Karlovsky120
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So, I've accrued 30ish dives within last three years and decided to invest in my own equipment (one of the reasons I don't have more dives is because I don't have my own equipment, I could only dive during vacations).
I've picked out some pieces of gear, but I'm lost when it comes to BCD. While I'm a begginer diver, I do want to purchase a quality equipment from the get-go.
I'll mostly be diving in the Adriatic, I was thinking two piece 7mm wetsuit - it shouldn't be to warm at the warmest part of the season (I've dived in a 7mm one piece wetsuit at the start of August and I've not been too hot at all), and it would extend my diving window during the year as much as I could hope with a wetsuit.
I'm honestly not sure will I be diving with a steel or aluminum tank. In the dive centers I've been to I dived using a steel tank (12L and 15L) and I'm leaning towards buying a steel tank once I do buy my own tank. I've also only dived using jacket style BCDs and my back hurts from carrying belt weights so I'm looking to avoid that if possible. I'm not sure what my buoyancy would be in the end, I assume I'd need some extra weights. Where do I put them with the wing? Next to the tank? Should I have some ditchable weights? Where would that ones go?
Given that I'd use a thick wetsuit, I though I'd go with a steel backplate and some kind of 30lbs wing (diving with a single tank). I'd get a harness that's compatible with the backplate, probably from the same manufactrurer. Making my own seems like a lot of opportunites to mess something up.
But I don't know which wing to buy. I've hear people praising Halcyon, but they are the most expensive, I've heard apex and xdeep varians are good. I've also been recommended inwater and tecline. When I decide on a wing, I'd need a compatible backplate. I'm guessing most of them are compatible. I've seen them ranging from 100EUR to over 200EUR, does it really matter which one I'm getting? I don't like the xdeep steel backplate, it looks too light and incompatible with any non-xdeep accessories. I'm situated in EU.
If I do buy these three components, is that a complete set? Will I be able to attach a tank to this system or do I have to buy additional componets to attach the tank?
I'm sorry for so many questions, but I'd like to make an informed choice and I just keep running around in circles.
I've picked out some pieces of gear, but I'm lost when it comes to BCD. While I'm a begginer diver, I do want to purchase a quality equipment from the get-go.
I'll mostly be diving in the Adriatic, I was thinking two piece 7mm wetsuit - it shouldn't be to warm at the warmest part of the season (I've dived in a 7mm one piece wetsuit at the start of August and I've not been too hot at all), and it would extend my diving window during the year as much as I could hope with a wetsuit.
I'm honestly not sure will I be diving with a steel or aluminum tank. In the dive centers I've been to I dived using a steel tank (12L and 15L) and I'm leaning towards buying a steel tank once I do buy my own tank. I've also only dived using jacket style BCDs and my back hurts from carrying belt weights so I'm looking to avoid that if possible. I'm not sure what my buoyancy would be in the end, I assume I'd need some extra weights. Where do I put them with the wing? Next to the tank? Should I have some ditchable weights? Where would that ones go?
Given that I'd use a thick wetsuit, I though I'd go with a steel backplate and some kind of 30lbs wing (diving with a single tank). I'd get a harness that's compatible with the backplate, probably from the same manufactrurer. Making my own seems like a lot of opportunites to mess something up.
But I don't know which wing to buy. I've hear people praising Halcyon, but they are the most expensive, I've heard apex and xdeep varians are good. I've also been recommended inwater and tecline. When I decide on a wing, I'd need a compatible backplate. I'm guessing most of them are compatible. I've seen them ranging from 100EUR to over 200EUR, does it really matter which one I'm getting? I don't like the xdeep steel backplate, it looks too light and incompatible with any non-xdeep accessories. I'm situated in EU.
If I do buy these three components, is that a complete set? Will I be able to attach a tank to this system or do I have to buy additional componets to attach the tank?
I'm sorry for so many questions, but I'd like to make an informed choice and I just keep running around in circles.