I second the crotch strap. If your BC is riding up at the surface it will push you face-down in the water. A crotch strap will keep it in place nicely. I have a Zeagle Zena and I think it's similar to the Stiletto.
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For those of you that have used more than one back inflate setup, do they vary much in how much they push you forward (or how much you have to compensate)? For instance, would an Aqualung Dimension potentially have less push than the Zeagle Stiletto?
...Now I am adjusting everything again-bought an AL Outlaw and a different pony....
ive been eyeing the outlaw. let us know how it does.
The bloke at my dive shop who is a very experienced diver and instructor on the North sea coast of UK which is always choppy and rough said I should not consider a back inflate when I asked about a Scubapro litehawk mainly because of the tipping forward tendency when well inflated. He said jacket type BCds vary in the proportion of air between the side and back pockets, most jacket bcds if slightly inflated for neutral buoyancy on a diver with correct minimal weighting will not be far off a back inflate performance under water, and much more stable when fully inflated at the surface.
Hi @woodcarver
I'd be interested in your comments. I gave an Outlaw a good trial with about 160 dives, see Aqualung Outlaw posts #s 57, 63, 65, 80, and 83. If I only dived in warm water with a thin wetsuit and a minimal amount of weight, I may still be diving it despite the weight pockets, butt dump, and attachment points
To stay on topic for the thread, it floated me fine at the surface.