DevonDiver
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Traditional BCs are much simpler....
sim·plic·i·ty /simˈplisitē/Noun:
The quality or condition of being easy to understand or do.
The quality or condition of being plain or natural.
also:
- free of secondary complications
- having only one main clause and no subordinate clauses
- constituting a basic element
- not made up of many like units
- free from elaboration or figuration
- free from ostentation or display
Simplicity comparison:
![Scubapro-X-Force-BCD.jpg Scubapro-X-Force-BCD.jpg](https://scubaboard.com/community/data/attachments/79/79843-36c365c7bc7e8b18bc8d0a44f0bac422.jpg)
![Halcyon_Eclipse__4d25c38f38d4a.jpg Halcyon_Eclipse__4d25c38f38d4a.jpg](https://scubaboard.com/community/data/attachments/79/79847-25cbcda057cd6edefcd68978861fd2cd.jpg)
...require no laborious adjustment period when renting to a new person or handing over during a class.
1) I wouldn't class 'threading a bit of webbing through a hole' as laborious.
2) Simplicity in set-up is one consideration. Simplicity and ease of use is another.
3) In the water (surely the most important place) is where simplicity and intuitiveness of operation count.
Set-up and adjustment is complication for the instructor. Ease of use, comfort, simplicity and intuitive operation is a benefit for the student.
Do we equip trainees based on instructor convenience.... or based upon offering maximum potential for the trainee??
That's pretty much the end of it.
Setting up a BCD is "the end of it"? Oh really?