gbray
Contributor
I have both aluminum and stainless steel back plates. I started with the aluminum before I went dry because I was afraid of being too heavy with my double 72's. since then I have switched to steel B/P and love it. With a single tank and diving dry the aluminum B/P with an aluminum 80 is almost too light and requires extra lead.
I am going to fly to Texas soon and will be taking my B/P and wing and am wondering if I should take the alum or steel B/P. Now that I am acustomed to the steel will the alum mess me up? I don't know what exposure suit (if any) I will be using. The reason I don't know is the trip is to visit relatives but after going that far I am definately going to sneak away with my brother and get a little diving in. I am going to the New Braunsfel area. Any suggestions on which B/P to bring? Is steel too heavy for the plane or for no exposure suit? If it doesn't already show I am a cold water diver with no warm water experience.
One additional question, is there much difference between diving a steel B/P and an aluminum B/P with a 6 Lb. weight in the STA? (Haven't tried that yet).
Thanks for the advice
I am going to fly to Texas soon and will be taking my B/P and wing and am wondering if I should take the alum or steel B/P. Now that I am acustomed to the steel will the alum mess me up? I don't know what exposure suit (if any) I will be using. The reason I don't know is the trip is to visit relatives but after going that far I am definately going to sneak away with my brother and get a little diving in. I am going to the New Braunsfel area. Any suggestions on which B/P to bring? Is steel too heavy for the plane or for no exposure suit? If it doesn't already show I am a cold water diver with no warm water experience.
One additional question, is there much difference between diving a steel B/P and an aluminum B/P with a 6 Lb. weight in the STA? (Haven't tried that yet).
Thanks for the advice