CapnBloodbeard
Contributor
Gday Scubafamily,
In the market for my first BC purchase, warm and temperate water diving, including travel (I know the weights of them all).
No, I'm not going to buy a BP/W (I can hear the collective disappointment in my life decisions already).
So, looking at these 3. I know the Excursion and Commander are very similiar - Commander is a little lighter, though I notice the air bladder is only 420D vs 1600D on the Excursion.
Commander apparently has the harness system is completely independent from the air bladder in the shoulder pad area too, giving the vest absolute stability on the diver's body, if that actually means anything or makes a difference.
Then Hydros Pro...well, there's a 50+ page thread on it. Some love it, some hate it, I'm aware of its issues though I think most are resolved.
I dived an Excursion today. It was fine...my trim was way off (I was reverse prawning - legs too high) but I've never had that sorted out yet anyway, so I guess that's nothing to do with the BCD....my right shoulder dump wasn't working at all, not sure if any Excursion users have feedback there?
I may have the chance to dive a Commander in a couple of days, doubt I'd get to dive a Hydros....
In the market for my first BC purchase, warm and temperate water diving, including travel (I know the weights of them all).
No, I'm not going to buy a BP/W (I can hear the collective disappointment in my life decisions already).
So, looking at these 3. I know the Excursion and Commander are very similiar - Commander is a little lighter, though I notice the air bladder is only 420D vs 1600D on the Excursion.
Commander apparently has the harness system is completely independent from the air bladder in the shoulder pad area too, giving the vest absolute stability on the diver's body, if that actually means anything or makes a difference.
Then Hydros Pro...well, there's a 50+ page thread on it. Some love it, some hate it, I'm aware of its issues though I think most are resolved.
I dived an Excursion today. It was fine...my trim was way off (I was reverse prawning - legs too high) but I've never had that sorted out yet anyway, so I guess that's nothing to do with the BCD....my right shoulder dump wasn't working at all, not sure if any Excursion users have feedback there?
I may have the chance to dive a Commander in a couple of days, doubt I'd get to dive a Hydros....