MY new gear/ review (hogs/ Zeagle and scubapro ladyhawk)

[highflier]

Not sure why you think that the LadyHawk is a disadvantage to the long hoses.

As we are working out the weight issues, My wife thinks that she needs ankle weights. We did not put any weights into her trim pockets.

I am chomping at the bit for my next dives. That may not be till may or even a little later. Water temp should be in he mid 80's or so

Highflier

 

[mathauck0814]

As a back-inflate BC, it's better than the alternative - but how will you stow the hose? You can't really go the route of looping it beneath your canister light with the way that the waist harness works. Even if you can "make it work" please explain how that setup is better than a single continuous piece of 2" nylon webbing in a BP/W?

 

[Bigd2722]

you can buy the zeagle inflator from scuba toys for 50.00 and install it on almost any bc. after having a buddy scrub a dive because of a defective inflator, I now carry a spare. However, if you have the zeagle it is so much easier to maintain that it should never go bad

 

[CT Sean]

Well after a ton of research and 2 dives I have no regrets, Of course my reasons may differ from yours.

The price, Function and Scubaboard support are great for these regs.

Other factors I liked was self service.

Highflier

Based on posts here my understanding was you need some sort of tech diving cert to be able to take the HOG reg service class

 

[Jim Lapenta]

Yep but that tech cert can be an intro to tech, TDI Nitrox, or any overhead training such as ice which for some agencies is a recreational cert. HOG considers any overhead training to be "technical" in itself.

 

[AndrewB73]

I highly recommend Add Helium to purchase your HOG regs. Great folks with super customer service. Plus free shipping. If you see your item cheaper, call and see if they will match, they always have for me.

ADD HELIUM ONLINE STORE, Technical scuba diving gear

 

[highflier]

I don't see my BC's as a issue to deal with. I am just a OW diver and currently do not carry any light at all. It is good to know that I can adapt the Ladyhawk to the Zeagle inflator. However that will have to wait.
Gear is new... Job is non existant, Budget is tight.

Oh and I went with the delux harness on the Express tech. If it were not for my bad shoulder I would have tried to start with the standard harness.

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