Is Halcyon worth it?

[rongoodman]

I've been using Halcyon since I first started, with no problems. I have one of their back-up LED lights which works well too. One of our local shops is really happy with Oxycheq, which I would also consider if I was starting again.

 

[Randy43068]

I'm looking at getting a bp/wing setup and my friends dad is offering to sell me a hacylon setup for 500 or so. i've heard that with hacylon your just buying a name from some others and that you can get the same thing without the name elsewhere.

suggestions?

What exactly are you getting for 500 bucks??

 

[Randy43068]

Halcyon makes fine diving gear, as do several others. I think if you shop around the top-tier manufacturers, you'll find that a complete setup from any of them is really quite similar in price. Halcyon will likely be a bit more than average, some might fall below the price average.

If the setup really is complete, $500 is a reasonable price if the gear is in new or like new condition.

That's what I'm thinking Mr. Ford.

If it's the whole thing it could be a bargain. If it's just the BP with and pioneer wing.. well then there is a lot of room for negotiation. :14:

 

[Gombessa]

I'd like to bring the exacting intellectual rigor of "Expelled" to bear on this situation: A friend once told me, "If you use anything other than Halcyon, you're going to be killed until you're dead. You don't want to be killed until you're dead, do you?" I didn't, so I bought Halcyon. And look at me, I'm still alive! Ergo, Halcyon saved my life.

Now, you don't want to be killed until you're dead, do you?

 

[ratown]

If you truly shop around the internet, you can get a dive rite/oxycheq set up for under $420...

 

[PerroneFord]

There's a pretty wide gap between dive rite and Halcyon. Oxycheq on the other hand is different, but I haven't seen anything close to $420 from Patrick for a full setup.

 

[digital_steve]

Buy yourself a new rig online
Check out DSS... i own a zeagle backplate and wing but if i had my time again i'd probably buy a DSS plate, they look like the puppies nuts!

 

[phhappy]

I have tried a few times of my new Halcyon Eclipse 30 in the pool. They are great and my trimming and buoyancy control is a lot easier with bp/w. It feels very comfortable when resting on the surface. It will not kind of pushing my face on the water when I was using my back inflated BC. I will never go back to my jacket and back inflated BC. I am practising a few of the very basic tec drill, and my instructor told my that the Halcyon single is a little more easier to control than the OxyCheq for a newbie like me since the wing is a little wider and slightly bigger. For more experinece divers out there, there won't be a problem.

Happy diving.

 

[dlearyous]

alright, i just talked to him again, he'll sell me a brand new setup. eclipse 30# for 595.

thoughts? good deal? should i do it?

 

[skippy31]

alright, i just talked to him again, he'll sell me a brand new setup. eclipse 30# for 595.

thoughts? good deal? should i do it?

That is for what?

• 30 pound wing
• hog harness
• backplate (SS or aluminum)
• single tank adapter

Does not sound like that good a deal unless there is some other stuff in there.

Mat.