How many dive BP's and Wings' vs. Basic Scuba Gear?
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100days-a-year
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SS B/P only.Various wings from 18# to 85#.1 piece webbing 3 or 4 D-rings depeding on light.
Spectre
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I switched to BP/Wings last month, and I can't see myself ever going back...
But, I think I've only dived my Transpac II once this year, and that was in the pool helping my wife with her new drysuit. All my open water dives this year have been BP and wings.
I dive, Wings, B/P & Wings and very occaisionally (these days) standard BC.
A bit different from your poll but you can dive wings without a B/P
A bit different from your poll but you can dive wings without a B/P
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BP/wings exclusively, also doubles exclusively.
Tom
Tom
Jarhead
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My BC is not a jacket-style BC (it's back-inflate), but it doesn't have a BP either.
Jarhead
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I currently dive a Zeagle Ranger BC and I do like it alright. However, I got a chance to dive a friends Halcyon SS Backplate w/36lb. Pioneer Wing over the weekend and I really liked it. It was comfortable and I did notice that my trim was better and that the wing dumped air so much easier than the Ranger. The only con I had was wearing a weight belt. The weight belt wasn't really uncomfortable but after the dive I noticed my back was a little sore. Having said that, I will probably eventually get a BP/Wing setup though because the pro's outweigh the cons in my opinion.
MNScuba
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My BC is a ScubaPro Knighthawk, and I love it. I don't really see any advantage to go rush out and by a backpack/wing combo in the near future. I've never dove that setup before, so I am not bashing it. It's just that I am happy with what I have and it works great for the type of diving I do.
If you like what you have, more power to you...
Anyway...
Dive SAFE, have FUN and do it often.
If you like what you have, more power to you...
Anyway...
Dive SAFE, have FUN and do it often.
The way to stay contented with your knighthawk is to continue diving it and avoid any demo dives with a bp/wing...
Look at what happened to GP!
Very few will ever be like 446.
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