Don't get me wrong, I like my wings (BP/W and SM etc)
But I'm more than happy to chuck on my Stab jacket. Especially when in a hurry dealing with guests, no faffing trying to get the webbing through the belt buckle, and find the errant crotch strap which answering numerous questions (just covered in a brief)
Arms through the hole, quick clip of waist belt buckle and off we go. And great at surface too
I can dive it just as accurately as a wing with buoyancy - especially as most of the time I'm carrying additional weights
Had a student with 9 dives in a crappy rental jacket (all that would fit her) yet she managed to hold trim and buoyancy on blue water stops with just a vis reference (no holding onto anchor rope nonsense - even with a bit of current)
Damn I've even lashed (and I do mean lashed) a couple of Al 80's on it to make a deco dive planned at the last minute. Not pretty, but it was either that or sit on the bench (the looks from some new "tech" divers was priceless)
Sure BP/w are great, but they're no magic miracle solution to bad habits - it's only gear after all.
But I'm more than happy to chuck on my Stab jacket. Especially when in a hurry dealing with guests, no faffing trying to get the webbing through the belt buckle, and find the errant crotch strap which answering numerous questions (just covered in a brief)
Arms through the hole, quick clip of waist belt buckle and off we go. And great at surface too
I can dive it just as accurately as a wing with buoyancy - especially as most of the time I'm carrying additional weights
Had a student with 9 dives in a crappy rental jacket (all that would fit her) yet she managed to hold trim and buoyancy on blue water stops with just a vis reference (no holding onto anchor rope nonsense - even with a bit of current)
Damn I've even lashed (and I do mean lashed) a couple of Al 80's on it to make a deco dive planned at the last minute. Not pretty, but it was either that or sit on the bench (the looks from some new "tech" divers was priceless)
Sure BP/w are great, but they're no magic miracle solution to bad habits - it's only gear after all.