raxafarian
Contributor
Just purchased a Halcyon BP/ 36lb. pioneer wing. Love it. Ended up purchasing the halcyon gear because a LDS had just become a dealer... they aren't even listed on Halcyon's web site yet... I just lucked out finding them while I was shopping for apeks regs.
One of the instructors spent about an hour and 1/2 with me setting up the harness, making adjustments, and setting up my regs. This was the reason I went with the local shop... they are actively diving this gear and I wasn't sure how to set everything up. Now that I see how easy it is, I think I'll be getting a FredT when my wife gets rid of her Zeagle Concept (which she just purchased a month ago, and which she is just about ready to replace after she saw my bp setup )
I love this thing. I have 6 dives on it and like it more everytime I use it. I was concerned about getting the harness on and off... no problems. Either chickenwing on and off, or set it on some type of platform and crouch down and put your arms straight up through the harness and stand up into it. In water removal and donning is even easier. And all this is with the straps fairly tight while wearing a 7mm 2-piece.
My favorite things about this setup:
1. Weight.. I was wearing 34 lbs with the 7mm 2 piece and my jacket bc. I tried to lower the weight but was always struggling to stay at 15 ft. at the end of every dive. With the bp I dropped 6 lbs off the belt (weight of the SS plate). Too heavy. I dropped 4 lbs the next dive... still too heavy. Yesterday I dropped 2 more and felt pretty good.. still slightly heavy, so next dive I'll drop 2 more.... That'll put me down to 20lbs on my belt!!! amazing!!!
2. Trim. I feel very comfortable in any position. My feet are slightly heavy and am going to try moving the tank to offset that.... any other suggestions.. If I hover motionless, my feet slowly settle down... not bad at all, but not perfect either.
3. Water 'retention'.. When I get out of the water or while rinsing the gear, I don't find the bp/wing holding 2 gallons of water and taking 15 minutes to finish dripping water like the zeagle seems to .
4. No straps dangling all about
5. no long inflator hose dangling all over the place.
6. Love the zipper pocket hanging on the waist belt... already has the convenient dring inside to clip my stuff to.
In short... the bp/wing setup has been very good for me
One of the instructors spent about an hour and 1/2 with me setting up the harness, making adjustments, and setting up my regs. This was the reason I went with the local shop... they are actively diving this gear and I wasn't sure how to set everything up. Now that I see how easy it is, I think I'll be getting a FredT when my wife gets rid of her Zeagle Concept (which she just purchased a month ago, and which she is just about ready to replace after she saw my bp setup )
I love this thing. I have 6 dives on it and like it more everytime I use it. I was concerned about getting the harness on and off... no problems. Either chickenwing on and off, or set it on some type of platform and crouch down and put your arms straight up through the harness and stand up into it. In water removal and donning is even easier. And all this is with the straps fairly tight while wearing a 7mm 2-piece.
My favorite things about this setup:
1. Weight.. I was wearing 34 lbs with the 7mm 2 piece and my jacket bc. I tried to lower the weight but was always struggling to stay at 15 ft. at the end of every dive. With the bp I dropped 6 lbs off the belt (weight of the SS plate). Too heavy. I dropped 4 lbs the next dive... still too heavy. Yesterday I dropped 2 more and felt pretty good.. still slightly heavy, so next dive I'll drop 2 more.... That'll put me down to 20lbs on my belt!!! amazing!!!
2. Trim. I feel very comfortable in any position. My feet are slightly heavy and am going to try moving the tank to offset that.... any other suggestions.. If I hover motionless, my feet slowly settle down... not bad at all, but not perfect either.
3. Water 'retention'.. When I get out of the water or while rinsing the gear, I don't find the bp/wing holding 2 gallons of water and taking 15 minutes to finish dripping water like the zeagle seems to .
4. No straps dangling all about
5. no long inflator hose dangling all over the place.
6. Love the zipper pocket hanging on the waist belt... already has the convenient dring inside to clip my stuff to.
In short... the bp/wing setup has been very good for me