Can't find what i want!

[Scuba_Swinger]

Hi folks, i need help. I have read so much on the board so far and have decided i would like to buy a haclylon bp/wings. Sounds easy huh? Well everytime i try to do this i get a beeldin' headache!!

Well i live in ireland and NOBODY stocks them....
The setup i'll have is a single tank so i think the pioneer wing would be best as far as i can see. It is designed for single tank use.

I have no problems about buying online and am actually forced to do so. I looked at scubadiscount.com and they do indeed sell them but it looks suspiciously like a rip off. About 500 for the bp+wings and then another 120 for integrated weights ( i also want int weights btw ).

Can anyboidy point me in the right direction for an online shop ( no www.ebay.com links please ) that are selling these items and also are not trying to rip me off.

Cheers
Go raibh ma agat.

 

[nickjb]

This has to be about the least 'rip-off' back plate around:

www.combro.co.uk/scuba/


I get most of my mail order stuff from:

www.simplyscuba.com
www.sdswatersports.co.uk

They are both pretty good for price and service.

 

[Mverick]

$500 is a good price for a Halcyon Backplate and Harness. I Paid $450 about 2 years ago for mine. I bought it off the net too.

 

[metridium]

Originally posted by Scuba_Swinger
About 500 for the bp+wings and then another 120 for integrated weights ( i also want int weights btw ).

Assuming you're using USD currency units, that's approximately the going lowest rate here in the US.

Check out:
www.extreme-exposure.com
www.fifthd.com
www.lloydbaileysscuba.com

Lloyd had the lowest prices last I checked.

Also check out:
www.oddessydivecenter.com

It's a Canadian shop, which supposedly has lower prices than anywhere in the US for Halcyon gear.

 

[Scuba_Swinger]

too right, 30 squid for a backplate seems like a real bargain. However i forgot to metion that this would be my first backplate + wings purchase and would have a clue howto set it up....
i think it might be best to buy the full set from a retailer rather than build my own...

 

[nickjb]

There is a good guide to rigging a backplate here:
http://www.gasdiving.co.uk

Some help from a more experienced user would be very good before you actually dive with the kit. Here your LDS might be better than mail order, although a club would be better still.

 

[omar]

There is a good guide to rigging a backplate here:
http://www.gasdiving.co.uk

But it is wrong. IF you want to do it right go to the WKPP site.

http://www.wkpp.org

omar

 

[jamespitt]

Hi swinger,
have a look at www.divebag.co.uk
they post all the cheapest prices in the UK for diving kit.
halcyon goods in UK are governed by the fair price price list thingy so a BP/harness/pioneer wing and some accesories would be US$505 and about $424 quid. a halcyon UK prist list can be found at www.divedorset.com
also if you have a look at halcyons website, they have the details of an Irish retailer.
good luck in the second round of the WC. there is only one R Keane and it aint Roy!
cheers,
James

 

[nickjb]

Originally posted by omar

But it is wrong. IF you want to do it right go to the WKPP site.


omar

By 'wrong' do you mean the backplate is upside-down or do you mean there is one more D ring than there is supposed to be?

I don't want a DIR debate, I just meant that the gasdiving websight has clear instructions with good pictures and where it does deviate from DIR an explanation is given.

 

[dlarbale]

Scuba Swinger,

The backplate that NickJB gave you the link for is the same one that I got in blighty B4 moving to Aus. It needed a bit of smoothing but for the money you ain't going to get better.

Used the same link to rig the harness as Nick mentions, just didn't put the 2 D-Rings on as I don't use thick gloves - the extra plastic waist buckle seems like a good idea and I'll use it if/when I get a canister light setup.

Later - Dave.

PS// Omar - stop fishing!!