BC manufacturers must be Raking it in...

[Sam Miller III]

Er ... I believe the "Cam pack" was a ScubaPro product trade name, wasn't that the back pack with the lever actuated tank band?

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1963
Scuba Pro--
"Contour Scuba Pak Harness," $16.95...Part # 7160...Page 8

1964
US Divers--
"Cam EZ Pak," $17.95 ...Part # 0818 ...Page?

1961
Sportsways--
"Cam Pac," $19.95..Part # 1204...back cover page of the 1961 Sportsways Catalog.

The "cam Pac" was developed and designed by Sam Lecocq at Sportsways. It was a very exciting and revolutionary development in recreational diving in 1961.

It is very important to recall and record diving history--but most important to recall and record correctly.

sdm

 

[diver 85]

Look @ the Zeagle Scout, I bought a new one this past June for $215----& I like it, Alot/................GEAUX TIGERS..........

 

[1_T_Submariner]

Ya know in the movies (Into the Blue I think) the dude just jumped in with a tank no reg, no Bc you could save a ton that way.

 

[Thalassamania]

1963
Scuba Pro--
"Contour Scuba Pak Harness," $16.95...Part # 7160...Page 8

1964
US Divers--
"Cam EZ Pak," $17.95 ...Part # 0818 ...Page?

1961
Sportsways--
"Cam Pac," $19.95..Part # 1204...back cover page of the 1961 Sportsways Catalog.

The "cam Pac" was developed and designed by Sam Lecocq at Sportsways. It was a very exciting and revolutionary development in recreational diving in 1961.

It is very important to recall and record diving history--but most important to recall and record correctly.

sdm

Sam,

I lack you wondrous collection of old catalogs, and my meager set is in a Cargo container on it's way to Hawaii. Which one was the backpack with the big black pistol grip lever on the port side of the pack that you pushed down and rotated through 90 degrees to tighten the three or four inch wide, metal, rubber lined tank band? Was that not a ScubaPro "CamPac?" There's one of those in the Cargo Container too, I bought it in the early 1970s.

 

[The Chairman]

Thal,

I doubt that few can match Sam's eidetic memory. He is a treasure to have on :sblogo:

 

[SparticleBrane]

Ya know in the movies (Into the Blue I think) the dude just jumped in with a tank no reg, no Bc you could save a ton that way.

There's nothing wrong with bare-tank breathing.

 

[cool_hardware52]

Sam,

I lack you wondrous collection of old catalogs, and my meager set is in a Cargo container on it's way to Hawaii. Which one was the backpack with the big black pistol grip lever on the port side of the pack that you pushed down and rotated through 90 degrees to tighten the three or four inch wide, metal, rubber lined tank band? Was that not a ScubaPro "CamPac?" There's one of those in the Cargo Container too, I bought it in the early 1970s.

I have a ScubaPro blow molded backpack with a cam actuated stainless band. The band is not rubber lined however. Circa ~1966 IIRC.

Tobin

 

[amascuba]

Sam,

I lack you wondrous collection of old catalogs, and my meager set is in a Cargo container on it's way to Hawaii. Which one was the backpack with the big black pistol grip lever on the port side of the pack that you pushed down and rotated through 90 degrees to tighten the three or four inch wide, metal, rubber lined tank band? Was that not a ScubaPro "CamPac?" There's one of those in the Cargo Container too, I bought it in the early 1970s.

Now don't confuse me with being 'old' enough to remember or even an expert in vintage scuba gear, but it almost sounds like you are describing the atpak? (sp?)

Edit:... Are you talking about this?

 

[Thalassamania]

No. What you have there is, I believe, a U.S. Divers "AQUA PAC" (AT-PAC was the original BP/W made by WaterGill, if failing memory serves).

It's a blow molded pack with a pistol grip lever that moves from a position perpendicular to the plane of the pack to a position horizontal to the plane of the pack on a pivot that is right above where the band mounts to the pack. Movement is anteroposterior not mediolateral as in the pack you posted. There is a cam shaped slot in the band that causes it to tighten on the tank.

 

[MikeFerrara]

Originally Posted by NetDoc
Therein is the REAL difference. I don't see most BCs as "junk" and I don't blame the gear for my student's successes. It's clearly MY responsibility to make sure they learn and learn well. As has been pointed out, a BC is a pretty low tech device. If you can't make one work, then you would probably have an issue using a hammer!

Poseted by me
You're a funny guy. Again, I think I was specific enough about exactly what it is that I don't like about some of the BC's on the market. If you like them, buy them.

You're a funny guy

Thanks Mike!

No Pete, thank you. I always enjoy fielding the series of personal attacks that I often get from you when I give an opinion.

You have a new trick now though. It seems you've moved on to insinuating that I lack the skills to use the tools of my current trade? LOL, I suppose I do have some issues using a hammer. Heck, stop by the shop sometime and you can step up to the forge and anvil and show me how easy it is.

So yes, I think you're funny alright