Versatility Xdeep zen/ghost

[greatwhite1]

Does adding weight pockets and puch add much weight? I'm thinking of buying the ghost deluxe.

 

[Fastmarc]

I got my deluxe with the weight pouch already installed, but I don't think their inclusion adds anything significant.
I would think the same would apply to the pouch. However, I don't have the xdeep utility pouch for backmount, which I only discovered existed this week. I have a dive rite which isn't heavy. I just ordered the xdeep version though, since it's designed to work with their weight pouch.

 

[greatwhite1]

Though it is not well published, you can get a Ghost backplate and use the Zen wing for what they call a Zen ultra light configuration.

Which is what I did…when traveling I move my Zen wing to my Ghost plate. And when I’m local and diving cold I use the Zen stainless steel plate.

That's a very handy tip to know for the future.

 

[hedonist222]

Though it is not well published, you can get a Ghost backplate and use the Zen wing for what they call a Zen ultra light configuration.

Which is what I did…when traveling I move my Zen wing to my Ghost plate. And when I’m local and diving cold I use the Zen stainless steel plate.

Is your zen plate aluminum or steel?
What's the weight saving?

 

[quietlife4me]

Is your zen plate aluminum or steel?
What's the weight saving?

Steel.

Though I ended up not liking the harness layout of the ghost plate so it sits on the shelf now and I got a standard DGX aluminum plate instead.

 

[Zachb13]

I have the ghost and really like it. I have noticed however that it is much thinner and the wing is much more fragile than the Zen

 

[Fastmarc]

I have the ghost and really like it. I have noticed however that it is much thinner and the wing is much more fragile than the Zen

This implies that you have damaged a wing. Is that so? If so, how?

 

[Zachb13]

This implies that you have damaged a wing. Is that so? If so, how?

Bad wording on my part. My wing has performed fine and had no issues. My dive buddy has the zen and his wing is a much thicker material than my ghost. I would just be a little more weary to take mine wreck diving or anywhere a puncture could be possible.

 

[tridacna]

Bad wording on my part. My wing has performed fine and had no issues. My dive buddy has the zen and his wing is a much thicker material than my ghost. I would just be a little more weary to take mine wreck diving or anywhere a puncture could be possible.

I use a Ghost while wreckdiving. No issues whatsover despite the usual bumping into things down there…

 

[Thunder Struck]

Used my aluminum (or aluminium for those across the pond) Zen for an Intro to Cave class where I ran twin HP 100s with a doubles wing. No problemo. No weight needed for light undergarments in a trilam drysuit either.