What are the advantages of a combination jacket and backmount BCD?
I would appeciate your comments. I am a new diver.
I have not seen to many on the market.
I recently bought one that was made by aeris "aeris plesio" It is not on their webpage. I have contacted them for more information.
I bought the BC in South Korea Where I live and work.
I have dived with the BCD several times and found it to have a unique effect when descending.
The BC is constructed with a single bladder with a jacket style in the front and a back style wich surrounds the back of the tank.
Upon descending and relaeasing air from the bcd hose I begin to descend slowly and my body is pitched forward. As if I am descending in a slightly forward position causing me to look downward while descending. If I release the dump valve on the back mount part of the BC my ascent becomes much faster and stabilizes to however I shift my body.
Is this good or bad?
My original BCD, was a Tusa Evolution Platina and did not do this.
PS: the TUSA Bcd was defective. The back plastic flap which holds the belt across your torso (the main belt that clips in front )kept comming unsloted under pressure from filling the bladder. Therefore I exchanged it for the aeris I have now.
Drivers, I am new at diving and have trained in what I call extreme conditions. S. Korean waters are cold and visiblity at its best is 5 meters. Most of the time 1 -3 meters.
I hope this is the kind of questions and info you pros are looking for.
Many Thanks
I would appeciate your comments. I am a new diver.
I have not seen to many on the market.
I recently bought one that was made by aeris "aeris plesio" It is not on their webpage. I have contacted them for more information.
I bought the BC in South Korea Where I live and work.
I have dived with the BCD several times and found it to have a unique effect when descending.
The BC is constructed with a single bladder with a jacket style in the front and a back style wich surrounds the back of the tank.
Upon descending and relaeasing air from the bcd hose I begin to descend slowly and my body is pitched forward. As if I am descending in a slightly forward position causing me to look downward while descending. If I release the dump valve on the back mount part of the BC my ascent becomes much faster and stabilizes to however I shift my body.
Is this good or bad?
My original BCD, was a Tusa Evolution Platina and did not do this.
PS: the TUSA Bcd was defective. The back plastic flap which holds the belt across your torso (the main belt that clips in front )kept comming unsloted under pressure from filling the bladder. Therefore I exchanged it for the aeris I have now.
Drivers, I am new at diving and have trained in what I call extreme conditions. S. Korean waters are cold and visiblity at its best is 5 meters. Most of the time 1 -3 meters.
I hope this is the kind of questions and info you pros are looking for.
Many Thanks