Has anyone seen or used the new Scubapro Hydros Pro BCD

[cburgert]

My LDS has the various bungee loops, add-on pockets, and knife mount. The only thing I have not seen is the crotch strap that is mentioned on the Scubapro website.

I was just st the LDS here and forgot to ask if the pockets were available yet, I bought my Hydros in February and they didn't have them yet.

 

[ScubaSteve85]

I was just st the LDS here and forgot to ask if the pockets were available yet, I bought my Hydros in February and they didn't have them yet.

Pockets are available now on Leisurepro. Both the ninja pocket and the regular one.

 

[scubadada]

Pockets are available now on Leisurepro. Both the ninja pocket and the regular one.

BCs and all accessories are out of stock

 

[tridacna]

Here are my adjustments to the Hydros. I really do not like the standard issue weight pockets. Much too big and bulky and leave no place on the waist belt to hang anything useful. Total cost to modify and add my own weight pockets - around $40.00. I also added a home-made crotch strap.

 

[ScubaSteve85]

BCs and all accessories are out of stock

Wow, those went fast. I got an in stock notification earlier this week. You can order anyway and they'll ship it to you when it becomes available. That's actually what I did with my Hydros Pro and it didn't take too long.

 

[Rickie Chen]

Here are my adjustments to the Hydros. I really do not like the standard issue weight pockets. Much too big and bulky and leave no place on the waist belt to hang anything useful. Total cost to modify and add my own weight pockets - around $40.00. I also added a home-made crotch strap.

Nice modification. I would love to have the same on my Hydros as well. May I know, in details, how did get the modification done?

 

[Rickie Chen]

Great thread. Sounds like a pretty neat BC. i've lost some weight and now my L size Zeagle Scout seems a little loose. Was considering the litehawk. Now I hope they have those hydros at the upcoming expo in the city here next month. Could really use a real upgrade.

It is indeed a revolutionary. The price is RM3500

 

[BDSC]

I know several BP/W loyalists who are buying the Hydros Pro and selling their current rigs. They are telling me it's that good.

 

[tridacna]

Nice modification. I would love to have the same on my Hydros as well. May I know, in details, how did get the modification done?

Happy to help. I'll take a video and post on Youtube. Will post a link.

 

[bvanant]

I would love to see a video of this BCD in the water that isn't a ScubaPro Marketing Piece. I dive 100% of the time in my DSS bp/w, but I have to buy a BCD for my IDC/IE in May. After looking at this BC it looks like I can take off the integrated weights and use the "travel tec weight belt provided " ( ha! ha! hilarious that it comes with a "tec belt". I would never take anything plastic to tec depth) This bcd looks like it might be the closest BCD on the market to my bp/w for when I am teaching.... well not really... but closer than any other back inflate BC that I have seen so far. Anyone have any other ideas?

I am guessing that you have lots of plastic things in your gear that goes to "tec depth" (whatever that means). Somehow people believe that plastic bits will somehow kill us all if we dive with them instead of metal bits. Very weird.
Bill