Charred
Contributor
Jackets have been around now for almost 45 years and still hold 99% of the market. They’re not going anywhere anytime soon.
Are you sure? When I am on dive boats, the vast majority of of divers I see with their own equipment are using a back inflates (I am counting backinflates and bpw together). The only people using jackets are the rental gear or old school divers. I cant remember the last time I saw someone in a newish jacket.
I'm pretty sure that if you show up with a jacket these days the DMs put you in the noob category until you prove otherwise.