I'm a new diver, getting OWD certified in two weeks in some lake in Ontario. Water will be at around 4C-10C. Equipment rental fee for certification was included in the course's price, but since I also booked a trip to PDC/Cozumel for January, I'd like to buy my own gear. Thanks to the help of countless scubaboard posters, I was able to get great critiques and feedback on the regs, computers and BC I was considering. Only thing I need a little more help with is the BC.
At first I was considering a normal back inflate, but everyone I spoke to and their mothers suggested I get a BP&W and never look back. After more research, it seems many rave about the Halcyon Infinity system.
https://dansdiveshop.ca/store/index...id=481&zenid=32ec1ae7cfe353815f0a349fd384a4e0
I simply want to ask whether this BC is accessible even to the newest divers, or whether it's to "high end"? I imagine most BC are straightfoward, the one we use in training are vest-style so it's difficult to know whether I'd enjoy a BP&W. I figure, I might as well invest now and enjoy the BC for a long time. I can afford it no problem, I just want to make sure dropping 860$ on a BC for a new diver is completely senseless. I'd like to avoid buyer's remorse.
Do you suggest I get the weighted single tank adapter, 30 or 40 lbs wings? I'm 6'1" 217lbs if it matters.
Thank you for your time and counsel
At first I was considering a normal back inflate, but everyone I spoke to and their mothers suggested I get a BP&W and never look back. After more research, it seems many rave about the Halcyon Infinity system.
https://dansdiveshop.ca/store/index...id=481&zenid=32ec1ae7cfe353815f0a349fd384a4e0
I simply want to ask whether this BC is accessible even to the newest divers, or whether it's to "high end"? I imagine most BC are straightfoward, the one we use in training are vest-style so it's difficult to know whether I'd enjoy a BP&W. I figure, I might as well invest now and enjoy the BC for a long time. I can afford it no problem, I just want to make sure dropping 860$ on a BC for a new diver is completely senseless. I'd like to avoid buyer's remorse.
Do you suggest I get the weighted single tank adapter, 30 or 40 lbs wings? I'm 6'1" 217lbs if it matters.
Thank you for your time and counsel