it's zeagle time!!!

[Frenchy2005]

I have recently bought a zeagle ranger and love it. The main reason is because it is modular. I am 6'3" and 180 lbs, according to the sizing charts they show that I am supposed to be 253 pounds with a beer belly , but the system allows me to get the large shoulders and the medium waste. It also performs well when diving no problems yet.

 

[Quarrior]

Personally, I will dive whatever kind of setup suites the diving I'm doing at the time. But, I will never use a standard jacket type BC again. I will always use a back inflate system of one kind or another. I can't stand the discomfort caused by the bladder pressing in on my ribs.

Besides using Zeagle regs, 3 of them, I recommend their BCs. Thanks to Scott for the info about using the Ranger with doubles, I was not aware it could be done.

 

[mempilot]

I'll throw my .02 in on the thread that's starting to look like the lightbulb thread.

Zeagle makes great quality products. They stand behind them, and they stand up.

To the original thread starter. I used to dive the BC you got for the holidays, the Oceanic. It was fine for recreational. I started diving larger singles, including steels. It didn't offer the stability I needed. I switched to a BP and singles wing and it made all the difference in the world and made for a stable heavy singles platform. As I moved into doubles, I swapped out the singles donut wing for a doubles horshoe wing. I find the bp/w combo very versatile and comfortable. As I moved into tech, I quickly realized that there is no way a traditional back inflation fabric bc would handle tech doubles.

So, buy what works for you now. Think about buying what will work for you tomorrow. And don't worry yet about will work for you next year, because you may decide not to go there. You can always sell a high quality bc or bp/singles wing down the road.

I own a Zeagle drysuit, ZX50 regulator, and knife. I'm sure their BC's and BP's and Wings are all top notch too.

 

[Quarrior]

I'll throw my .02 in on the thread that's starting to look like the lightbulb thread.

Zeagle makes great quality products. They stand behind them, and they stand up.

To the original thread starter. I used to dive the BC you got for the holidays, the Oceanic. It was fine for recreational. I started diving larger singles, including steels. It didn't offer the stability I needed. I switched to a BP and singles wing and it made all the difference in the world and made for a stable heavy singles platform. As I moved into doubles, I swapped out the singles donut wing for a doubles horshoe wing. I find the bp/w combo very versatile and comfortable. As I moved into tech, I quickly realized that there is no way a traditional back inflation fabric bc would handle tech doubles.

So, buy what works for you now. Think about buying what will work for you tomorrow. And don't worry yet about will work for you next year, because you may decide not to go there. You can always sell a high quality bc or bp/singles wing down the road.

I own a Zeagle drysuit, ZX50 regulator, and knife. I'm sure their BC's and BP's and Wings are all top notch too.

Well said for a guy who has his head either in the coulds or deep underwater.

 

[simbrooks]

I own a Zeagle drysuit, ZX50 regulator, and knife. I'm sure their BC's and BP's and Wings are all top notch too.

Their elastic wing is my singles wing and an old version of the manta is my doubles wing, i also have a zeagle SS BP, i hope to soon own a zeagle drysuit and have a couple of the DS5/ZX regs - all of which i am happy to have and feel comfortable and safe using! Another satisfied customer

 

[StSomewhere]

...as when someone asked in the Fins section whether Bio Fins or Jets were better, and was immediately given the reply that neither was better, since the best solution is to strap two aluminium backplates to the feet.

Holy crap that was spit-out-my-soda-all-over-the-keyboard funny! :lol:

i just got an oceanic probe bc for the holiday, its an all around cool bc, pockets, weight system, all that bs. i tried it on inflated it and the thing took my breath away it fit fine but when i inflated it i just didnt like the constricting.

??? The only time you would *ever* put enough air in a vest BC so that you'd feel "constricted" would be at the surface. Even then I find that with a vest BC I need less air in there than I think I do to maintain a good position at the surface. Specific to the Probe, I have the same BC and actually don't find it "constricting" at all compared to the handful of other vest BCs I've tried. And I mean by a long shot. Maybe yours is one size too small for you? :06:

That said, I'd get a Zeagle in a heartbeat if they made a vest BC...

 

[Chad Carney]

Zeagle once made an inflatable jacket BC, called the Advent, back in the days before bladderless jackets. It didn't go over real well, cause you kind of looked like the Michelin Man in it...real puffed up!
It's a good idea to buy a Backmount BC from a company like Zeagle, with the longest track record of any company making such products. But skip that jacket BC, if you ever find one in a garage sale somewhere!

Chad
FL Zeagle Sales

 

[OE2X]

Yeah that's because only 12 people in the world use BP/W setups. The thing is, they're all on this board and they work in in shifts to make sure the first reply to ANY BCD question is about BP/W.

The subject could be "I really really don't want a BP/W...which BC to get?" First reply? Get a BP/W...you just don't know any better.

One theory is that the backplate piches a blood vessel that allows for circulation to that part of the brain that allows for tolerance of people with different opinions. Once the blood supply is cut off, the BP/W folks are left with a comforting sense of self-assuredness...that their way is the only way. People with this condition can become a little overzealous at times, as when someone asked in the Fins section whether Bio Fins or Jets were better, and was immediately given the reply that neither was better, since the best solution is to strap two aluminium backplates to the feet.
Gregg

Sort of like the pot calling the kettle black syndrome Gregg?

 

[Humuhumunukunukuapua'a]

Sort of like the pot calling the kettle black syndrome Gregg?

Are you sure you know what that means??

I don't sell anyone on anything. But for a mod, you push BP/W like crack

 

[Walter]

Simon, that's a Classic Sport, not a Classic. Jeeze buddy, it's more effective when you joke around with the right info. Funny thing, a friend of mine is shopping for a BC. She was in a store that sells Zeagles. The owner was explaining each of the BCs he carries. When he got to the Zeagles, he told her to dump air, she'd need to lean forward and to the right to prevent it from trapping air. Seems others have also noticed it. Yes, the Classic Sport is an excellent option, but he's not looking for a vest, he's looking for a back inflate, why should I suggest a vest? Of course, the squeeze is eliminated if you don't use the chest strap........ Everyone happy now?