Lightweight backplate

[Deepdave]

evening all,

Has anyone used, or currently sting, a lightweight backplate i.e. The non metal variety?

I'm interested to hear feedback and sources.

DD

 

[Doomanic]

Red Hat Diving aluminium backplate.

 

[Deepdave]

ah, but what about plastic/composite ones?

 

[Doomanic]

I think he does those too, but I have to ask; why?

 

[Doomanic]

Do you mean something that looks like a stainless BP but in CF or similar?

 

[Doomanic]

Like this: http://www.dexcraft.com/scuba-divin...ber-scuba-diving-backplate-2012530099230.html

At €195 it's half the weight of an ally plate and over 3 times the price. That's a lot of money to save 400g!

 

[jale]

Hi
I have used this before when I dived a backmounted unit.
https://www.oxycheq.com/sport-dive-...es/oxycheq-ultra-lite-travel-plate-black.html
Fine is you adjust the straps correctly.

 

[nickb]

My aluminium plate weighs 300g. How light do you need one to be?

 

[Deepdave]

So the driver is reduced weight for traveling. When you're packing along a family, every Kg you can fee up in the suitcase is an added bonus. I prefer plate and webbing rather than standard bulky harness.

When I was thinking about plastic/composite, I remember Garspeed from this very site displaying one on his G-box which he claimed was super light.

 

[stuartacklam]

I have a full carbon backplate... used it on an Egyptian Safari last year..
I am totally happy with it...

it is a Polish Company... they talk good English.

TIPP: change all your metal to Plastic.. (D-Rings, Buckel, stoppers etc) it makes a real difference!


http://www.dexcraft.com/scuba-divin...ber-scuba-diving-backplate-2012530099230.html

 

[CGOUGHN]

I second the carbon variety for shedding weight. I have friends diving them in Spain with no problems. I need more weight when I dive dry, so I keep my SS and attach a V-weight to it.

 

[moose_grunt]

One of my buddies uses a plastic backplate with his Inspo and doesn't have any problems (Dive Rite ABS, I think?). I've had one, and didn't find that it saved much weight over an AL plate. I got better weight savings by changing things like the waist buckle and tank brackets. I'm currently using a DR Transpac, but I don't think it's any lighter than an AL plate.

Jim