My BP/W Experience....

[TSandM]

It may have been improperly adjusted, although I tried really hard to get it right. It was fairly tight, but he COULD get out of it. Maybe he needed the adjustment I had on mine at the beginning . . . you know, the one where you CAN'T get out of it without help? Then I could have done some really effective blackmailing . . . Hmmm, I think I need my OWN HP 100's . . .

 

[dsteding]

It may have been improperly adjusted

Yup, looks like Peter will have to try it again . . .

 

[lamont]

you know i think the only really significant difference between a decent back-inflate BC or transpac/DSS-harness setup and a hog BP/W is just in what it says about the diver's personality. and i think i'm only just now starting to brush against the kinds of dives where i actually want buddies that are that obessively anal retentive about failure points... for the average puget sound recreational dive it just totally doesn't matter... keep fighting the power...

 

[TSandM]

All kidding aside, you are (as usual) right, lamont. This is the point Diver0001 makes every time there's a BP/W discussion. A well-trimmed diver is a well-trimmed diver in any gear, and no gear will make up for poor skills. Peter has his BC adjusted and his weighting distributed correctly (and the BC fits well and keeps the tank stable and quiet on his back). So he didn't see much of a difference.

 

[jeckyll]

Peter: Did you ever take a look at the DUI Weight and Trim II?