Dive Rite wings - trek or rec - which is best for me??

[MonkSeal]

Do you know if they are compatible with the dive rite transpac harness? Iain

I don't know but I don't see any advantage of using that type of harness. Using SS backplate (and one piece harness) will give you better trim and you'll be able to get rid of some weight from the belt.

 

[iainwilliams]

I don't know but I don't see any advantage of using that type of harness. Using SS backplate (and one piece harness) will give you better trim and you'll be able to get rid of some weight from the belt.[/QUOTE

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Monk Seal - The advantage is that I already own a transpac harness. The other advantage is that I travel quite a bit and the SS backplate adds extra weight to my baggage. I realise that most of this is personal opinion, but I really like the transpac harness system. I just need to work out the best wing for the transpac harness.

I understand that one wing will not work for singles and doubles, therefore, I will need to buy two wings.

I guess it seems that my only option for a single is the DR venture wing - if I want to stay with dive rite. I think that this wing will be suitable for tropical diving, but probably will not have enough lift for temperate diving. Therefore, I have to find another wing that fits my DR harness and offers better lift.............Iain

 

[Scuba_Vixen]

Virtually all wings are based on the standard 11" spacing between mounting holes. That means a Halcyon or Oxycheq would work fine on your Transpac. I'll second the suggestion of the Venture for a singles wing, especially if you have a preference for DiveRite gear. If you consider that your bc only needs to compensate for the weight of the gas in your tank (when full at the start of the dive) when in a drysuit, (as opposed to the gas weight Plus the loss of bouyancy due to compression with a wetsuit) .. You should be ok in your temperate climate with the same wing. Don't forget that your drysuit is essentially constant bouyancy.


Darlene

 

[iainwilliams]

Thank you SCUBA Vixen aka Darlene. I am looking into Oxycheq wings as they seem to have better reviews than dive rite wings..........Iain

 

[MSilvia]

However, I ended up with diving it only with doubles (it's pretty OK for that) and I use it for single tank only when I forgot single tank wing.

My experience has been exactly the opposite, I find that the Rec wing is great with a single tank, and adequate with doubles on a TPII, but if you use a backplate with doubles it gets restricted and can't provide it's full rated bouyancy. Enough to get by with, but not it's full capacity.

 

[fdog]

Iain, I use dual Rec wings for doubles. Perf.

Using it with a single cylinder, especially the E7-100 causes severe taco effect, so much so that you have to distinctly pivot your body through head-up-vertical in the water, when rolling from side to side. Otherwise, the gas is just plain trapped. Unless you use the bungees at full tension, even then it traps a bit. You can find lots of opinions about using the bungees, personally I don't use them.

Everything is a tool, with a particular function. The Rec wings appear to be best with doubles.

All the best, James