scubakat
Senior Member
Hi all! I am soooo glad that I found this message board! I finished my open water certification this month and I am going to invest in a BC & regulator in the next week or two.
Here's my dilemma... I am 5'4" and 180# no little stick figure, though I am well proportioned & a lot of that weight is muscle. I plan to drop another 20# (I've lost 30 in the last 9 months) by the end of the year. I live & dive mostly in the COLD puget sound (a balmy 41 degrees on my last dive), but I will sometimes dive in warm water (70+), I am going to Okinawa Japan next month.
I want to buy a BC that will fit me now and later, in warm and cold water (from 3mm to 7mm to dry suits). I am looking at the Zeagle Ranger. The cumberbund and other parts can be adjusted to fit & it seems to be the most customizable. + it has enough lift to handle the 35# of weight I wear.
Do y'all have suggestions for other BC's I should look at? What do you use & why do you like (or dislike) it?
take care & thanks!
kate
ps
I am trying a rental back-inflation style BC this weekend in a class to make sure that style will work for me...
Here's my dilemma... I am 5'4" and 180# no little stick figure, though I am well proportioned & a lot of that weight is muscle. I plan to drop another 20# (I've lost 30 in the last 9 months) by the end of the year. I live & dive mostly in the COLD puget sound (a balmy 41 degrees on my last dive), but I will sometimes dive in warm water (70+), I am going to Okinawa Japan next month.
I want to buy a BC that will fit me now and later, in warm and cold water (from 3mm to 7mm to dry suits). I am looking at the Zeagle Ranger. The cumberbund and other parts can be adjusted to fit & it seems to be the most customizable. + it has enough lift to handle the 35# of weight I wear.
Do y'all have suggestions for other BC's I should look at? What do you use & why do you like (or dislike) it?
take care & thanks!
kate
ps
I am trying a rental back-inflation style BC this weekend in a class to make sure that style will work for me...