Buyer's remorse?

[hedonist222]

I moved from a Scuba Pro Hydros Pro (about 150 dives) to a xDeep Zen Deluxe.

Two things dawned on me.
One
I dont need that much lift. I'm 6'1 and weigh about 171 lbs.
Without my spare 30 cuft tank, I need about a pound or two of weight.
With the 30 cuft, I am slightly negatively bouyant.

When I dived with the Hydros and with my current Zen. I have a little air at the beginning, then towards about 130 bar, I purge air.

My coldest diving is temps of 73 Fahrenheit where I wear a 3mm and hoodie.
There is no cold water diving in the UAE - 23 celcius is as cold as it will get.
In summer I wear a rash guard.

Two
The xDeep backplate appears to be very proprietary - meaning I cannot switch to another wing as easily (because the xDeep backplate doesn't have slots for the tank camband).

Not a huge issue. Once a year I'll make a purchase with little prior research.
Its ok. I provision to accept that I may not have made the best choice and will sell it off.

I can always sell the xDeep and pick up an OMS or Tecline.

Thoughts?

 

[Marie13]

I had a Halcyon wing AND backplate that didn’t have camband slots. You just use a single tank adapter.

 

[gqllc007]

If you are saying that the Xdeep zen is too negative then just get the Xdeep aluminum plate. I also went from the Hydros to the Xdeep and I find the Xdeep much better than the Hydros. Or are you saying that the wing traps air for you?

 

[Eric Sedletzky]

How is the wing attached to the xdeep zen?
Does it have some sort of STA?
It’s too hard to see in a photo and I’ve never seen one in person.

 

[hedonist222]

I had a Halcyon wing AND backplate that didn’t have camband slots. You just use a single tank adapter.

Yeah I get that.
But that goes back to xDeep being proprietary. Whereas bp/w as a concept was, as I understand it, supposed to be generally cross-brand compatible.

I was considering another branded wing to forgo the single tank adapter I have now to reduce some weight.
But those wings wouldn't bolt on to the xDeep wing.

Im not complaining. I decided to go with the xDeep with the little research that I did.

 

[Marie13]

I wouldn’t call a lack of camband slots proprietary when other brands do the same thing. It’s not like DUI’s zip seals, which are definitely proprietary.

 

[hedonist222]

If you are saying that the Xdeep zen is too negative then just get the Xdeep aluminum plate. I also went from the Hydros to the Xdeep and I find the Xdeep much better than the Hydros. Or are you saying that the wing traps air for you?

I have the alum plate

I'm saying that I didnt need a 20kg wing lift
I rarely have more than a squirt of air in the wing and then purge that half way through the dive

I could've gotten an 10 kg OMS or Tecline 10 kg lift wing instead of the Zen

 

[Searcaigh]

Yeah I get that.
But that goes back to xDeep being proprietary. Whereas bp/w as a concept was, as I understand it, supposed to be generally cross-brand compatible.

I was considering another branded wing to forgo the single tank adapter I have now to reduce some weight.
But those wings wouldn't bolt on to the xDeep wing.

Im not complaining. I decided to go with the xDeep with the little research that I did.

You can always sell it and buy something else.

 

[gqllc007]

Why not get the DGX single wing and a STA and you can put that on your XDeep

 

[Rayk]

I moved from a Scuba Pro Hydros Pro (about 150 dives) to a xDeep Zen Deluxe.

Two
The xDeep backplate appears to be very proprietary - meaning I cannot switch to another wing as easily (because the xDeep backplate doesn't have slots for the tank camband).

Not a huge issue. Once a year I'll make a purchase with little prior research.
Its ok. I provision to accept that I may not have made the best choice and will sell it off.

I can always sell the xDeep and pick up an OMS or Tecline.

Thoughts?

A single tank adapter can be very handy.

Above post already mentioned while I was typing.