Brent Bowman
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Hello,
Has anyone had experience with the "Highland 20 lb wing travel package"?
I don't travel much but I really want my gear to be light weight and compact because shore diving on the Big Island usually involves some kind of precarious lava rock adventure to get in and out of the water so the less weight you have to carry the safer it is. I have been using an Aqualung Zuma travel BCD which has been great but it has seen it's better days so it's time to start looking for something new. I mostly use steel HP 100 and a steel HP 117 tank, and I attach a 19 cf pony bottle to an HP100 tank when I dive alone so I think a double tank band and back plate would probably be a good idea since that is probably quite a bit of weight for the single tank band Aqualung Zuma BCD but it seems to handle it all fine. I like the idea of the Highland travel back plate because I think I want the lightest back plate possible because when I use the pony bottle I don't need any weight at all so I think a back plate will probably just add excess weight that I don't need.
I weigh about 180 and usually don't use a BCD much if at all during most dives so do I care if the wing only provides 20 lbs of lift?
Thanks for any input you may be able to provide.
Thanks again,
Brent Bowman
Has anyone had experience with the "Highland 20 lb wing travel package"?
I don't travel much but I really want my gear to be light weight and compact because shore diving on the Big Island usually involves some kind of precarious lava rock adventure to get in and out of the water so the less weight you have to carry the safer it is. I have been using an Aqualung Zuma travel BCD which has been great but it has seen it's better days so it's time to start looking for something new. I mostly use steel HP 100 and a steel HP 117 tank, and I attach a 19 cf pony bottle to an HP100 tank when I dive alone so I think a double tank band and back plate would probably be a good idea since that is probably quite a bit of weight for the single tank band Aqualung Zuma BCD but it seems to handle it all fine. I like the idea of the Highland travel back plate because I think I want the lightest back plate possible because when I use the pony bottle I don't need any weight at all so I think a back plate will probably just add excess weight that I don't need.
I weigh about 180 and usually don't use a BCD much if at all during most dives so do I care if the wing only provides 20 lbs of lift?
Thanks for any input you may be able to provide.
Thanks again,
Brent Bowman
