Any NoVa Divers with BP/W?

[vel525]

Hi,

I was wondering if there are any divers near NoVa that dive a BP/W. I am looking to purchase (actually, my wife said she would buy it for me B-Day ) a BP/W setup, but I thought it would be best if I tried one out, even if it's just a pool. So, would anyone mind letting me take their setup into a pool one weekend? Thanks.

Victor

 

[Hoyden]

Virginia Scuba has Halcyon BP/wing set-ups in our rental fleet - $12/day. If you rent one to try it and then purchase one from us, we'll credit your rental fee towards your purchase.

Jackie

 

[firemedic1015]

It sounds like Hoyden has given you the most practical advice but if that dosent work out and you want to travel to Harrisonburg I can let you try out one of mine. PM me if you are interested.

Zeb

 

[idratherbedivin]

You can try out mine as well if you would like. I have a Deep Sea Supply 26# torus with hog rigging. If you know Splash Dive Center in Alexandria they sell Dive Rite BP/Ws and have some for rent as well. They have pool sessions the first and third wed of every month for $25 plus whatever it would be to rent the BP/W. They probably won't charge you much if anything to rent if you tell them you are thinking about buying something.

 

[Makai]

Not to aardvark the thread or anything, WhitmanDive, but how are you liking that DSS torus?

Makai

 

[vel525]

You can try out mine as well if you would like. I have a Deep Sea Supply 26# torus with hog rigging. If you know Splash Dive Center in Alexandria they sell Dive Rite BP/Ws and have some for rent as well. They have pool sessions the first and third wed of every month for $25 plus whatever it would be to rent the BP/W. They probably won't charge you much if anything to rent if you tell them you are thinking about buying something.

thank you for the input all.

WhitmanDive, i am familiar with splash. i am new to the area so don't really have a regular dive shop, but i have been to splash a few times. if you don't mind, i would love to try out your rig as that is almost the exact setup i am thinking about buying. i'm in between wings right now, i've heard the DSS wing attachment can be a pain sometimes. anyway, i will pm you. thanks.

Victor

 

[idratherbedivin]

I love the torus, it was the first BC I bought and I am very pleased with it. I dont know about the wing attachment being a pain it is actually really easy, for me at least. I realized just how much I liked it when I went to Cancun this past week for a mostly non-diving vacation and rented a bc instead of bringing mine. The bc I rented was good quality just nothing like the close streamlined fit of my BP/W. If you are at splash on a wed or friday night or any time on saturday I should be there, just ask around if you don't see a 17 year old.

 

[EliotD]

Youre welcome to borrow one of mine too, I have a number of DiveRite wings and ss and al plates. PM me if youre interested