Mandy3206
Contributor
Wow this thread was refreshing, it's cool to know that SB hasn't changed a bit since my last logon
I won't use it due to the fact that it's a jacket style BC, Jacket style BC, by design, are loose in fit and when filled tend to sqweeze you at the surface, while underwater, the BC would roll around quite a lot for my taste.
Back inflation resolved the sqweeze issue, and BP resolved the stability issue, therefore I prefer the BP setup.
I would be willing to test a similar gimmic that can be used on a BP setup, to me it's just another type of power inflator, I would have to see it and check it's complexity to make an informed assestment about it's reliability and ease of servicing (at some point it will need service no matter how carefull you are with your gear).
If they make some magic elevator box clone for the BP, I may test it to see how it works, until then, I'll stay away from those jacket style BC, 8yrs of them was enough, I've been 4yrs with a BP and I'll never look back, not even to the back inflates like the DRTP (I got one too).
Good luck with your gear, and will talk about gear after you have at least 50 dives, that was when I felt I really knew something about diving, some people need more dives, some need less dives, but make sure you don't space those dives like a friend of mine that has 50 dives in 15 yrs. Also, you should be more worried about perfecting your diving style than adding a camera to the equation, not that a camera is dificult to operate, but you seem too crud to put all your attention to the camera.
You may overlook some important info by concentrating on the camera, just dive a few more times, get your act together and make sure you've rehearsed your emegency procedures in your head and practice them out on real dives, not only under instruction.
An OW C Card is a licence to keep on learning, most divers never step to Advance courses.
Again, ditch the camera for a few dives and get your routines in order so you can get the full potential out of your camera.
Just my Opinion
I won't use it due to the fact that it's a jacket style BC, Jacket style BC, by design, are loose in fit and when filled tend to sqweeze you at the surface, while underwater, the BC would roll around quite a lot for my taste.
Back inflation resolved the sqweeze issue, and BP resolved the stability issue, therefore I prefer the BP setup.
I would be willing to test a similar gimmic that can be used on a BP setup, to me it's just another type of power inflator, I would have to see it and check it's complexity to make an informed assestment about it's reliability and ease of servicing (at some point it will need service no matter how carefull you are with your gear).
If they make some magic elevator box clone for the BP, I may test it to see how it works, until then, I'll stay away from those jacket style BC, 8yrs of them was enough, I've been 4yrs with a BP and I'll never look back, not even to the back inflates like the DRTP (I got one too).
Good luck with your gear, and will talk about gear after you have at least 50 dives, that was when I felt I really knew something about diving, some people need more dives, some need less dives, but make sure you don't space those dives like a friend of mine that has 50 dives in 15 yrs. Also, you should be more worried about perfecting your diving style than adding a camera to the equation, not that a camera is dificult to operate, but you seem too crud to put all your attention to the camera.
You may overlook some important info by concentrating on the camera, just dive a few more times, get your act together and make sure you've rehearsed your emegency procedures in your head and practice them out on real dives, not only under instruction.
An OW C Card is a licence to keep on learning, most divers never step to Advance courses.
Again, ditch the camera for a few dives and get your routines in order so you can get the full potential out of your camera.
Just my Opinion
