Hydros Pro

[Robert H. Diver]

This would have been my first BCD if they weren’t so expensive.

 

[Robert H. Diver]

It sounds like you moved closer and closer to a BP/W with those choices. Outside of the grippy surface, what else do you like about the Hydros that your BP/W doesn't have?


What do you find difficult about traveling with your BP/W that would cause you to take the heavier Hydros?

Right? I don’t understand that logic.

 

[BoundForElsewhere]

It sounds like you moved closer and closer to a BP/W with those choices. Outside of the grippy surface, what else do you like about the Hydros that your BP/W doesn't have?


What do you find difficult about traveling with your BP/W that would cause you to take the heavier Hydros?

my hydros is lighter than my bp/w and i can roll it into a 9" diameter (using compression straps) swiss roll without the cream filling. My bp/w has to lay flat on the bottom of my bag and the harness gets all jumbly. don't get me wrong, i love my bp/w but for now I leave it in Mexico and travel with my hydros.

don't discount that grippy surface on the plate and shoulder straps. makes for a very intimate experience.

 

[BoundForElsewhere]

Right? I don’t understand that logic.

you would if you bought the hydros first.

 

[Robert H. Diver]

you would if you bought the hydros first.

Nah, they want way too much money for it. Used ones are selling for about twice what you can get a quality BPW package for…I’m glad you found something what works for you, but seems like you still ended up with a BPW just with extra steps…and how is the hydros lighter than a BPW? My single cylinder BPW with aluminum plate comes in at 6lbs, with a steel plate it would come in at 9-10. The hydros weight a little over 11lbs.

 

[BoundForElsewhere]

Nah, they want way too much money for it. Used ones are selling for about twice what you can get a quality BPW package for…I’m glad you found something what works for you, but seems like you still ended up with a BPW just with extra steps…

to each their own. like i said, i use both regularly. I just use the hydros for traveling and keep the bp/w where I go often.

now, if you really want to deride me, let's talk about reg sets...

 

[Robert H. Diver]

to each their own. like i said, i use both regularly. I just use the hydros for traveling and keep the bp/w where I go often.

now, if you really want to deride me, let's talk about reg sets...

What regs?

 

[passeparici]

I like the grippy surface of the Hydro Pro, it makes it stick to you and then it doesn't move at all during the dive. But sometime this grippy surface makes it a bit more "difficult" to put on the Hydro Pro. All in all I am very happy to have it, a bit expensive but I guess you can dive with it for years...

 

[Salacia2023]

I dove with a couple bp/w setups and after crunching the numbers for the options I wanted with them, the cost savings I had heard so much about weren't there for me.

One thing I've learned is that a BC is a personal choice. What feels great to one person may not for another, and I'm glad I tried out so many different types and styles so I could make an informed choice.

 

[Robert H. Diver]

I dove with a couple bp/w setups and after crunching the numbers for the options I wanted with them, the cost savings I had heard so much about weren't there for me.

One thing I've learned is that a BC is a personal choice. What feels great to one person may not for another, and I'm glad I tried out so many different types and styles so I could make an informed choice.

The cost savings over a hydros pro? Or some random cheap jacket bcd?