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I think the thought is that you will have a redundant buoyancy system in
your dry suit, and so the weight belt becomes an unnecessary point of failure
that can pose more harm than benefit (i.e. releasing unexpectedly etc..).
Ben
Joe Gourlay wrote:
> I'm a very new diver, and have been following this group with interest
> for a couple of months. I've noticed a lot of backplate/wings/harness
> fans. One of constant comments I see is that the weight of the back
> plates precludes (if I'm reading it right) the need for a weight belt.
>
> My question is this: if your bc gets damaged, and you can't ditch any
> weight, whats to keep you from sinking like a lead brick?
>
> Egil Aabel Naesguthe wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 24 Nov 1997, Todd Leonard wrote:
> > > Sorry to digress a little, but I would be interested in hearing
> > > the rationale for using any of these adaptors over a single-tank
> > > backplate (available from SeaTec and others).
> >
> > Weight is one advantage, at least for us hardy cold water divers who use
> > thick wet suits or dry suits with real underwear. Besides, you only have
> > to buy the adapter as you already have the back plate and harness. OMS
> > makes everything in stainless steel, and with two back plates and the
> > single tank adapter plus a nice heavy steel tank it takes care of the
> > buoyancy requirements as well, again assuming you need that much weight
> > due to insulation etc. That gets a little expensive, at least up here, but
> > I think it's worth it comfort wise. It helps my heavy feet to a great
> > extent, not having any weight around the waist. I've always wondered how
> > anyone can need ankle weights, but I digress.
> >
> > Is there a picture of the Sea Tec single tank adapter on the web
> > somewhere?
> >
> > About the original question regarding the stability of this set up: It's
> > stable. The grommets on the wings do deform a little if you tighten
> > everything down, but after a couple of dives there is no need to retighten
> > any more. I'm using LP steels and it's the only way I would dive them due
> > to their weight, hence need for a stable attachment.
> >
> > Egil.
> >
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