I own a Mares Dragon that I purchased brand new in 2009. Personally, I have had no problem with it and loved it until I switch to BP&W system (SS for doubles and Express Tech for single). Nowadays, the BCD sees water when my son comes diving with me and GF. My GF also had the She dives version and never had any problem with hers. Having said that, my son did lose one of the pockets two years ago on a local drift dive. The interesting fact is after I purchased a replacement pair, I happen to be diving with a friend of mine a year later (last year) and he told me about a weight pocket he had retrieved the previous weekend at that dive site. I jokingly told him that if it was a Mares black pocket with red handle containing a combinaison of soft and hard weights wrapped in a separate sleeve that he had probably found the one my son lost. Turned out to be the one.
My recommandation for the Dragon and She Dives version is not only to insert the pocket fully until you hear a click but to do so before putting the BCD on which some people don't resulting in difficulties in properly seating subject pocket(s).
Agreed
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