Ready to buy gear, what about a BP/W

[ErikNYC]

Definitely contact him

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[MrChen]

I will when I'm ready to buy. I'm not going to be ready until the end of the year.

 

[Jim Lapenta]

I checked his website while looking for the lowest prices. I can't find an entire setup for $300 as a package or a la carte.

You won't, because I don't sell any package for that little. In fact I can't and make any profit. Not to mention that it would violate my dealer agreements on MAP pricing. I'd be hard pressed to even come close to that on a used set up.
A BPW with basic harness is going to be in the 400-425 range. Give or take depending on bands, wing, plate, any accessories, and manufacturer. You can mix and match brands and get down to a few dollars under 400. The 300 dollar ones for a complete unit I have no experience with and have never seen one in person. No idea what kind of dealer cost they carry.
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[MrChen]

Which is why I was questioning the price.

 

[Keith.M]

I will when I'm ready to buy. I'm not going to be ready until the end of the year.

There you go. I think last year the Hog 32lb wing was available for ~199.00 on Black Friday. You might even find some packages in the lower 300 range. If you have the time to wait for the deal to come to you, that is a good choice.

I now have about a dozen dives on my BP/W that I bought piece by piece and assembled it myself. To me, regardless of saving money or not, this was well worth it.

From some other threads, I guess some plates don't line up with some wings regarding the cam bands. I guess I got lucky as I purchased a used wing from another diver here on SB and the plate off of DGX along with the other pieces. I think I will have to revive my thread I had going when I was first building it.

 

[iztok]

I checked his website while looking for the lowest prices. I can't find an entire setup for $300 as a package or a la carte.

You won't get rock bottom prices on junk, but you will get very good prices on quality gear and what is more important great service and support from Jim.

 

[StephenC]

Don't remember what I paid but I got a dive rite aluminium backplate and an oxycheq wing suitable for warm water diving and absolutely love it. Certainly cost less than a jacket BC.