I just had to smile . . . and share :)

merxlin:

What's a BP/W?

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TSandM:

Peter, my husband, is running a private OW class for two students. One started out the first day in the pool in the shop rental BCs, which are jackets. She thought diving in the pool was great fun, but complained that the tank didn't feel like it stayed put very well, so the next day, she showed up for class in her mother's back-inflate BC. She said that was MUCH better. But today, Peter put her in one of our backplate setups . . . by the end of an hour and a half or so in the pool, she was all smiles (grin from ear to ear) and said, "This is SO much better! I love this thing. I'm going to tell my mother that this is what I have to have."

She likes the paddle fins better, too . . .

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yodelhawk:

Ok... Here goes. Since I have never worn anything but my BC, I do not understand. Never actually seen a "Tech"/"BP & W" setup let alone got to take one out. Is there really that much of a difference? If they are that much better, why are they not the norm? Cost? Please do not think that I'm attempting to stir up the hornets nest with this question. I know that a lot of folks feel strongly about "Their" set-up. Please keep in mind, I do not exactly live in the scuba diving capital of the world. LDSs around here are few and far between. If someone knows of a good site or an old thread that describes the benefit of the "other" set ups, please point me in the right direction. Thanks for you help.

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