ChaosHokie
Contributor
Hi everyone,
so I'm looking to get my first BC, and I'm kind of torn between the Sherwood Tortuga, Mares Dragon, and Seaquest/AquaLung Balance.
Now, I'm mostly a warmer water diver, and typically need to travel to dive and I realize these three BCs are kind of big.... I also have about 15 dives to date.
All of the LDS's I visited here push the Balance, and I've rented one on a quarry dive. My friend, who runs a LDS in another country, is pushing the Sherwood, and I've rented a couple of Mares on various dives.
My concern with the Sherwood is that I've read in various places where people say that it leaks water and it's hard to maintain buoyancy control over a long dive. The other issue with the Mares and Sherwood is that none of the LDSs stock Sherwood or Mares BCs, so I don't have any way to "check one out".
I've also read a lot about the BP/W combos, but I'm not real comfortable with that yet.
Thanks!
so I'm looking to get my first BC, and I'm kind of torn between the Sherwood Tortuga, Mares Dragon, and Seaquest/AquaLung Balance.
Now, I'm mostly a warmer water diver, and typically need to travel to dive and I realize these three BCs are kind of big.... I also have about 15 dives to date.
All of the LDS's I visited here push the Balance, and I've rented one on a quarry dive. My friend, who runs a LDS in another country, is pushing the Sherwood, and I've rented a couple of Mares on various dives.
My concern with the Sherwood is that I've read in various places where people say that it leaks water and it's hard to maintain buoyancy control over a long dive. The other issue with the Mares and Sherwood is that none of the LDSs stock Sherwood or Mares BCs, so I don't have any way to "check one out".
I've also read a lot about the BP/W combos, but I'm not real comfortable with that yet.
Thanks!