archer1960
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WTF?!?!? Really?
Yup. Like others have said, buy a reg first if you can generally get a rental BC that fits.
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WTF?!?!? Really?
Yeah, I am definitely going back inflate over jacket style. I just did not like the way those jacket BCs squeezed me when I was on the surface. Made it hard to breathe a couple of times.
I tried a jacket style on at my LDS and hated it without even having any air in the BC. I currently have the Scubapro Knighthawk which is a back inflate.
Eventually I will got to a BP/W config but I am happy with my current setup.
I have my eye on a Knighthawk with Air2. How do you like yours?
You can get tanks and fills inexpensively at blue hole as long as Stella stays in business and you show up in the morning or early afternoon on Saturday or Sunday. I didn't buy tanks (other then a 19CF pony) until I decided to dive doubles. She also rents full gear there, it's old but seems to work.