Lil' Mermaid
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I've been diving for about 10 years but am only now finding myself in the market for a new BCD. When I was first certified I was fortunate to have a friend who was upgrading her gear and offered me her old stuff at a great price. A really great price. So I've been diving for ten years with a Zeagle Ranger that was probably close to ten years old when I bought it....but it's now dead and I need a new one. While looking at a size and spec chart on Aqua Lung's website I noticed that the model and size (XXS) I was looking at had only a 20 lb lift capacity. I say "only" because the medium/large in the same model has a 38 lb lift. I've been trying to educate myself on what all goes into the "lift" and am still not sure I get it. I typically do Caribbean diving in just a dive skin or 3/2 shorty and I require 12 lbs of weight. It make sense to me that the BCD I'd considering would be fine for this. But I occasionally do a colder water trip that requires a 7mm suit and over 20 lbs of weight. So might this BCD be inadequate for that? My Zeagle worked great in all circumstances but since it's an "antique" I have no idea of its specs. Can anyone help me make a sound decision?
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