I bought a Zuma as my first BCD 3 weeks ago. Then I went on my first dive trip.
The tank strap cut into the bladder almost immediately, I had experienced air moving in a normal bcd so I thought the "blub blub" was just that. I really thought I was having bouancy problems because of my inexperience. When it got bad enough (on my 4th dive ) that air would just escape as I put it in and it would hold no air unless I was vertical (head up) in the water I finally examined it thinking it was a valve problem. No, there was a 1/2" slice in the bladder where the tank strap was rubbing.
There are 4 enlongated holes where the tank strap goes through that were just glued. The glue got on the tank strap and made it sharp.
The new model has a plastic holder for the tank.
My LDS gave me a full credit and $100 (rental fee reembursment) toward a new Pro QD.
My impression of it was that it was cheap and low quality sold as "travel friendy" and low weight.
It was very comforable to wear but it held me face down at the surface. The tank strap was in a different location than the other BCD's on the boat, it seemed to line up with the tank brackets on the boat, which made it so it had to be adjusted after leaving the bracket while gearing up. A pain to say the least.
The tank strap cut into the bladder almost immediately, I had experienced air moving in a normal bcd so I thought the "blub blub" was just that. I really thought I was having bouancy problems because of my inexperience. When it got bad enough (on my 4th dive ) that air would just escape as I put it in and it would hold no air unless I was vertical (head up) in the water I finally examined it thinking it was a valve problem. No, there was a 1/2" slice in the bladder where the tank strap was rubbing.
There are 4 enlongated holes where the tank strap goes through that were just glued. The glue got on the tank strap and made it sharp.
The new model has a plastic holder for the tank.
My LDS gave me a full credit and $100 (rental fee reembursment) toward a new Pro QD.
My impression of it was that it was cheap and low quality sold as "travel friendy" and low weight.
It was very comforable to wear but it held me face down at the surface. The tank strap was in a different location than the other BCD's on the boat, it seemed to line up with the tank brackets on the boat, which made it so it had to be adjusted after leaving the bracket while gearing up. A pain to say the least.