alo100:
How about Atomic B2? It cost about the same (around $500) can it still fully covert to doubles?
I don't know anyone around here using them but a quick glance at the web page makes me believe it would route basically the same as the scuba pro. So, if your confident in its reliability I don't see anything to stop you.
alo100:
If I know that eventually I will go for doubles, shall I start with, say, Halcyon double BP and use a STA by the mean time? Is that why they use STA? Do you start with single plate or double? Then about the wings, there are double wings and single wings, if I started with double BP can I use a single wing BC?
Thanks!
There are 3 basic parts to a wing setup.
Backplate - All backplates are the same for the most part. They all work equally well with any wing, singles or doubles.
Harness - Get what you like, most prefer a single piece webbing style.
Wing - There are 2 general types of wings. Single tank wings and double tank wings. They both come in a variety of sizes.
If you know your going to doubles, but diving singles now get a single tank wing, a plate and harness. You may or may not need an STA depending on the wing you perchance. When you get doubles, get the doubles wing - everything else you can reuse. You will likely end up with:
- 1 SS plate + harness
- 1 AL plate + harness
- 1 single wing, ~30# lift
- 1 sta
- 1 doubles wing, ~55# lift
You can now dive any single or double rig you will likely ever dive in any type of water or environment that wouldn't be classed as commercial.
SS Plate + Single Wing + STA -> Cold water singles
AL Platte + Single Wing + STA -> Warm water singles
SS Plate + Double Wing -> AL80 Doubles
AL Plate + Double Wing -> Steel Doubles
Hope that helps.