cjames
Contributor
So...I've searched the forum for opinions on BCs and still don't feel like I have the exact answer I'm looking for...
I'm replacing my Fathom BC (yes, they don't exist any more, yes its old) that I bought 12 years ago in SoCal. Great BC, but it has over 1000 hours underwater and its time for something new. I'm a warm water diver only these days and want to go with something a little less beefy. I'm looking at going with wings ( reminds me of either a Red Bull or Tampax commercial) and something that is targeted towards warm water diving. I'm a photographer and usually dive a bit heavy, but nothing crazy so I don't need 1000000 lbs of lift. I'm not going to be diving dualies or water coolers, but I do want tank restraints that don't slip. A lot of the single band jobs are inadequate in my opinion. I'm looking for something that has back weights, I don't need to fight my BC when I'm carrying around a big plastic box with lots of strobes and crap hanging off of it.
So with all of that info, what do you all recommend?
I'm replacing my Fathom BC (yes, they don't exist any more, yes its old) that I bought 12 years ago in SoCal. Great BC, but it has over 1000 hours underwater and its time for something new. I'm a warm water diver only these days and want to go with something a little less beefy. I'm looking at going with wings ( reminds me of either a Red Bull or Tampax commercial) and something that is targeted towards warm water diving. I'm a photographer and usually dive a bit heavy, but nothing crazy so I don't need 1000000 lbs of lift. I'm not going to be diving dualies or water coolers, but I do want tank restraints that don't slip. A lot of the single band jobs are inadequate in my opinion. I'm looking for something that has back weights, I don't need to fight my BC when I'm carrying around a big plastic box with lots of strobes and crap hanging off of it.
So with all of that info, what do you all recommend?