question on bp&wing

[oversea]

I am buying a backplate and wing and have narrowed the search down to 2. 1 Diverite transplate harness & venture30+lb. wing. 2 OMS comfort harness system & 32lb. single tank wing. Anythoughts or opinions on these options would be a great help. thanks. I am diving a Bare CD4 drysuit & OMS 112 single steel tanks in the greatlakes

Hello, I have just done something similar. I got a ss plate, sta and wing. I have the trek wing, hammerhead plate and both hog and comfort harness. I have never dove it yet but have been playing with both. Thus far I have found issues (for me) with both harnesses. The comfort harness is a bit more comfortable on the shoulders but not all that much. The comfort harness has a bit too much extra strapping at the waist area because of both shoulder adjustments and waist, true, the excess is to be cut back once adjusted but it is still a bit much. The comfort harness is a bit easier to adjust but basically once it is done, its done. I was encouraged about the little oms velcro enclosures at each shoulder but once I used them, I think the bungee is a bit more effective as far as range of motion for the inflator hose is concerned. All in all, I may go back to the one pice hog rig, I just would like a chest strap but that I'd have to figure on my own. The biggest problem thus far for me is figuring out whether to use an air2 (as my other bc has) or go to a standard octo. I think based on what I have played (and I stress "played") with so far, the hog rig is the best choice both for function and cost. Keep in mind I more or less know nothing about these other than physically working with mine, but what I have found thus far for myself has remained consistent with what others have been saying.

 

[divad]

Hello, I have just done something similar. I got a ss plate, sta and wing. I have the trek wing, hammerhead plate and both hog and comfort harness. I have never dove it yet but have been playing with both. Thus far I have found issues (for me) with both harnesses. The comfort harness is a bit more comfortable on the shoulders but not all that much. The comfort harness has a bit too much extra strapping at the waist area because of both shoulder adjustments and waist, true, the excess is to be cut back once adjusted but it is still a bit much. The comfort harness is a bit easier to adjust but basically once it is done, its done. I was encouraged about the little oms velcro enclosures at each shoulder but once I used them, I think the bungee is a bit more effective as far as range of motion for the inflator hose is concerned. All in all, I may go back to the one pice hog rig, I just would like a chest strap but that I'd have to figure on my own. The biggest problem thus far for me is figuring out whether to use an air2 (as my other bc has) or go to a standard octo. I think based on what I have played (and I stress "played") with so far, the hog rig is the best choice both for function and cost. Keep in mind I more or less know nothing about these other than physically working with mine, but what I have found thus far for myself has remained consistent with what others have been saying.

Have you dove anything yet? When you get the standard harness right, you hardly notice it in the water. It seems to dive itself. The straps don't have to be tight and you realise that you don't need a chest strap at all. Its not trying to explode off of your body, It just goes where you go and there's no feeling of being constrained at all. If you want it to stay on, it stays on. If you want to take it off, it slips right off. If you want to put it back on, it just slides back on. You don't have to be lashed to the thing. I used to think I wanted a chest strap too, when I was in the living room.

 

[Soggy]

The biggest problem thus far for me is figuring out whether to use an air2 (as my other bc has) or go to a standard octo.

That's a no-brainer right there. If you've gone to all this effort to minimize and streamline with a backplate and wing, you might as well go the next step and switch to a long hose/bungeed backup. An AIR2 is just *asking* for trouble.

 

[oversea]

That's a no-brainer right there. If you've gone to all this effort to minimize and streamline with a backplate and wing, you might as well go the next step and switch to a long hose/bungeed backup. An AIR2 is just *asking* for trouble.

But I am not diving doubles, at least not yet. Correct me if I am wrong but to do the long hose and bungied backup, I'd need to either have doubles or a "y" valve and two first and second stages?

 

[Soggy]

PMing you....The short answer is "you are wrong."

 

[Soggy]

Ontwreckdiver....if you are anywhere near Kingston, Ontario, I *highly* recommend you go over to Northern Tech Diver and have them help you out.

 

[divad]

That's a no-brainer right there. If you've gone to all this effort to minimize and streamline with a backplate and wing, you might as well go the next step and switch to a long hose/bungeed backup. An AIR2 is just *asking* for trouble.

Well, if he's trying to use an Air2, presumably, he's accepted the idea of donating the primary. So he's kind of half way there. He just needs to consider a longer hose on the same primary/donor regulator and unbarnacling his second from his inflator hose. Its not a big leap. (unless he's trying to find a really long corrugated infl........never mind)

 

[Soggy]

Well, if he's trying to use an Air2, presumably, he's accepted the idea of donating the primary. So he's kind of half way there. He just needs to consider a longer hose on the same primary/donor regulator and unbarnacling his second from his inflator hose. Its not a big leap. (unless he's trying to find a really long corrugated infl........never mind)

Yeah, in order to prevent hijacking this thread, we've been PMing back and forth.

 

[Ontwreckdiver]

THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP.
I picked the Transplate & Comfort harness for the adjustability just in case Iwant to dive it with my 7mm wetsuit or take it down south. My only consern with the Venture wing is that it may stick out behind the tank too far.

 

[divad]

Yeah, in order to prevent hijacking this thread, we've been PMing back and forth.

Oops, I'm Brittany Spears.