Sharing Your Current BP/W Gear List

[Dave616]

Cold Fresh Water
1. Backplate: DGX SS Plate w/Oxycheq 2-piece STA and DR Roller Cambands
2. Wing: Oxycheq 30# Extreme
3. Harness: Dive Rite Basic Hog w/Cave Adventures/Oxycheq Split crotch strap
4. Primary 1st stage: Zeagle Flathead 7 DIN
5. Primary 2nd stage: Zeagle Z
6. Computer: Need a new one (will be Teric or Perdix AI)
7. SPG: 2" DGX or Hog
8. Hoses: Braided/MiFlex

Warm Salt Water/Travel Rig
1. Backplate: Oxycheq SS "Wishbone" Plate, or Oxycheq Soft Plate
2. Wing: Oxycheq 18# Extreme
3. Harness: Oxycheq Hogarthian w/soft 1.5" crotch strap
4. Primary 1st stage: Zeagle Flathead 7
5. Primary 2nd stage: Zeagle Z
6. Computer: Need a new one (will be Teric or Perdix AI)
7. SPG: 2" DGX or Hog
8. Hoses: Braided/MiFlex

Double Hose Setup
1. Backplate: VDH Double Hose Aluminum Plate (flat version)
2. Wing: Either Oxycheq 18# or 30#
3. Harness: Dive Rite Basic Hog Harness w/ 1.5" soft crotch strap
4. Primary 1st stage: DAAM/HPR/Phoenix remastered by VDH
5. Primary 2nd stage: ^^^ plus a DSV
6. Computer: Need a new one (will be Teric or Perdix AI)
7. SPG: 2" DGX or Hog unless using J-Valve Tanks
8. Hoses: Braided/MiFlex

I use Oxycheq mesh trim weight pouches on my cambands regardless of the setup.

I would have a new computer by now but I still cannot decide whether to get a Perdix AI or a Teric. Leaning toward Teric. Also considering a Freedom Plate to try.

 

[scrane]

BP: OMS aluminum
Wing: HOG 23#
Harness: Generic
Reg: Atomic Z2
Computer: SW Perdix / Oceanic OCi
SPG: Mini generic
Hoses: Braided on 2nd stage, short and direct

 

[RwP42]

1. Backplate: Halcyon Infinity w/stainless steel backplate
2. Wing: Halcyon 30lb Eclipse
3. Harness: Halcyon Infinity
4. Primary 1st stage: Poseidon Cyklon
5. Primary 2nd stage: Poseidon Cyklon 5000
6. Computer: Shearwater Teric w/AI pod
7. SPG: Poseidon Cirrus (PSI)
8. Hoses: Miflex2 braided, 7' primary.

And I always also dive with:
Atomic Aquatics Venom mask
Apeks RK3 fins, Tilos Trufit boots
Pinnacle webbed weight belt w/Halcyon weight pockets, Sea Bags weights
Big Blue AL1200 lights (clipped to shoulder D-rings)
Trilobite cutter (waist webbing, near center)
Dive Rite Jon Line (waist webbing, left rear)
Halcyon DSMB w/small spool (waist webbing, left side D-ring)
Halcyon hose keeper stick (waist webbing, right rear)
Emergency fox 40 pealess whistle (on left shoulder D-ring)

Depending on conditions:
Wetwear Custom 7mm wetsuit or O'Neil 3mm wetsuit
Gloves (various thicknesses)
Hood
Suunto SK8 dive compass
Atomic Aquatics Smoke-on-the-water Splitfins
EMT shears

 

[Fyffer]

What I got

Backplate steel halcyon with weighted sta
Wing 40lb halcyon eclipse
Harness halcyon with cinch
Primary 1st stage flathead 7 din
Primary 2nd stage flathead 7
Computer sunnto zoop novo
Spg. Highland brass single spg
Hoses 40 inch primary hose with a 90 degree swivel all rubber hoses.

Hello,

Hopefully enough time has past since the last time this was inevitably asked, but care to share your BP/W gear list? As I'm getting ready for my first BP/W purchases, I want to make sure I'm not missing any great options out there. I'm particularly interested in the following items:

1. Backplate
2. Wing
3. Harness
4. Primary 1st stage
5. Primary 2nd stage
6. Computer
7. SPG
8. Hoses

Thanks so much.

Regards,
David

 

[Diver below 83]

Seems like more people prefer SS over alum.

 

[scrane]

Maybe slightly more, but not overwhelming.

 

[Dave616]

Seems like more people prefer SS over alum.

Unless I'm flying somewhere, I prefer the heavier SS because it allows me to reduce the amount of lead I have to pack in pouches or wear on belts- but I'm just a single tank diver.

 

[RwP42]

Unless I'm flying somewhere, I prefer the heavier SS because it allows me to reduce the amount of lead I have to pack in pouches or wear on belts- but I'm just a single tank diver.

I agree with this — I have been thinking about getting one of the nylon (traveler) backplates for travel/tropical water use, but most of my diving is in SoCal waters and I have been very happy with the weight distribution afforded by the SS backplate.

 

[Dave616]

I agree with this — I have been thinking about getting one of the nylon (traveler) backplates for travel/tropical water use, but most of my diving is in SoCal waters and I have been very happy with the weight distribution afforded by the SS backplate.

I've taken an Oxycheq soft "travel plate" to Coz once. They do work as advertised and you don't really need a crotch strap but, I realized I like the stiffness of a solid backplate. I also realized I also prefer cambands on an STA rather than threaded through the plate and wing. So now I travel with my Oxycheq SS "Wishbone" Travel Plate.
Started with this:


Ended up with this (sorry about the pic, it's from 2015):


For a STA, I use the Oxycheq "Mini" 2-piece with DR Roller Cambands and Delrin nuts.


I'm pretty happy with this setup for travel, but a Freedom Plate is on my wish list.

 

[Tony Wood]

I have 3 full setups but the below is my favorite:
BP: ScubaPro Aluminum
Wing: OMS 32#
Harness: Standard single web, I think the Pure from ScubaPro
Reg: MK 25 EVO/ S620T though heavily looking at Deep6 for Second set.
Computer: ScubaPro G2 (mistake), looking at Freedom Advanced Nitrox/Trimix for Tec Instruction
SPG: Deep6 (Brass and Glass 2")
Hoses: Atomic swivel rubber primary, others rubber

I have an XTEK with comfort harness I use when Divemaster for ScubaPro based LDS and I have a full Diverite setup that I also love. It has the Transplate harness and Travel XT wing but probably least used.