Need Advice!! Zeagle Ranger or Transpac with Aircell??

[kckskh]

Need Advice!! Zeagle Ranger or Transpac with Aircell??

 

[Caver95]

What kind of diving do you plan on doing? I like the trans pack. I have dived it every way. Open water single tank, cave with doubles, cave side mount. its great.

 

[kckskh]

What kind of diving do you plan on doing? I like the trans pack. I have dived it every way. Open water single tank, cave with doubles, cave side mount. its great.

i have a seac sub icaro single tank bp/wing...was thinking of getting the zeagle ranger jacket style bc for twin tanks and for variation..

 

[Geezer]

The Ranger is not a jacket style BC - it is a back inflate, and works very well that way.

 

[outlaws]

If you use the Zeagle for doubles, I would suggest going with thier back plate and harness. The Ranger by it self is tuff but it puts undue stress on the harness when you add all that weight. I have a Ranger that I was going to use with doubles untill a friend of mine showed me what was happenning to his. He then went to Zeagles back plate and used the same air cell for the wing. He likes this setup. I use my Ranger with 64lb bladder now for rec. diving and my bp/w for tec diving. Just my $.02.
Dive Safe, Dive Often
Butch

 

[spyder]

I was in the same boat a couple of months ago and ended up buying a Transpac II with Rec wings from Scubatoys. So far I love it, very open in front and feels like part of me. The divemaster that I'm getting ready to take some tech courses from swears by his and says doubles work fine with the stabilizer plates. He dove a BP/W since the 60's and isn't going back.

 

[ae3753]

Having owned both, my preference is for the TransPac II:

1. More versatiliy/modular - variery of wings (donut, horseshoe, double), variety of tank mounts (single, double, side), weight integrated or not, etc.

2. More streamlined, less clutter, lighter weight.

However, If I want a comfy, well padded, rigid harness BC with weight integration, the Ranger will see action.