DirtRider
Contributor
I will soon be looking for my first bcd because I am half way through my padi ow. I was using a size large scuba pro glide plus i think it was. I noticed that no matter how I adjusted it the thing kept riding up on me when inflated and when floating. Now it didn't have the weights in it and I was using a separate weight belt for class (not sure if that makes a diff). I am not some super bodybuilder or anything but do lift usually twice a week and have broad shoulders but not a very small waist. I am a 33" waist, 32" or 33" inseam, weight 195lbs, and am 6'1" tall. Are there certain brands of bcds or models that are tailored more toward someone my build and if so what are they? Is it normal to have these ride up and have to pull them down?
I want to take a trip in spring down to Mexico or Florida to complete my open water dives and would like to have my own gear for that. I'd also want it to be good for cold water dives in the great lakes.
Also...a newbie question...all these bcds have one tank strap. How are divers using two tanks? Do I need a special bcd for that or is there some kind of adapter. I am just trying to think ahead because I seem to suck air. 800psi in the time the instructor used 300 and I had my reg out when he did.
Thanks
I want to take a trip in spring down to Mexico or Florida to complete my open water dives and would like to have my own gear for that. I'd also want it to be good for cold water dives in the great lakes.
Also...a newbie question...all these bcds have one tank strap. How are divers using two tanks? Do I need a special bcd for that or is there some kind of adapter. I am just trying to think ahead because I seem to suck air. 800psi in the time the instructor used 300 and I had my reg out when he did.
Thanks