all4scuba05
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Have any major BC manufacturers gone bankrupt lately?
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Hello hello, new to scuba and a Huge fan of these boards; unquestionably the Best rescource a diver can have at his/her disposal!
Ok so I'm looking over potential gear I have to buy and I cant help but say "***"on BCD's... 400... 500... 600 dollars or more usually...
unconscionable... Highwayfreakin'Robbery.
This is an inflatable bag with webbing that attaches to your back...
you cannot convince me that these Cost even $100 to make, in fact its probably Alot less than that... there's no "space age" tech here... design virtually unchanged in 30 years...
Hello hello, new to scuba and a Huge fan of these boards; unquestionably the Best rescource a diver can have at his/her disposal!
Ok so I'm looking over potential gear I have to buy and I cant help but say "***"on BCD's... 400... 500... 600 dollars or more usually...
unconscionable... Highwayfreakin'Robbery.
This is an inflatable bag with webbing that attaches to your back...
you cannot convince me that these Cost even $100 to make, in fact its probably Alot less than that... there's no "space age" tech here... design virtually unchanged in 30 years...
A clear-cut, text-book example of "Why do they charge so much?", "Because they can."
I hope ScubaL 's BC starts swaying people... Much more reasonably priced... Mnf. need to realize maybe they Dont need 5000% profit on that "inflatable backpack"...
My hope is that strong competition from high volume internet retailers will for force the scuba retail industry to eliminate some of its inefficiencies.