Pick 1 out of 3 and Why?
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Bare makes BC's....?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Look - your in Canda... Do you do local diving...? Or just warm water...? It's been my experience (yes - I'm generalizing....), most active divers in the Northern climates, tend to adopt more technical aspects of rigs in the recreational levels due to the redundancy options afforded, i.e. doubles.
That being said; I would suggest looking at a backplate/wing option vs. a traditional BC setup.
-Tim
Look - your in Canda... Do you do local diving...? Or just warm water...? It's been my experience (yes - I'm generalizing....), most active divers in the Northern climates, tend to adopt more technical aspects of rigs in the recreational levels due to the redundancy options afforded, i.e. doubles.
That being said; I would suggest looking at a backplate/wing option vs. a traditional BC setup.
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Whichever one comes with a stainless steel backplate. Getting some of the weight off your hips and on your back is a good thing, especially in cold water/thicker wetsuit/drysuit.
Peter_C
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D: None of the above 
The best fit and dives the best, is going to be a BP/W and I was not the first to say it! All the other answers of D are alluding to it.
I made it about 20 dives in a Knighthawk before getting a BP/W and selling the Knighthawk for a loss.
The best fit and dives the best, is going to be a BP/W and I was not the first to say it! All the other answers of D are alluding to it.
I made it about 20 dives in a Knighthawk before getting a BP/W and selling the Knighthawk for a loss.
BDSC
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Whatever you do, DO NOT GET A BP/W!
Every person who dives one will eventually die and that fact is indisputable.
Every person who dives one will eventually die and that fact is indisputable.
Peter_C
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Wow.....what a DB
I am 
at how this turned out 
....and the people that turned out .
I am vote #7, 9, 15, 30...who cares....for none of the above and will second the opinion to go BP&W. At the very least try one before you buy. Most (not all) people that go BP&W (meself included I believe) after diving a jacket style BC wish they had started with the BP&W.
So, cover all your options, dive them all and pic the one that best fits your diving style and needs.
at how this turned out ....and the people that turned out .I am vote #7, 9, 15, 30...who cares....for none of the above and will second the opinion to go BP&W. At the very least try one before you buy. Most (not all) people that go BP&W (meself included I believe) after diving a jacket style BC wish they had started with the BP&W.
So, cover all your options, dive them all and pic the one that best fits your diving style and needs.
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Im with the option D as well...
Crock what type of diving will you be doing? Local or down south?
Cheers,
Patrick
Crock what type of diving will you be doing? Local or down south?
Cheers,
Patrick
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Crock
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I am
I am vote #7, 9, 15, 30...who cares....for none of the above and will second the opinion to go BP&W. At the very least try one before you buy. Most (not all) people that go BP&W (meself included I believe) after diving a jacket style BC wish they had started with the BP&W.
So, cover all your options, dive them all and pic the one that best fits your diving style and needs.
Thank you all for the reply. So I guess its safe to say that nighthawk wins out of the 3 choices but losses as a bcd type.
I read the other board and everyone is pushing the BP-W option.
Now I have to read the SS or Alu backplate board. Yes I already know that SS puts weight on the back and helps out with double.
Looking to do alot of wreck in Ontario and some down south.
thank you all.
P.S. what BP-W set up, and where in the gta can you try BCDs in the water. I dont think we have a dive shop in the GTA that has a pool. I mostly by from aquarius.
Peter_C
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Can't go wrong with a complete setup from Tobin https://www.deepseasupply.com/
Of course Halcyon just came out with a new harness system. There are also many other brands that work just fine. I have a Dive-Rite aluminum plate I use for doubles, and a Freedom Plate I use for singles.
Unfortunately unless you can find someone to loan you a rig you are going to have to just purchase one and try it out for yourself.
Of course Halcyon just came out with a new harness system. There are also many other brands that work just fine. I have a Dive-Rite aluminum plate I use for doubles, and a Freedom Plate I use for singles.
Unfortunately unless you can find someone to loan you a rig you are going to have to just purchase one and try it out for yourself.
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