jonix
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PerroneFord:They don't have to, but you managed to buy one of the most expensive available.
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PerroneFord:They don't have to, but you managed to buy one of the most expensive available.
Bob:evad,
Opinions are like elbows, everyone has a couple, including me. I dive all three types of inflation devices, jacket, back inflate and BP/W. I encourage you to dive a BP/W and if you do, you will buy one. BTW the Halycon Eclipse has intergrated weight pockets, no weight belt needed... almtree: Bob
Does that include you?herman:Welcome to the board and to diving. Don't confuse the overly vocal opinions of a few with fact.
herman:There are plenty of experienced divers who choose not to use a BP/wing, including myself. Nothing wrong with a BP and if I were doing tech diving, it would be the BC I would choose but I was not impress with them for the diving I do.
herman:They are a pain to adjust, require a weight belt and did not provide any advantages that outweighted the disadvantages for me..
herman:And from some of the comments I have seen here lately, they have gotten expensive.
herman:You may find you like it or you may not. .
herman:The best advise is still to rent/borrow several BCs of different types and find what suits you best. .
johm77:Ok, I'm a fairly new diver. Learned in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and had a few more dives in Southern Cali. I've always rented/borrowed jacket style BCDs.
I live in fairfax, va... and don't plan on diving much around here. I vacation frequently and would do so in tropical areas.
-Johm
Bob:Patrick,
In Halcyon's 2007 product catalogue page 13, Quote: "Halcyon MC's Active Ballast Control system is an elegant solution for divers who want intergrated weight pockets on their MC systems. Avaible in two configurations ACB 20 (10 lbs per side) ACB 12 (6 lbs per side) capacity"
almtree: Bob