I bought my wife a Oceanic Hera BCD - a 5 star on every website. Its a beauty! HOWEVER....My wife is very close to the ground. 5ft 1 inch to be exact. Her torso is very short. I bought a small BCD, and she is saying she wants something different. This thing was 600.00 and is 3 weeks old. I sat in the garage and looked at several different ways this thing could be configured for a custom fit, bottom-line...she needs a youth size or something... she says in the water she feels the 1st stage up against her head when she looks up, and i adjusted the tank up and down 4 times. she says the cumberbun is too low. I ajdusted the straps, the shoudler straps and all. I need to get rid of this bcd and go to the dive shop and have her spend as long as it takes fitting into a bcd that works for her. DOES anyone have any advice for the best BCD for women and the characteristics of a woman hips, torso, ect ect... i just need help advice on the best bcd for a short female. THANKs TO ANYONE THAT RESPONDS TO HELP!
I'm 5'1" as well with very long legs and short torso. My best friend is 5'4" and our legs are the same length. I have a X-Small Sherwood Luna that I would like to get rid of. Mainly because I have too many BCD's and this one is a warm water BCD that doesn't provide quite enough lift for me to use in cold water. Each pocket holds 7lbs. and there's trim pockets too. But for warm water, it's super comfy to wear just in a swimsuit and looks great in pictures. It has the double tank strap - but careful she doesn't wear the tank band too high. And it has a bias cut at the hips which is comfy and gives the BCD an overall feminine look.