Would a SS BP be the best for me?

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First I wish I had gone to a back plate sooner, it's more comfortable and stays put.
But you might want to think about an AL plate, when I'm diving a 3 mil jumpsuit and a ST95 tank I only need 3 or 4 pounds of lead.

 

[jonnythan]

What all the questions boil down to is this: If you're diving in the ocean, no matter what the rig, will you be able to get to the surface in the event of a complete wing failure?

If you're wearing a 3mm suit, a steel bp, and a steel tank, the answer may be no. If you're diving an Al tank, it's less of an issue. The bottom line is to be sure that *when you're properly weighted*, you have at least a few pounds of ditchable weight. Worst case you're going to be swimming up negatively buoyant by the weight of air in your tank plus the buoyancy lost by suit squeeze.

 

[ShakaZulu]

if you are talking about plates, I do not yet have one. If you are talking of tanks, AL.

Then you may be fine, if you are thinking of getting steel tanks, you may just sink with a 3mm.............swim Forest, swim!!!!!!!