Dive Rite Venture wing or Trek wing?

[curiousgeorgie]

I'm going to buy a TransPac and will only be diving singles. Should I get a Venture Wing or a Trek Wing? I like the gusset cord on the Trek Wing but am not sure if the 40lb lift capacity will be too much. Does the Venture Wing flop around alot since it doesn't have a gusset cord?

Also, why is the Venture wing round so that the air can go all around but the Trek wing is horseshoe shaped? Does it make a big difference in buoyancy characteristics or trim?

Any info is greatly appreciated since I'm stuck between the two.

 

[halocline]

For single tanks, most people would agree that in general the venture wing will work better than the trek wing. You'll want to figure out your lift requirement; the wing must be able to float your rig at the surface and account for loss of buoyancy due to wetsuit compression. Since the venture wing is 30 lbs of lift, you'd need a lot of lead to sink it and big wetsuit to lose that much buoyancy. It's unusual that a single tank rig needs more than 30 lbs of lift.

Getting into the donut vs horseshoe wing design is a different story, it's been argued ad nauseum...do a search and you'll see what I mean. In this particular case, I'm certain you'd find that the trek wing would "flop around" much more than the venture because it's a bigger wing meant to (sort of) accomodate double.

 

[Land Locked]

The Trek wing has a gusset cord that can be sinched down for singles, actually recommended to eliminate air trapping diving a single tank.
If your diving singles only, the Trek wing may be more lift than your looking for. If your looking to move into a set of doubles in your future I would go ahead and get the Trek wing.

 

[Tienuts]

Go with the Venture wing. The trek wing is too big, and the gusset cords don't work as well as advertised.

We dive LP120's, and HP130's with 3mm suits on a venture wing with no problems.

 

[Teamcasa]

I like my venture wing. I dive with a HP100, 7mm full suit. I like the size and performance.

Dave
DDHF

 

[Splitlip]

The Trek wing is not intended for singles. People I know who use Trek wings actually favor them for side mounts.
A nice singles wing will have you marvelling at how precisely you can get neutral when you inflate and exhaust.

 

[Mandy3206]

For single tank use, get a travel wing

 

[djanni]

TransPac w/Travel Wing here.

Same lift as the Venture wing but shaped differently. The Venture is longer & more narrow, especially at the top. The Travel is more square shaped.

I Like the Travel wing because it doesn't stick down so low.

 

[MelC]

I third the travel wing. Same lift but more compact.

Mel

 

[HowardE]

I say buy the venture wing for $149.00 from Dive Rite Express (http://diveriteexpress.com)

http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=191618

This is an INSANE deal!