Jody2803
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Hi All,
I wondered if someone could advise...I am a PADI OW diver but still very much novice and having two trips booked this year (which I intend to dive on both) I decided to get my own BCD and Regs. I pool tested both bits of equipment out yesterday and have a few 'issues' with my BCD.
I bought a Cressi Flex travel BCD for ease of packing, this is one that has no back plate so rolls up nicely. I did quite a bit of reading up about it before I bought it and understood that due to the double tank strap, the tank may sit slightly higher on my bank than with a 'normal' BCD. That is very much the case and while it is not a huge issue, the bigger issue that combines with the high tank issue is that I can't stop the BCD from riding up once I start putting air into it which means that the tank is sitting way over my head and I can barely look ahead, let alone up. The riding up issue is not one I have only experienced with this BCD, to an extent I have had it with all of the ones I have used while diving, although that's usually because I get given a 'L' size and end up moving down to a 'M' - which is what the Flex is as well. I couldn't go down another size in any BCD as the Cumberbund wouldn't go round me (I might be a little portly!) so that isn't really an option.
I ended up keep pulling the jacket down and trying to get the cumberband as tight as possible, but it is still riding up . Is there any way of helping the BCD stay down? I did try the jacket on dry and it was fine but now I am wondering whether I should go for a BCD with a back plate to give it some rigidity - which might help?!
Any ideas/help/experiences would be greatly recieved.
Jody
Edited to add - I was wearing all my weight on a belt but the BCD will take about 4kg in various pockets (according to the advertising gumph), I guess re-distributing the weight would help?
I wondered if someone could advise...I am a PADI OW diver but still very much novice and having two trips booked this year (which I intend to dive on both) I decided to get my own BCD and Regs. I pool tested both bits of equipment out yesterday and have a few 'issues' with my BCD.
I bought a Cressi Flex travel BCD for ease of packing, this is one that has no back plate so rolls up nicely. I did quite a bit of reading up about it before I bought it and understood that due to the double tank strap, the tank may sit slightly higher on my bank than with a 'normal' BCD. That is very much the case and while it is not a huge issue, the bigger issue that combines with the high tank issue is that I can't stop the BCD from riding up once I start putting air into it which means that the tank is sitting way over my head and I can barely look ahead, let alone up. The riding up issue is not one I have only experienced with this BCD, to an extent I have had it with all of the ones I have used while diving, although that's usually because I get given a 'L' size and end up moving down to a 'M' - which is what the Flex is as well. I couldn't go down another size in any BCD as the Cumberbund wouldn't go round me (I might be a little portly!) so that isn't really an option.
I ended up keep pulling the jacket down and trying to get the cumberband as tight as possible, but it is still riding up . Is there any way of helping the BCD stay down? I did try the jacket on dry and it was fine but now I am wondering whether I should go for a BCD with a back plate to give it some rigidity - which might help?!
Any ideas/help/experiences would be greatly recieved.
Jody
Edited to add - I was wearing all my weight on a belt but the BCD will take about 4kg in various pockets (according to the advertising gumph), I guess re-distributing the weight would help?
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