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The backplate is not big, and the single tank adapter is not a pain. Back in my first year of university after spending a month in the subantarctic, I spent a month hitch-hiking from the South to the North of New Zealand with full recreational dive gear. This included a harness and backplate. The harness and backplate is the perfect size to fit in my school backpack. I had no problem carrying the gear and finding rides. ss On Wed, 26 Jun 2002, Mark Pansing wrote: > > The object when traveling is to carry as little as possible. Bringing > another adapter like the single tank adapter is just a pain. Its also nice > when you can collapse everything. Trying to bend or fold a backplate is > nearly impossible. Just for background, I started cave/tech diving in the > early 80s. So I have some backgound using a backplate/harness. I also > started sidemounting w/ a backplate but soon dropped that idea. A soft > harness is so much better, especially when your trying to wiggle through a > small hole. > > Just to be up front, I'm no longer doing any big Florida adventure cave > diving. Most of my diving now is centered around island cave > exploration and traveling to europe to go wreck diving. > > > On Tue, 25 Jun 2002, Skip MacElhannon wrote: > > > How about this. Backplate/harness for doubles, single tank adapter (or I > > understand the new Halcyon single tank wing does not require the adapter), > > and use the same backplate/harness and wings for sidemounts (requires minor > > additions to the rigging as used for backmounts). > > > > Makes your life just as easy and it is more stable with doubles than the > > Transpac and handles singles or sidemounts as well. > > > > Skip > > > > > > At 05:15 PM 6/25/02 -0400, Mark Pansing wrote: > > > > > > > > >I have a transpac and I like it. The transpac has allowed me to cut down > > >on the equipment I need to carry when I'm traveling. I used to carry a > > >backplate/harness for my doubles, another setup for my single tank dives, > > >and another setup for my sidemount gear. Now I just carry it. Makes my > > >life alot easier, especially when your concerned about weight and bulk. > > > > > > > > > > > >On Tue, 25 Jun 2002, Charles Ayash wrote: > > > > > > > At 01:21 PM 6/25/2002 +0200, you wrote: > > > > >Hi > > > > > > > > > >Anyone had any experience of dive rite products ? > > > > >Particulary Transpac2, Nitek1 and drysuit 905 tech. > > > > >Any thougts or comments apreciated > > > > > > > > I have heard that the Trans Pac is great for the sidemount Conversion. > > > > > > > > The Ni Tek ? Naw I just use a good ol fashion Bottom Timer and my brain > > > > > > > > I know several people who bought the 905's but I never see them in Cave > > > Country > > > > So I am at a loss on that. > > > > > > > > Personally I like using the Old stuff like a Backplate and Wings, with a > > > > single continous run. > > > > > > > > So I will say this. I love my Dive Rite Classic Wing. > > > > Halcyon was not producing wings at that time, and my classic aint > > > broke, and > > > > I aint gonna toss it out just yet! > > > > > > > > Gee am I just repeating what everybody else has posted so far?? > > > > > > > > Sorry All > > > > > > > > -- > > > > 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'. > > > > -- > > 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'. > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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