MightyDiver
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Well, I spent all yesterday and this morning in the water (Lake Travis in Austin) trying out my new equipment. My BC is the Zeagle Zena that they made for me in XS. I thought I'd share my thoughts on it.
OH MY GOSH is this BC comfortable! It fits like a bodice and feels great! Almost like just wearing normal clothes your size that are streamlined. It follows your curves exactly with it's 3 different areas for customizing it. You don't have to have an hour glass shape to wear this BC but it is the best BC for my shape that I have tried. I LOVE it! It held in place on land and in the water without ANY riding up or side to side movement. I tried some acrobatics underwater and it stayed put without constricting my breathing or even having me notice it.
I really get bruised from weight belts so I was also pleased that the weight pockets on the Zena worked so well. BIG zippers that are easy to manage and pleated pockets for lots of room for weights. I packed two weights (bean bag kind) inside a weight bag into each pocket and hade no trouble getting them in.
Getting the Zena on and off takes maybe one second with its big zipper entry/exit. I so love this instead of the velcro and buckle BCs I've tried. And the Zena fits over my boobs (GG cup) too which is a comfort! The upper straps allow for different torso lengths and follow the figure without smooshing.
I don't have strong hands and I found I could put on/off the Zena by myself with no problem. Their slides really work well.
Oh and a bonus I found is that it has TWO tank straps that even I with my weak hands could manage to open and close without much effort. and the strap ends velcro so nicely out of the way so there's no loose ends floating/flapping.
So, overall, I am thrilled with my new Zena! Could you tell??
OH MY GOSH is this BC comfortable! It fits like a bodice and feels great! Almost like just wearing normal clothes your size that are streamlined. It follows your curves exactly with it's 3 different areas for customizing it. You don't have to have an hour glass shape to wear this BC but it is the best BC for my shape that I have tried. I LOVE it! It held in place on land and in the water without ANY riding up or side to side movement. I tried some acrobatics underwater and it stayed put without constricting my breathing or even having me notice it.
I really get bruised from weight belts so I was also pleased that the weight pockets on the Zena worked so well. BIG zippers that are easy to manage and pleated pockets for lots of room for weights. I packed two weights (bean bag kind) inside a weight bag into each pocket and hade no trouble getting them in.
Getting the Zena on and off takes maybe one second with its big zipper entry/exit. I so love this instead of the velcro and buckle BCs I've tried. And the Zena fits over my boobs (GG cup) too which is a comfort! The upper straps allow for different torso lengths and follow the figure without smooshing.
I don't have strong hands and I found I could put on/off the Zena by myself with no problem. Their slides really work well.
Oh and a bonus I found is that it has TWO tank straps that even I with my weak hands could manage to open and close without much effort. and the strap ends velcro so nicely out of the way so there's no loose ends floating/flapping.
So, overall, I am thrilled with my new Zena! Could you tell??