TheShark1
Contributor
Hey everyone. I work full-time at a dive shop, and I'm leaving in a year or two to be a full-time instructor somewhere tropical. So, I'll be doing a lot of diving, and in salt/chlorine water. So.. I'll need something that's going to be very durable, and not discolor (I hope).
I really like the.. I guess.. idea of the Scubapro Hydros. If you've seen it.. it's very minimalist. There's almost nothing too it. It's super small. Very light. And made entirely of rubber, aside from the back-inflate unit--so it dries very quickly and doesn't take in much water at all.
Only problem is, I don't like back-inflates (too much of a pain at the surface--teaching students). And I also worry about those rubber shoulder straps ripping over time (the scuba pro fin strap rubber material ~ on their spring straps ~ rips all the time--we get A LOT of people bringing those into the shop to be replaced; and mine ripped as well.. after just a few months of use).
So.. looking for a very durable, very minimal, quick-drying side-inflate BC. We don't have any in my shop. And I haven't seen any come through service that blew me away.
Any suggestions?
I really like the.. I guess.. idea of the Scubapro Hydros. If you've seen it.. it's very minimalist. There's almost nothing too it. It's super small. Very light. And made entirely of rubber, aside from the back-inflate unit--so it dries very quickly and doesn't take in much water at all.
Only problem is, I don't like back-inflates (too much of a pain at the surface--teaching students). And I also worry about those rubber shoulder straps ripping over time (the scuba pro fin strap rubber material ~ on their spring straps ~ rips all the time--we get A LOT of people bringing those into the shop to be replaced; and mine ripped as well.. after just a few months of use).
So.. looking for a very durable, very minimal, quick-drying side-inflate BC. We don't have any in my shop. And I haven't seen any come through service that blew me away.
Any suggestions?