jonhall
Contributor
I'm looking to buy my first BCD. Most of my diving so far has been in warm water The Aqualung Zuma seemed like a very light, unstructured "Travel BCD".
My partner bought a Zuma but found it was a little light weight, the straps are only 38mm and the d-rings are plastic. The straps tend to twist. I wouldn't trust the d-rings with a camera.
Not a sales pitch, just my experience. I purchased the Zuma in 2010 as I was looking for a lightweight travel BC. I am 6'4" and 220-225 lbs and got the large.
Can be packed a couple of different ways but I usually roll it up and put in in my carry on luggage (put it in checked bag on way home.) It has a padded back and shoulder straps. Haven't had any problems with D rings and occasionally attach my camera and flashlights to them. Has one big Velcro pocket.
Have used in temps of 70-84 degree water, but mostly the warmer. Have used with rash guard up to 7mm and have had no issues with adjusting straps/fit. Adjustments are quite easy to make. One of the features I like are the quick release integrated weights as I always remove them when I change over tanks to make the BC easier to lift.
Also like that in contributes only 4 lbs to the overall weight in my bags.