BentSeaRod
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Philosophy of use: Build the lightest bp/w possible for warm water travel diving (single tank) AND be economical.
This is my build and total weight:
Highland dogbone aluminum plate
Halcyon harness with aluminum hardware (no butt D-ring), left side is Ti dive-rite sliding D-ring
XS Scuba clearpath buckle
DGX wing
Dive rite cam straps w/plastic cams
2 DGX trim pockets
Total weight = 4.85 lbs
Total cost ~$500
I was able to get most of the gear through the good folks at Paragon Dive. I handled various Al backplates (H, OMS, Hollis) and various Ti Helium plates and the Highland was the lightest. Aluminum D rings are lighter than Ti. The XS clearpath buckle is super nice, very study, doesnt clank like steel, but only 1 oz lighter than the steel H buckle.
I found a few threads on this prior that were helpful, but actual builds and final weights are few and far between:
scubaboard.com
scubaboard.com
From searching this forum and the web, this is the lightest rigid plate rig that I know of, but I would love to have others post up their blueprints and weights as well for future reference!
This is my build and total weight:
Highland dogbone aluminum plate
Halcyon harness with aluminum hardware (no butt D-ring), left side is Ti dive-rite sliding D-ring
XS Scuba clearpath buckle
DGX wing
Dive rite cam straps w/plastic cams
2 DGX trim pockets
Total weight = 4.85 lbs
Total cost ~$500
I was able to get most of the gear through the good folks at Paragon Dive. I handled various Al backplates (H, OMS, Hollis) and various Ti Helium plates and the Highland was the lightest. Aluminum D rings are lighter than Ti. The XS clearpath buckle is super nice, very study, doesnt clank like steel, but only 1 oz lighter than the steel H buckle.
I found a few threads on this prior that were helpful, but actual builds and final weights are few and far between:
Lightest BP/W system for recreational single tank system?
Hi, I am now using a Halcyon BP/W single tank system with Aluminium plate. It weight approx 9lb. I want to replace it to a lighter weight system to reduce my travel weight. Want to have the lightest system possible. I dive in tropical area (Asia) normally with 3mm wet suit. Normal 80L Al tank...
DIR- Generic - Lightweight backplate for tropical singles & twinsets?
I use a Halcyon stainless plate for singles and twinset diving in cold water. Planning a tropical vacation soon. I'll dive both singles and doubles. An aluminum or titanium backplate will cut down on luggage weight and also let me be more flexible with placing trim weights. I'm leaning...
From searching this forum and the web, this is the lightest rigid plate rig that I know of, but I would love to have others post up their blueprints and weights as well for future reference!
