(Warning I am opinionated on this)
Do you mean evilgratrated???
My reasons for not liking them depends on which hat I am wearing at the time. I will start with the most petty and work up to the most deadly.
1. As a diver:
A. Most (I not know all) intergrated BCs have MUCH smaller pockets (I like Pockets)and come down further on the body.
B.The weight causes a lot of extra wear on the BC, requiring replacement (Manufactures like this)
C. Weight pouches get lost, and most manufacturers only sell them in sets.(See last note)
D. Dumping lead should be 1 handed. Many integrated systems require 1 hand for each pocket.
2. As a DM on a dive boat- Changing tanks for the customer with 20 lbs in his jacket just S#$%s!!
3. As an Instructor:
A. each manufacturer is proprietory. The Industry has not standardized their releases. Some pull forward, some pull down. Some need to squeezed, some don't.Some are beige, some are red, (This Would all be ok in if it was in a Dr. Suesse book, but it is not!!)
B.The dangers to a would be rescuer is huge. On many release systems the rescuer (soon to be 2nd victem) pulls the victem into them before the weight is released (not cool).
C. For any release system to be safe the diver must remember how to use it while on the edge of panic. This requires practice. There is at least 1 system out there (although I believe the manufacturer has dicontinued it) that requires being re-threaded after being used. I am an instructor for public safety diving (police & firefighters). The first day of a 2 week ,80 hour course, we do basic skills, of whitch weight removal is one. I have been asked numerous times if a weight belt could be worn for the skill instead of dumping the lead. I tell them only if they plan on wearing a belt for the rest of the coarse.
4. (Most Sobering). As a Sheriff's Office diver- First of all I have never done a recovery when the lead had been dropped. One case comes to mind (yes this person was overweighted). The diver had the BC fully inflated causing the BC to squeeze the weight pockets tight making them impossible to remove.
What ever type of weight system you use be very familiar with it. Know how to release your
AND your buddies weights if a situation arises.
In an emergancy, use your head, lose the lead!
Safe dives
trtldvr
www.divealive.org
(let the flaming begin)