Congratulations, you've made yourself a P-weight. (Does anyone know what the "P" stands for?)
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Yes, but a V-weight isn't the right shape to fit there. Tell me you want this laying along your spine:The relevant point was that one can put a reasonably sized weight in the BP channel.
For OP's purpose, V weight won't work. He/she is trying to bring a lighter plate and use weight at destination. Casting a weight that fit the plate and to bring it alone totally defeated the purpose.