teknitroxdiver
Contributor
After making about 37 dives on a recent trip (just got back yesterday), I was fully and completely convinced that, 1) My current BC, a SeaQuest Pro QD+, is way too bulky, 2) it's too small for me, and 3) it's too bulky for my packing. And besides, now I have a real reason to get a bp/w. (*gasp!* he said the words, bp/w, *gasp*)
So, which wing should I get. I tend to wriggle around in wrecks a lot, so I think I'd do better with a wing that has an outer shell to protect it. I think I'll get either a FredT or Koplin 'long' backplate since I have a pretty long torso, and I don't like the waist strap being over my ribs, which is how my current BC is.
One goal is to have a light and small rig which implies aluminum plate, but then again I'd rather have all my weight, or at least most of it, in something other than a weight belt, which implies SS plate. I dive everything from steel 85s in freshwater (rarely) to 80s in saltwater (most of the time). I always rent tanks so I could use 80s in freshwater to avoid the overweighting with the SS plate.
I have already looked at the Scuba Diving Magazine's article about bp/w setups (grossest article I've ever read in there....most systems listed aren't even acutally true bp/ws. There goes my subscription..)
So what is your suggestions? I'm open to anything, and lower price and higher quality is best.
(If you're in the market for a very well cared for Pro QD+ 25th Anniversary BC with about 100 dives on it...........)
thanks!
So, which wing should I get. I tend to wriggle around in wrecks a lot, so I think I'd do better with a wing that has an outer shell to protect it. I think I'll get either a FredT or Koplin 'long' backplate since I have a pretty long torso, and I don't like the waist strap being over my ribs, which is how my current BC is.
One goal is to have a light and small rig which implies aluminum plate, but then again I'd rather have all my weight, or at least most of it, in something other than a weight belt, which implies SS plate. I dive everything from steel 85s in freshwater (rarely) to 80s in saltwater (most of the time). I always rent tanks so I could use 80s in freshwater to avoid the overweighting with the SS plate.
I have already looked at the Scuba Diving Magazine's article about bp/w setups (grossest article I've ever read in there....most systems listed aren't even acutally true bp/ws. There goes my subscription..)
So what is your suggestions? I'm open to anything, and lower price and higher quality is best.
(If you're in the market for a very well cared for Pro QD+ 25th Anniversary BC with about 100 dives on it...........)
thanks!