Squirm88
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Has anyone used one of these Chinese donut wings that are for sale on eBay and other sites for less than $150? Any feedback?
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And your life likely won’t be in jeopardy if your dive light fails (except in a cave, maybe)...has to be cheaper to be worth the gamble vs the 200 dollar DGX wing. with dive lights, at least they are significantly cheaper that you can buy 4 and if 2 work, you are still ahead.
Though, if all 3 are cheap Chinese lights, you might be SOL...well that's why you bring 3. although to be fair, a balanced rig would dictate you can swim up even with a wing failure.
... which is my point: I don’t trust a cheap Chinese wing to hold air when I might really need it to. Certainly not worth saving $50 to take that chance.bcd's aren't life jackets. as long as it holds air, it will work for its intended purpose.
... which is my point: I don’t trust a cheap Chinese wing to hold air when I might really need it to. Certainly not worth saving $50 to take that chance.
Here's more pics and price:the difference is mainly so if something goes wrong you deal with DGX instead for customer service. these aren't going to fail in some spectacular fashion. just not enough of a savings to deal with the uncertainty.
if they were like 100 though, i'd give them a shot.