steel be colder than the water temp and could its properties steal warmth?
Perhaps its not normally noticable. I have weight plates which fatten up the plate.
Also, I don't have the sensation of the rig bearing weight on my back, thus compressing the loft, nor of it pulling away due to buoyancy. The rid rides tight, but not overly tight.
Some good points coming in though, I'm still digesting them...
countryboy:
No the rig is negative and is being used as part of his weight complement to dive dry as is the case with any metal plate, especially SS. With some air maintained in the drysuit for loft the wing will have minimal use during the dive.
Pete
spectrum:
Yeah now that I think about it Pete is right. That's why I dive steel plate/tank with my drysuit.
But in the Tropics will my AL tank and AL plate, I've felt the positive buoyancy at the end of the dive, the tank fighting a little against my little bit of lead on the belt.
Never really thought about this in much detail. Too late to get this in depth now time for zzzzzzzzz's.
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