Chicago-Diver
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Anyone ever heard of it? (35 lb. lift.) I found one at a great price, but I checked Dive Rite's website and can't find it listed anywhere...
Dive Rite Jr. Wing???
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beanojones
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Transpacs are great rigs for tiny people so Dive Rite used to make the Jr. Wings for them. I *think* they just lead them towards the Travel wing now.
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Well, I'm only five feet tall and a shade under 100 lbs, so it sound like this may be perfect for me...
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I don't think that the wing size has anything to do with a person's weight. It's based on your negative buoyancy weight.
The Dive Rite Travel Wing used to have 35-lbs lift, but it is recently revised to be the Travel 360 Wing and I think this new one has 40-lbs worth of lift.
PS The Transpac is the rig itself minus the wing and it comes in various sizes including Small for smaller people but that is also very deceptive. You need to talk to an LDS or with a Dive Rite rep in order to determine the correct size of the rig - it's based on the length of your torso. For example, I'm 5ft6 but with very long torso and I wear the XL Transpac. The girth doesn't matter because you can tighten the webbing that serves as waist belt as much as you want after ditching the cumberbund or getting a smaller cumberbund.
The Dive Rite Travel Wing used to have 35-lbs lift, but it is recently revised to be the Travel 360 Wing and I think this new one has 40-lbs worth of lift.
PS The Transpac is the rig itself minus the wing and it comes in various sizes including Small for smaller people but that is also very deceptive. You need to talk to an LDS or with a Dive Rite rep in order to determine the correct size of the rig - it's based on the length of your torso. For example, I'm 5ft6 but with very long torso and I wear the XL Transpac. The girth doesn't matter because you can tighten the webbing that serves as waist belt as much as you want after ditching the cumberbund or getting a smaller cumberbund.
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I'm just using it with a steel backplate and 2" webbing and a crotch and chest strap. Hopefully it will fit and give me enough lift.
I have the DR Junior Wing and dive it with a steel backplate, double 95's and a DUICLX 450. No problems with lift for me. My dive buddy is in the same configuration and we're good to go.
It's an excellent wing. I sent mine back to DR a few years ago and they replaced a leaky bladder. So apparently, something they currently are selling is the same internal bladder.
It's an excellent wing. I sent mine back to DR a few years ago and they replaced a leaky bladder. So apparently, something they currently are selling is the same internal bladder.
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