My dive setup is a SS backplate, 12L AL tank, 3mm full body wetsuit and no added weight. I'm nicely balanced this way and have dove this way for the last 6 years. I like the SS plate because it also gives me nice trim. This year, I finally decided to get healthy again and i've dropped 40lbs (200lbs to 160lbs). I've been working out and most of the loss has been muscle. My gut has gone from 43" to 31". How much will I be overweight in a SS plate? I'm going to Palau for a 2 week live aboard trip in a month, and won't have the opportunity to do a weight check before my trip. I've had to get a brand new 3mm wetsuit, so + buoyancy that its new, but - buoyancy as its smaller than my previous one.
Should I buy an AL plate, so I can adjust my weights? Or stick with the SS and hope not to be too unbalanced.
Should I buy an AL plate, so I can adjust my weights? Or stick with the SS and hope not to be too unbalanced.