Am I the only one?

[Farty]

I have Sherwood Outback 2001 model BCD with maybe 30 dives (I got it new a year ago on great discount - it was in a package, never used).

I was diving yesterday and one of the weight pocket broke. I noticed it on the shore, did not loose weight - see photo below.

Is this normal? It seems crazy to me. Anybody else having similar issue? New pocket is almost $50 !! Almost makes me buy weight belt, the only problem is the weight belt does not fit that well with this BCD.

 

[tomboyy]

I wouldn't think it's normal.. they'd have a hard time staying in business. Prolly just one of those things, haveta suck it up and buy A new one. Now lets watch and see if people come and tell ya to switch to a BP/W

 

[bamamedic]

Buy a BP/W!

Just kidding...

if you check out Buy scuba gear, scuba diving and snorkeling equipment, and everything underwater from LeisurePro.com, I think they
sell individual weight pouches, and probably for less
than your local dive shop (assuming my memory is
accurate, and that is sometimes suspect)

 

[Farty]

I got it on scuba.com - but dam, that thing isn't cheap, Sherwood Outback is pretty long BCD with thick strap around your waist, it's very hard to put weight belt under it - well it's possible but it's far from quick to find and release....

oh well

 

[Hank658]

It might be worth it to contact Sherwood directly. IIRC, Scuba.com is an authorized dealer for Sherwood. If you were the original purchaser (the BC wasn't used, traded in etc) then S/W might replace the pocket for you. The worst they could say is "no, you'll have to buy one".

 

[sink-er-swim]

My brother just replaced his Mares Pegasus BC with a Zeagle Ranger because he lost 3 weight pockets in 8 months! At first I thought he was overloading the pockets but he was 2 pounds under the max. I never had problems with my SeaQuest Balance and I had it for 2 years.