{"product_id":"dive-rite-stainless-steel-backplate","title":"Dive Rite Stainless Steel Backplate","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eGreg Flanagan first invented the metal backplate using aluminum in 1979  for North Florida cave divers. He realized that a back-mounted buoyancy  system gives a diver natural balance in the water, due to the diver's  center of gravity (tanks) being surrounded by the center of buoyancy (BC  wings). Plus, the diver gains a clean chest area with room for gear  attachment points on the harness. Bill Hogarth Main went on to  popularize the backplate and harness and dive purists who follow the DIR  philosophy have come to embrace what is known today as the \"Hogarthian  Rig.\" Dive Rite began manufacturing backplates for the public in 1984  and pioneered 11-inch on center bolt spacing creating an industry  standard that is still followed today. Northeastern wreck divers adapted  the concept and began using a stainless steel backplate; at six pounds  in weight, it is ideal to counterbalance buoyancy characteristics of  thick drysuit exposure protection. Eleven-inch on center holes  accommodate standard double tank bolt kits. Holes along the perimeter of  the plate allow for mounting lights, pony bottles, lift bags and other  accessories. One-inch and 2-inch slots permit diver's choice of crotch  straps. Two 3\/8-inch slots along the bottom are designed to fit screws  for attaching lift bag sleeves, sidemount butt plates or other  accessories. Two-inch slots along the center allow single-tank divers to  use cam straps without a single tank adaptor. All edges are deburred to  eliminate sharp edges and prevent abrasion to harness webbing. Grade  304 stainless steel is passivated, which prevents oxidation. Made in the  U.S.A.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dive Rite","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50992030515506,"sku":"DR-BC2116","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/7687\/1474\/files\/dr-bc2116.jpg?v=1773896794","url":"https:\/\/store.caveadventurers.com\/products\/dive-rite-stainless-steel-backplate","provider":"Cave Adventurers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}