TheHuth
Contributor
Last night I finished up my 9th total dive, and 5th on my Scubapro Seahawk BCD. I've noticed a few consistent issues, and am hoping for some seasoned pro advice. Off the bat I acknowledge that I'm still very new to diving, so it could just be me.
1) I tend to roll no matter what position I am in. Laying on my back, I want to roll to the side. Horizontal dive position, I want to roll. No matter what I want to roll.
2) If I'm laying on my back, my tank is always flopping to one side or another, further aggravating the above.
3) It is very hard to vent off air. If I need to dump air from the BCD, I have found that by rolling while holding the vent, air will bleed off. The problem is, it may be hard to get in to the right position to get the air out, and I have had several runaway ascents. Luckily all from shallow depths.
I'm starting to think that this back inflate style BCD really sucks. But again, I dont have a ton of experience, so it might just be that I need to gain more experience.
1) I tend to roll no matter what position I am in. Laying on my back, I want to roll to the side. Horizontal dive position, I want to roll. No matter what I want to roll.
2) If I'm laying on my back, my tank is always flopping to one side or another, further aggravating the above.
3) It is very hard to vent off air. If I need to dump air from the BCD, I have found that by rolling while holding the vent, air will bleed off. The problem is, it may be hard to get in to the right position to get the air out, and I have had several runaway ascents. Luckily all from shallow depths.
I'm starting to think that this back inflate style BCD really sucks. But again, I dont have a ton of experience, so it might just be that I need to gain more experience.