Skulmoski
Contributor
I am looking for a BCD for my 12 year old daughter (slim, 5’ tall, 36 kilos). We are mostly fair water divers so a 5mm wetsuit (possibly with a 3mm shorty over top in the winter) will be the coldest she will regularly dive. We live in Abu Dhabi so 4-5 months of the year, we will only need rashers or 3 mm shorties.
My daughter has her OW and Adventure Diver certifications. She has completed the knowledge review for both Deep and Navigation. This will position her to complete AOW dives this March. Enriched Air diver will follow later this year. She has her equipment specialist certification. She is a competent diver with good buoyancy skills. She is achievement oriented (she got her black belt in Karate when she was 10) so I foresee her doing a lot of diving and picking up her MSD in a few years. That is, she is likely to dive for many, many years so I am interested in purchasing quality equipment that will last.
We watch YouTube videos together and when she saw divers demonstrating DIR skills wearing the BP/W, she said she wanted that type of BCD. Would it be ill advised to get a BP/W (single cylinder) for her? I have never used a BP/W so I would probably get the same set up since she is my buddy and I aspire to take GUE Fundamentals with her in a few years.
Thanks for the advice
GJS
My daughter has her OW and Adventure Diver certifications. She has completed the knowledge review for both Deep and Navigation. This will position her to complete AOW dives this March. Enriched Air diver will follow later this year. She has her equipment specialist certification. She is a competent diver with good buoyancy skills. She is achievement oriented (she got her black belt in Karate when she was 10) so I foresee her doing a lot of diving and picking up her MSD in a few years. That is, she is likely to dive for many, many years so I am interested in purchasing quality equipment that will last.
We watch YouTube videos together and when she saw divers demonstrating DIR skills wearing the BP/W, she said she wanted that type of BCD. Would it be ill advised to get a BP/W (single cylinder) for her? I have never used a BP/W so I would probably get the same set up since she is my buddy and I aspire to take GUE Fundamentals with her in a few years.
Thanks for the advice
GJS