Chinese 30 Lbs. Donut Wing?

[Squirm88]

Has anyone used one of these Chinese donut wings that are for sale on eBay and other sites for less than $150? Any feedback?

 

[runsongas]

has to be cheaper to be worth the gamble vs the 200 dollar DGX wing. with dive lights, at least they are significantly cheaper that you can buy 4 and if 2 work, you are still ahead.

 

[Joneill]

has to be cheaper to be worth the gamble vs the 200 dollar DGX wing. with dive lights, at least they are significantly cheaper that you can buy 4 and if 2 work, you are still ahead.

And your life likely won’t be in jeopardy if your dive light fails (except in a cave, maybe)...

 

[runsongas]

well that's why you bring 3. although to be fair, a balanced rig would dictate you can swim up even with a wing failure.

 

[Joneill]

well that's why you bring 3. although to be fair, a balanced rig would dictate you can swim up even with a wing failure.

Though, if all 3 are cheap Chinese lights, you might be SOL...

I want to feel comfortable that my BC will be a reliable flotation device, if needed, on the surface - so not looking to spend as little as possible on that piece of equipment (and a few others).

 

[runsongas]

bcd's aren't life jackets. as long as it holds air, it will work for its intended purpose.

 

[Joneill]

bcd's aren't life jackets. as long as it holds air, it will work for its intended purpose.

... which is my point: I don’t trust a cheap Chinese wing to hold air when I might really need it to. Certainly not worth saving $50 to take that chance.

 

[runsongas]

the difference is mainly so if something goes wrong you deal with DGX instead for customer service. these aren't going to fail in some spectacular fashion. just not enough of a savings to deal with the uncertainty.

if they were like 100 though, i'd give them a shot.

 

[Squirm88]

... which is my point: I don’t trust a cheap Chinese wing to hold air when I might really need it to. Certainly not worth saving $50 to take that chance.

I get what you are saying. Makes me wonder where some of the branded wings are made. Funny how you can't find that information on most manufacturers websites. I wouldn't be surprised if the safer name brand wings are made in the same Chinese factory. I'm having a hard time seeing a difference between a $280 OMS wing and this one.

 

[Squirm88]

the difference is mainly so if something goes wrong you deal with DGX instead for customer service. these aren't going to fail in some spectacular fashion. just not enough of a savings to deal with the uncertainty.

if they were like 100 though, i'd give them a shot.

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