Grajan
Contributor
I did my first couple of dives with my Pioneer 27 + hogarthian harness this weekend and I LOVE it. Even with the harness too loose on the first dive it felt totally stable and even better on the second dive after some tweaking.
I did not get deep enough to check out the trim with significant air in the bladder but it felt great. I could assume pretty much any position in the water with no sense of load and the tank never moved on my back.
I was expecting to be troubled by the minimal harness and lack of chest strap but far from it. I was completely comfortable and it was a real relief to be rid of all the straps and clutter. There were no problems getting in and out of the rig.
Couple of lessons. 1. You cannot use a standard knife with this rig - bend over and it does you a real mischief... :11: ... 2. I am not convinced about the Halcyon SMB pocket on the backplate. It is really hard to stow so that the valve and dump ball do not stick into your back. I will probably change this for a diverite tube on the bottom of the plate.
All in all a great experience. Thank you all for the guidance and advice I recieved making the move and thanks to Art at Discover Scuba for spending an age showing me how to set it up properly.
I did not get deep enough to check out the trim with significant air in the bladder but it felt great. I could assume pretty much any position in the water with no sense of load and the tank never moved on my back.
I was expecting to be troubled by the minimal harness and lack of chest strap but far from it. I was completely comfortable and it was a real relief to be rid of all the straps and clutter. There were no problems getting in and out of the rig.
Couple of lessons. 1. You cannot use a standard knife with this rig - bend over and it does you a real mischief... :11: ... 2. I am not convinced about the Halcyon SMB pocket on the backplate. It is really hard to stow so that the valve and dump ball do not stick into your back. I will probably change this for a diverite tube on the bottom of the plate.
All in all a great experience. Thank you all for the guidance and advice I recieved making the move and thanks to Art at Discover Scuba for spending an age showing me how to set it up properly.