Seahawk 2 seems to be a better option
I am not sure if the Seahhawk 2 is a better overall option to the Hydros but it certainly looks like it will be a great BC for travel, full option with a lot less weight and bulk.
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Seahawk 2 seems to be a better option
I am not sure if the Seahhawk 2 is a better overall option to the Hydros but it certainly looks like it will be a great BC for travel, full option with a lot less weight and bulk.
I think it’s pretty safe to assume that the Hydros owners who know about the shoulder strap issues are checking the straps after every single dive. This alone makes any BCD better than Hydros. Paranoid free BCDs. Lol
Nonsense. If you think SB members make up more than 1% of Hydros users, you’re kidding yourself. The problem was fixed years ago. No-one except a negligible number of SB users even care. We all suffer from an irrational concept that SBers are a significant number in the overall population of SCUBA divers. Good luck with that.
We have a problem with stats here.
A great % of the 1% of Hydros users here are reporting issues. Do the math.[
Good to know. Would you recommend the new Seahawk 2?Doesn't really matter. SB divers are a relatively critical audience. The shoulder strap issue is just one of several issues with this BC. I was just in a Scubapro Platinum dealer in SE Florida and all of the Hydros Pro BCs I looked at still had the sliding wing problem. This is a design defect I still cannot understand how they could have possibly let pass. My Knighthawk has a stabilized wing.
Sorry, I have no experience with the Seahawk or the Seahawk 2. I was always somewhat turned of by the relatively large wings on both sides that include the pockets. The Seahawk 2 has gotten some very good reviews, it might be perfectly fine for many people.Good to know. Would you recommend the new Seahawk 2?
SB divers are a relatively critical audience. The shoulder strap issue is just one of several issues with this BC. I was just in a Scubapro Platinum dealer in SE Florida and all of the Hydros Pro BCs I looked at still had the sliding wing problem. This is a design defect I still cannot understand how they could have possibly let pass. My Knighthawk has a stabilized wing.