Transpac II sizing

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Thanks for your help everyone. I have the shoulder base plates all the way back. I made some adjustments and the BCD fits great.

If I tighten the chest strap 1st, the shoulder straps have about 2 inches left.

If I tighten the shoulder straps 1st, the chest strap has about 1 inch left.

I'll have to do a few dives to see which way I like better. After soaking the BCD in the tub to soften the webbing, I also removed the lumbar and hip pads. The pads added bouyancy and everything still felt comfortable without them.
 
ronrosa,

I'm glad things worked out for you. It's a really nice piece of equipment.

FWIW - I have read on the board here numerous times about the transpac's plastic buckles being a failure point. The theory is that if one breaks the tank(s) will come crashing down, most of the time it is added that it will fall on your buddies foot. This worried me a bit as I thought I bought a piece of junk.

I put this theory to the test. I fully geared up, full tank, 20lbs of soft weights in the pockets and unsnapped one of the buckles.....guess what nothing happened. hmmmm, so I unsnapped the other buckle also......again nothing. The chest strap took the weight with both buckles unsnapped. A little uncomfortable but the tank stayed put. This was done dry not diving, in the water the bc would have even less stress. This still does not take into account you have the waist strap. Point being the Transpac is a nice piece of equipment. Enjoy.

Scott
 
I never really bought into the failure point thing.

My thinking was/is, anything can fail. If plastic buckles/quick releases were unreliable or frequently failing they wouldn't have been used for so long by so many companies. But at least it is reassuring to know that if one did fail, the rig would still hold.

Can't wait to do a dive in the Transpac. It's great customizing the BCD to fit my exact needs. Curious to see how much weight I'll drop from what I was using with my Seaquest Balance. I estimate at least 3 pounds.
 
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