What level diver and what type of BC?

[phillybob]

I use a back inflate and own a jacket. I like them both. I know tons of D.M. and higher that never get out of the quarry. Who cares what they wear ?

 

[tarponchik]

When I stared diving a drysuit, I couldn't stand the squeeze factor that a vest style BC had. Also, it made finding and using the suit inflator more difficult. I tried a Transpac and found it to be easy and useful for the diving I do up here.

With a backplate, there is not a lot of stuff obscuring your torso. It is different. C'mon up here to the Great Lakes, you can try out a Transpac or an OMS plate and see for yourself.

And for tech diving, you can tell the difference right away: a vest style BC has way less versatility and usefullness than a harness. You can use different sizes of wings if you need, while with a vest style BC you've only got one size of bladder.

Well, I've never dived in a drysuit. Being a recreational and mostly warm water diver, I see maybe just one or two guys with wings per trip.

 

[TyGuy]

after a few dives i went to purchase my first BC and tried out a back inflate and a jacket style. i had only dove with jacket style before and switching to the back inflate was the best decision ive made. i felt no pressure on my ribs when fully inflated at the surface and with the back inflate (weight integrated) i was able to control my buoyancy at depth much easier.