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I'm also 5'2 and was fitted by a tech workshop director over a year ago with a stock AUL AL backplate I have more than 100 dives on it now and it works great as is - i'm quite pleased with it. My back got a tad sore the first time i used it, but it was also my first time carrying doubles and i had a bit of a walk to the water with them so go figure. Remember, the backplate fits differently when the diver is horizontal in the water than when she is vertical on land. Another diver I know had 2" sawn from her SS backplate and has made numerous other adjustments which seem to others to be silly and unnecessary. She then relocated her crotch strap (another discussion here....) and still has trouble with both double and single tanks riding up and floating away from her back. And of course she wonders why.......... I'd have the diver use the BP as is and expect the best. * >I'm 5'2", have a short torso and have no problem using a standard backplate. >I see no reason someone my size needs an adjustment to the backplate length. >In fact, I would question if there are any issues with supporting doubles >properly with a shorter backplate? > >JS > >In a message dated 8/2/00 9:30:18 AM Eastern Daylight Time, >swanncruz@ta*.ne*.au* writes: > ><< I am putting together a back plate for Claire (of "Blender CB" fame), she > is 5'2" tall and slim. > Today, I was trying it on one of my assistants (of similar dimensions), and > it seems too long. > The guy who I have been getting back plates from, Bruce Stewart > (triton-dive.com), manufactures plates some 2 1/2" shorter for women. > This seems a good idea. > Would you please comfirm if this is right for women. > Enjoying the DIR transformation...... > Regards, > Jeff the Darwinian. > >> >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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