Why Halcyon?

[tbone1004]

some are welded in, some are flange compression fittings. If that one is welded then a $100 bladder replacement is no big deal and you can do it at home. Takes like 5 minutes to undo the inflator and dump, unzip, then stuff the new one back in

 

[J.W.]

It's sewn in... No zipper

 

[tbone1004]

really? All the eclipses I've seen and used have been on the inside of the wing around the center panel on the backplate side of the wing

 

[eelnoraa]

what tbone said, all eclipse wings should have zipper. If you want, you can buy H bladder from ebay. There are a few for sale now. DIY bladder replacement takes 5 minutes assuming you really have a Eclipse wing (with zipper)

 

[J.W.]

Maybe it is something else. I got it used as a full kit... I was told it is an eclipse

 

[J.W.]

The guy at halcyon said I can send it to him, I may just do that and figure it out from there

 

[rongoodman]

It sounds like it might be an old Pioneer. They didn't have internal bladders.

 

[J.W.]

After some research it looks like I have an old broken pioneer wing... So back to my original question. Should I go with a halcyon wing or does it make sense to buy a cheaper wing? Is Halcyon worth the extra cost?

 

[divad]

Maybe it is something else. I got it used as a full kit... I was told it is an eclipse

Got a picture?

 

[decompression]

Anyways, to the original question........there are several wings that are in the same league as halcyon. Oxycheq is one, Agir-brok and DeepSeaSupply. Most of the others (Diverite, HOG, Apeks, Scubapro etc) are all just fine if arguably "one step down" from the others. I would much rather pay less for a DSS or Oxycheq wing than Halcyon. I've had a lot of wings......a lot of wings. All of the ones I've mentioned and many more, consistently Oxycheq, DSS and Halcyon have the best construction and design. Just my 2 PSI.