Travel BCs jacket style - and sadly negative experience
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May I ask if the 7 lbs/3.2kg include the wing or not ?
Ontwreckdiver
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Yes it includes the wing and harness. Mine weights about a half a pound more because I got the adjustable harness. If you click on weight specs it gives you the weights of all their bp/w combinations. Paragon Single Tank Package - Subgravity
I bought almost 11 years ago a SeaElite Scout Travel BCD.
Weight pockets are of the clip type and in the first dives I also saw that the weight pouches dislog from the pockets, and the weight pouches hang for the clip. The hard bottom of the pouch is not so stiff.
To avoid this I did 2 things :
1) If I travel with my car, I carry two 5 pounds lead weights covered with a neoprene envelope that are flat and long and fit tight inside the pocket.
2) If I travel in a plane, I carry 2 Stainless steel plates of the size of the pocket. This avoids that the pouch from falling from the pocket when I'm horizontal.
Since I did those two options, I had no issues with the intergrated weights.
Weight pockets are of the clip type and in the first dives I also saw that the weight pouches dislog from the pockets, and the weight pouches hang for the clip. The hard bottom of the pouch is not so stiff.
To avoid this I did 2 things :
1) If I travel with my car, I carry two 5 pounds lead weights covered with a neoprene envelope that are flat and long and fit tight inside the pocket.
2) If I travel in a plane, I carry 2 Stainless steel plates of the size of the pocket. This avoids that the pouch from falling from the pocket when I'm horizontal.
Since I did those two options, I had no issues with the intergrated weights.
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jonhall
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I have the Aqua Lung Zuma - under 5 lbs. 1st one purchased in 2010 and never had a problem with Sure Lock weight pockets. Updated this past November to a new Zuma and although there are only 15 dives on it, I haven’t had a problem with the weight pockets. I trust the click!
I have approximately 50 dives on the Aqua Lung Rogue, and trust the click 100%.
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Belzelbub
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I agree on the Zeagle Ripcord. Divers either love it or hate it. And by conversation, it’s become clear to me that most of those in the hate camp have never used it. It’s very secure. As long as it’s threaded properly and the top zipper closed, I don’t really see a way to release the weights accidentally without pulling the cord.
I guess it’s possible to drop them on your ankle. I use soft weights with mine, so that’s unlikely to hurt.
The issue with the Ripcord for the OP is that it’s only available in the back inflation BCs. The jacket style BCs use a clip in pocket. No idea how that type rates among the other clip pockets.
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