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Well  I Just bought the aluminum backplate from diverite,The bandI I
have seem to work well with the bolt kit,although my whole premise 
for obtaining the backplate was to get rid of the cambands,it seems to
bolt up nicely,but the holes for the zeagle are about 1/8 inch out of
alignment from the backplate but will still fit snugly,
i'm going to try it this weekend to see how it works,it seems more
stable than the bands so I think it will work out ok...
---- REPLY, Original message follows --------

> Date: Friday, 21-Jul-95 05:01 AM
> 
> From: Geraint Ffoulkes-j       \ Internet:    
(gffoulkesjones@te*.co*)
> To:   Ron Nadeau               \ PRODIGY:     (WUHX73A)
> 
> Subject: Re: zeagle tech bc
> 
> Hi Ron,
> 
> > does anybody have any info on the zeagle tech bc with a diverite
> > backplate..??
> 
> I've been diving with a set of Zeagle tech wings for a while now and 
> never really got on with them.  I only bought them when the cylinder 
sets
> I was using got too big to be safely supported only by a  compressed
> neoprene drysuit. (I occasionally wore an ABLJ). The way I like my
kit, is
> for the cylinders to be rigidly attached to  my back, with most of
the
> weight supported on my shoulders. Stab Jackts / BCs  just dont do
this !!
> 
> At first I found my zeagles put all the weight on my hips and this 
was
> unbearable, so I modified them to lift the arrangement further up  my
back
> and put more weight on my shoulders. Better, but not  brilliant.
> 
> Recently I aquired a Diverite back plate and harness and used it to 
> replace the zeagle waistcoat.  Superb.  I should have bought a 
Diverite
> in the first place.  I had to cut 4 additional slots into  the
backplate,
>  2 at the top and 2 at the bottom.  I feed the straps from the zeagle
wing
> through the original slots which also take the  harness. (They dont
line
> up brilliantly, but there is enough play). The zeagle wing I have is
a U
> shaped, with 2 horizontal straps,  rather than the Diverite ones
which are
> continious material in the  centre of the U.
> 
> I put the zeagle camband through the new slots, and it all works
well.  I
> have avoided the Diverite bands and bolts due to cost,  as I already
have
> sufficient bands from old backpacks (most of whic I  aquired free or
for a
> pitance) to keep my various twins together.   I can then simply cam
the
> whole arrangement to the backplate.   The whole thing is just as easy
to
> dismantle as a conventional BC.
> 
> Hope this is of some use,
> Cheers,
> Geraint
> 
> ======================================================
> Geraint Ffoulkes-Jones,  Navstar Systems Ltd,
> Mansard Close, Westgate, Northampton, England, NN5 5DL
> Tel:    +44 (0)1604 585588      Direct Line : 586724
> Fax:    +44 (0)1604 585599
> Email:  gffoulkesjones@te*.co*
> ======================================================
> 
> 
> 

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