Rockhound76
Contributor
My newest dive buddy is my 14yr. old son. He is very enthusiastic and after a week of diving in Florida, I've been impressed with his skills.
Of course, he was using rental gear, but he's now expressed a desire for some of his own. Since he NEVER asks for stuff, I'm willing to take a chance on the longevity of his interest in diving (after all, I've been diving since I was a kid, more than 30 years).
Anyway, he was trained on a jacket system (XS) and weight belt. He wants to go integrated. Unfortunately, he's at the "rapid growth stage", so I'm a little unsure about the sizing and the size tolerances of some units out there. XS makes the Nekton, which fits him fine as a medium, but will not likely fit him long.
The LDS also sells Poseidon systems. These are "infinitely adjustable" (not really, but they fit pretty much anybody). They're a bit expensive, but if they last as long as some of my gear, that's no problem (some of my stuff is OLD).
I learned back inflation as a teen and never had a problem with it.
My questions:
1) Are there jacket type BC's that have a wide range of size tolerance (something to fit from Med-to-Large w/o buying another jacket)
2) Any condemation for getting him a nice "one size fits all" wing type bc like the Poseidon BeeSea? He tried my Ranger and said it was okay.
His preferences, btw, aren't strong. He doesn't seem interested in the gear as much as the diving, seeing some wrecks and taking photos (his first photos were pretty good).
Of course, he was using rental gear, but he's now expressed a desire for some of his own. Since he NEVER asks for stuff, I'm willing to take a chance on the longevity of his interest in diving (after all, I've been diving since I was a kid, more than 30 years).
Anyway, he was trained on a jacket system (XS) and weight belt. He wants to go integrated. Unfortunately, he's at the "rapid growth stage", so I'm a little unsure about the sizing and the size tolerances of some units out there. XS makes the Nekton, which fits him fine as a medium, but will not likely fit him long.
The LDS also sells Poseidon systems. These are "infinitely adjustable" (not really, but they fit pretty much anybody). They're a bit expensive, but if they last as long as some of my gear, that's no problem (some of my stuff is OLD).
I learned back inflation as a teen and never had a problem with it.
My questions:
1) Are there jacket type BC's that have a wide range of size tolerance (something to fit from Med-to-Large w/o buying another jacket)
2) Any condemation for getting him a nice "one size fits all" wing type bc like the Poseidon BeeSea? He tried my Ranger and said it was okay.
His preferences, btw, aren't strong. He doesn't seem interested in the gear as much as the diving, seeing some wrecks and taking photos (his first photos were pretty good).
