@rombre, I think you are overthinking this and paralyzing yourself by trying to look at too many options.
This is an hilarious kettle-to-pot post...or is it pot to kettle...In any case, "people of earth, hello".
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@rombre, I think you are overthinking this and paralyzing yourself by trying to look at too many options.
This is an hilarious kettle-to-pot post...or is it pot to kettle...In any case, "people of earth, hello".
I am intrigued by this post. More so after visiting the AP Diving website, and looking at the AP Commando (formerly Buddy Commando). Certainly, I am in no position to disagree, or agree for that matter, having no UK diving experience. What is it about this particular BCD, or this particular type of BCD, that makes it uniquely useful for UK diving, or drysuit diving? And, what is it about a BP/W that makes it particularly unsuitable for UK diving, or drysuit diving?Please forget backplate and wing for single tank diving in the UK unless you like having the the piss taken out of you. It's a pose. You can trim fine in pretty much any decent BCD. If you are serious about diving in the UK, you will really need a drysuit and something like a Buddy Commando bcd by AP Diving.
What is so special about the Zen - compared to another ~35lbs wing?Have you looked at the new XDEEP zen? 37lbs of lift, but designed to be super streamlined and low profile. Might be the lift you need and none of the negatives of the bigger wing in warm water.
Thank you, that's interesting. A total loss of buoyancy could happen with a drysuit though, couldn't it? In which case the 30 lbs might not be enough?I would suggest to the OP that you just get the DSS rig you want, but with a LCD 30lb wing instead of the 20. That should provide enough lift for any single tank diving you'll do. You won't notice much difference diving between the 20 and 30; the 30 is a few inches longer. It still vents very easily and is nicely streamlined. Many divers would hardly notice a difference.
Although it is theoretically possible to lose every single pound of buoyancy in a thick wetsuit, in reality you would rarely if ever be in that position. The reason is simple; a very thick wetsuit means you are diving in very cold water, and as you descend and the suit compresses, you will be getting colder all the time. It's unlikely that you could stand diving in water that cold with all the air compressed out of the suit, as the trapped air is the thermal protection.
I would suggest to the OP that you just get the DSS rig you want, but with a LCD 30lb wing instead of the 20. That should provide enough lift for any single tank diving you'll do. You won't notice much difference diving between the 20 and 30; the 30 is a few inches longer. It still vents very easily and is nicely streamlined. Many divers would hardly notice a difference.
Although it is theoretically possible to lose every single pound of buoyancy in a thick wetsuit, in reality you would rarely if ever be in that position. The reason is simple; a very thick wetsuit means you are diving in very cold water, and as you descend and the suit compresses, you will be getting colder all the time. It's unlikely that you could stand diving in water that cold with all the air compressed out of the suit, as the trapped air is the thermal protection.
Thank you, that's interesting. A total loss of buoyancy could happen with a drysuit though, couldn't it? In which case the 30 lbs might not be enough?