Backplate for Meg?

PPA

Hi

I use Oxycheq AL BP and 40lb wing. It works great
Cheers
Pedro

tumbler

My Meg is configured with 3L Steel tanks and a SS backplate. When diving dry I require no weight in fresh water, and only about 4lbs in salt water. I do, however, find the rig to trim out a little butt heavy, so I slip a 1/2 lb weight behind each counterlung, which gives me a great head-down, Feet-up trim.

I got my backplate from Leon, which was nice because he sets everything up to work well with the meg. I did, however, have to sand down the edges where the webbing passes through because it was starting to cut it.

Cliff

lof

Nice horizontal trim. I dive caves mostly. No Ankle weights required.

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Jakub
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Padipro

So it appears that most people are diving the Meg with steel tanks instead of aluminum.

With my big steel doubles I had a real problem being head heavy and needed to use a butt weight as well as ankle weights to stay horizontal. I want to avoid this problem when I go bubbleless but having never dived the Meg so I have no idea how it compares to wearing a set of doubles. Is there data anywhere that gives the buoyance figures of the unit with steel and aluminum tanks and backplates?

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Scott



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barney

In caves I dive dry with the Meadows plate and no extra weight.

In the ocean, diving wet, same setup. When diving dry (400g) in the ocean I use a full stainless plate and add 4-6 pounds.

With the standard valves-down rigging, you definitely won't be head heavy.

We all opted for the 19cf steel tanks.

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Joe

You need to shift your bands to alter your center of gravity so you trim out properly. Ankle and butt weight is not the answer. Just keep moving stuff around until you get it where you want. Sometimes it takes a lot of effort, especially with short tanks like 95's but you can definitely do it.

The same holds true for the Meg. You just need to keep playing with it til it trims out the way you want and it is easier to do this with steel tanks.