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| On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 02:43:54 GMT, "Verizon" <dorset47-spam0104@mailblocks.com> wrote: >The O-pac by Oxycheq looks interesting for travel. Has anyone >tried one? Impressions? > A Dive Rite aluminum backplate is readily available for about $50. Webbing and D rings to complete the rig costs about $40 or less, so for less than $100 you can have a very useable and lightweight backplate and harness system that IMHO is superior to any soft-pack. Even taking the cost of an STA into consideration you are still money ahead. -bob |
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| "Bob Rowlette" <robgrow@one.net> wrote in message news:4sljl0di0bg2hnjved247f6i834bps10ri@4ax.com... > On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 02:43:54 GMT, "Verizon" > <dorset47-spam0104@mailblocks.com> wrote: > >The O-pac by Oxycheq looks interesting for travel. Has anyone > >tried one? Impressions? > A Dive Rite aluminum backplate is readily available for about $50. > Webbing and D rings to complete the rig costs about $40 or less, so > for less than $100 you can have a very useable and lightweight > backplate and harness system that IMHO is superior to any soft-pack. > Even taking the cost of an STA into consideration you are still money > ahead. So, in other words, you have not tried one. |
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| The O-pac by Oxycheq looks interesting for travel. Has anyone tried one? Impressions? |
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| On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 02:43:54 GMT, "Verizon" <dorset47-spam0104@mailblocks.com> wrote: >The O-pac by Oxycheq looks interesting for travel. Has anyone >tried one? Impressions? > A Dive Rite aluminum backplate is readily available for about $50. Webbing and D rings to complete the rig costs about $40 or less, so for less than $100 you can have a very useable and lightweight backplate and harness system that IMHO is superior to any soft-pack. Even taking the cost of an STA into consideration you are still money ahead. -bob |
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| "Bob Rowlette" <robgrow@one.net> wrote in message news:4sljl0di0bg2hnjved247f6i834bps10ri@4ax.com... > On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 02:43:54 GMT, "Verizon" > <dorset47-spam0104@mailblocks.com> wrote: > >The O-pac by Oxycheq looks interesting for travel. Has anyone > >tried one? Impressions? > A Dive Rite aluminum backplate is readily available for about $50. > Webbing and D rings to complete the rig costs about $40 or less, so > for less than $100 you can have a very useable and lightweight > backplate and harness system that IMHO is superior to any soft-pack. > Even taking the cost of an STA into consideration you are still money > ahead. So, in other words, you have not tried one. |