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You are a DIR practitioner. We were not here, we did not post.
-apologies, Frank Herbert.
-apologies, Frank Herbert.
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I have a stainless Freedom Plate, an aluminum Dive Rite (Used for doubles), and have had a stainless Halcyon, and a stainless Dive Rite previously. Take your shirt off put a Freedom Plate on with a tank, then do the same with most any other plate and you will understand the Freedom Plate is much more comfortable. For single tank diving I have not found anything as comfortable. I also prefer my older plate Freedom Plate as it is wider. It is plenty stable on my back even with an HP130. There is an angled rail I made for the back that is filled with lead adding in another 5 lbs. Adeline's plate also has a wedge weight of 3.25 lbs.I heard a lot of the freedom plate. What is the advantage over a normal SS plate? say Halcyon or DSS? Especially in cold water, heavier plate + STA may be a good thing.
You are a DIR practitioner. We were not here, we did not post.
-apologies, Frank Herbert.
I have a stainless Freedom Plate, an aluminum Dive Rite (Used for doubles), and have had a stainless Halcyon, and a stainless Dive Rite previously. Take your shirt off put a Freedom Plate on with a tank, then do the same with most any other plate and you will understand the Freedom Plate is much more comfortable. For single tank diving I have not found anything as comfortable. I also prefer my older plate Freedom Plate as it is wider. It is plenty stable on my back even with an HP130. There is an angled rail I made for the back that is filled with lead adding in another 5 lbs. Adeline's plate also has a wedge weight of 3.25 lbs.
Not sure if this is refering to my previous post. It was a genuien question. Since I have never dive one, and it is not something easy to obtain, so want to know why people like it. ...//....
...//...The BP is a small DSS SS plate. Yesterday switched to a small Halcyon SS plate, which is about 1.25" longer than the small DSS plate. After only one dive on the Halcyon plate I do like it better. The additional length positions the tanks better on my back. Also, the Halcyon plate is narrower, especially at the top, so the shoulder straps start closer together and therefore rest more securely on my shoulders (one reason the Freedom plate and traditional plastic backpacks are so comfortable). The straps used to run off my shoulders a bit on the DSS plate, which is wider at the top. ...//...
Does it qualify as an Halcyon if the inflator hose was changed by one that doesn't make you feel like you are asking for something when you want to deflate the wing?
This is 11 ~ 12 years old, still working great, only problem I had was with the inflatable mat I keep in. Don't remember what was the actual issue but they exchanged it for a new one within a year or two from the purchase. Wonder if their customer service is as good as it was back then, I've heard otherwise but fortunately haven't had the need to test it.
This one is so bad ass, it must be kept in a cage.
Plate covers half the lower exhaust valve. Don't like that at all. Nice colors, though.