How a Small Backplate can make your Scuba Diving better!

In this video, GUE Instructor Dorota Czerny explains the advantages of a small backplate, and who would benefit from using one and why. You will learn how the backplate influences trim, what is negative and positive trim and how, with the use of a small backplate, you can improve your in-water position. This is a great video to watch if you want to avoid back and neck issues while walking with heavy dive equipment. Watch this video and many more by signing up for a 3-day trial on GUE.tv!

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Thank you so much for this detailed video! It's been so difficult to find good information about choosing a backplate size.

[GoliathxOnline]

Awesomely informative video. I’m a small gal who has recently gotten into tech and my standard backplate was okay for the first while, but the shoulder straps slipping drove me nuts. Got the small Halcyon plate and it totally changed up my game. (I’m 4’11”, and us petite gals are often overlooked in tech). Thanks for posting this.

[snoopy]

Thank you for this video! There aren’t enough small framed rental equipment and as a new, small framed diver I’ve always thought it was just so difficult to carry everything and i have gotten so many bruises on my shoulders but never knew why it didn’t happen to the other bigger divers!

[cleb]

This has been an excellent presentation.

[vtrc]

This is very informative, I've been searching for all this info.. Thank you for this video.

[weedywet]

Interesting... can you give some guidelines as to what general size (in terms of height) diver would be a candidate for the smaller backplate?

[robbynatividad]

I’ve been looking for this guide about back plate 🌈❤️

[Standingbear]

Hello from George :<) Excellent presentation! Very informative, & useful. Thank you.

[taramcmillan]

Thank you so much for this video, just yesterday I went diving and was telling my husband that I needed a narrower wing set because my straps keep falling off my shoulders. I am hoping that I can find a small

[neverold-sd]

Thinking about getting a backplate to carry doubles myself.Very good information I’m a small diver 5’-6”so I see the advantages of the smaller plate. Good video, thanks.

[welwellwell]

Excellent tutorial presentation. I'm 170 cm and I think a smaller plate would make sense for me.

[anaionescu]

I really appreciate your video, very good explanation. Maybe you can advice with my case, since if I buy a WP I will do it online without a good counselor.
I am searching to switch from a back inflate BCD to a back plate and in Romania I cannot find places to try them on (shops here do not have these in their inventory).
I am 1.67 but my problem is the weight (110 kg). With my Mares Aliikai I place 2*0, 5 kg in the trim pockets, 2*5 kg in the weight pockets and then i need additional 2-4 kg depending on the wetsuit (3 or 6 mm) and salinity ( Red Sea vs Indian Ocean). These extra 2-4 are always a pain in the *** cause I either have to add a weight belt or just put 2 kg on the tank strap. The weight pockets have a maximum 6 kg for my model and I don’t want to stress them to max capacity.
The weight is correct from me, I did lots of weight checks because the DMs always think is too much, and we always end up with this amount.
I am a recreational diver, diving maybe 14-20 days per year, always traveling.
In my case, based on this information, I would choose a small SS backplate, right? I would even maybe search for a heavier one. Is this correct? Then how would I place the rest of the weights? 1 kg in trim pockets, 2-3 kg the backplate, maybe less buoyancy then my vest, so I still need to add probably 8-10 kg. Is there any way to configure them on the BP or I would always need a weight belt? Thanks! Ana from Bucharest

[masteroogway]

Really professional channel, approved xD and subscribed (with notifications!), excelent work

[RichardSlater]

This might have changed what I buy next. Thanks

[findcharlieallen]

Thank You for this video. You are spot on.

[anara]

Thank you very much Dorota for this video! It has opened my eyes. I have a small Halcyon steel backplate but now I'm thinking I should get a carbon one. My problem is exactly what you described, my legs are too light compared to my back, I am 1, 55m tall and I tend to have a positive trim. Therefore I over compensate and get a negative trim. I have always struggled with hitting my head with the tanks due to being too high. When I dive with single tank, I thought of getting an adaptor with several openings and then use the lower ones to lower a bit the tank. What do you think?

[scubafamilies]

This is exactly what I am researching now. What backplate make is your carbon one for small women?

[atuld]

Thank you for an informative video. What would you recommend for people who are quite tall 185+ cm but also very slim and narrowly built?

[Underwater_Explorer]

I’m at 5’6” and I’ve been diving with a standard plate. I’m interested but what company sells a smaller backplate? Also there’s a difference between male and female torso. If I’m not mistaken the female has a shorter torso. So does this apply to me male at 5’6”.? Right now my standard plate top portion lies the same as you in a small... 1-1.5in below the collar

[Bubblesleb]

The use of the cinch seems to be controversial among GUE instructors. While it's tolerated for fundies, most instructors I had the opportunity to meet suggest its removal for experienced divers. Can you please elaborate about this topic?